Comedian Will Ferrell discussed how he plans to beat the heat.
Andy Murray says 'definite possibility' he's played his last Australian Open match
Rybakina split with Vukov in August, just days ahead of the U.S. Open, before appointing Goran Ivanisevic in November but added her long-time coach back into her team this month.
'The prospect of Konstas facing Jofra Archer with the first ball of the Ashes on November 21 -- potentially delivered at 155km/h -- doesn't feel like a fair fight.'
Coco Gauff was given a solid workout by former champion Sofia Kenin but continued her lengthy winning streak
The Russian teenager hopes her choice of chicken and rice with parmesan cheese on top can fuel her to glory at the Australian Open.
Images from Day 10 of the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Here is what you need to know about the year's Australian Open:
Novak Djokovic has almost fully recovered from the injury that ended his Australian Open campaign in the semi-finals.
Madison Keys is the second-oldest woman to claim her first Australian Open singles title in the Open era.
Three contenders for the women's singles title at the Australian Open.
Svitolina wants to give Ukraine a 'little light' after reaching quarter-finals
Top seed Sabalenka proved to be at another level, though, racking up 32 winners for the match to leave Badosa chasing shadows under the lights at Rod Laver Arena.
A solitary break in the eighth game was all Djokovic needed to take the opening set, as the 37-year-old looked in total control despite playing well within himself in perfect conditions at a packed centre court.
Australian great Rod Laver says engravers should get to work putting the world number one's name on the Grand Slam trophy for an 11th time.
England lead 2-1 in the series and victory at Old Trafford would seal it.
'I've been a little bit shocked this week with how players have been treated by the broadcaster.'
Security officials promptly made a human shield around the players as some others dragged the person
The Australian Open men's singles final offers a rematch of the dramatic 2021 French Open final, in which Djokovic came back from two sets down to snatch the title and leave Greek Tsitsipas heartbroken.
Hazlewood was initially named in the squad for South Africa, will also return home following the Test series. Xavier Bartlett has been drafted in as his replacement.
At 27, the second seed is still seeking his first Grand Slam title and hopes to become the first German man to win the Australian Open since Boris Becker in 1996.
Carlos Alcaraz reached his second Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday when his opponent Jack Draper retired injured when trailing 7-5, 6-1.
Halep, who held the WTA year-end top ranking in 2017 and 2018, has not lost a set in her first week at Melbourne Park and was aggressive against Putintseva from the outset.
The loss ends five-time major champion Swiatek's bid to become the first woman to win the tournament in the Southern California desert three times.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open.
'That's the motto: the future is bright. This year hopefully I can play better in Australian Open and go further and show some good tennis.'
Lewis Hamilton will launch his bid to win the drivers' championship at a third F1 team when he makes his much-anticipated debut for Ferrari in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Learner Tien is the youngest American man to reach the third round of the Australian Open since an 18-year-old Pete Sampras in 1990.
Super Serbs Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic locked in their second round Australian Open spots on Monday as Andy Roddick routed a sacrificial Swede on Day One of the year's first grand slam.
Rafael Nadal looked razor sharp again during his latest meeting with qualifier Thiem
Zverev fresh for Australian Open final after being spared gruelling Djokovic test
Relief was at hand, however, with a cool change blowing over the city and the temperature expected to fall back below 30 by the evening.
On-court coaching, previously banned and punishable by point deductions, disqualification or even suspension from tournaments is being positively encouraged at Melbourne Park with "coaching pods"
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic is ready to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the Grand Slam stage when he returns to action at the Australian Open after an underwhelming campaign this year, the 24-times champion said.
Novak Djokovic kept cool in stifling Melbourne heat to kick off his Australian Open title defence with a straight-sets thrashing of Italian Paolo Lorenzi.
"The best part is she just treats me like a normal person and we can relate in that regard and off-court is just as important as on court."
Melbourne Park's first glimpse of Andy Murray was a brief one on Tuesday as the bookmakers' favourite for the Australian Open zipped through to round two in double-quick time when his opponent retired injured.
Jannik Sinner kept alive his dream of becoming the first Italian to lift three Grand Slam singles trophies.
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