Australian Open court change request raises sexism questions
The defending Women's Australian Open champion was asked about the possibility of moving her quarter-final match from the tournament's main court, citing potential time constraints, but after doing the math in her head, decided to I pushed back. And now a debate is brewing over why the Aryna Sabalenka fight was even considered moved in […]
Dayana Yastremska becomes second women’s qualifier to reach Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE, Australia — Dayana Yastremska defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 at the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach her first Grand Slam singles semifinal. The 93rd-ranked Ukrainian athlete needed to qualify for the main event, but she faced either Zhen Chingwen or Anna Kalinskaya, ranked 12th in the best four, and won in 78 minutes. […]
Hurkacz v Medvedev and more: Australian Open 2024 quarter-finals – live | Australian Open 2024
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In the first set, Furkas and Medvedev each held serve for 5 wins and 4 losses. Medvedev was pushed early in his service game, but he hit an ace at 40-30 and then a backhand winner to finish the match without […]
Coco Gauff survives Marta Kostyuk to make Australian Open semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2 in a mistake-filled match to book a spot in the Australian Open semifinals on Tuesday. Fourth-placed Gauff fought off two set points, coming from a 5-1 deficit to take the first set in a tiebreaker, but was forced into the final set […]
Djokovic v Fritz, Kostyuk v Gauff: Australian Open – live | Australian Open 2024
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Gauff breaks back and stays in the set. Another slow start in Kostyuk's service game gave Gauff hope as the U.S. led 15-30. Kostyuk was unable to make a comeback this time, and two double faults allowed Gauff to break back […]
Australian Open organisers thank spectators who stopped pro-Palestine protest | Australian Open 2024
Tennis Australia helps respond to pro-Palestinian protesters during Australian Open sixth seed Alexander Zverev's match, who criticized the tournament for its security team's slow response and inconsistent approach He expressed his gratitude to the two audience members who attended. Monday night's protests were the most significant disruption to a tournament that has so far proceeded […]
Masked pro-Palestinian Protester Dumps Leaflets on Court, Disrupts Australian Open
On Monday, masked pro-Palestinian supporters scattered leaflets on the Australian Open court, temporarily halting a fourth-round match between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev of Germany and Cameron Norrie of Britain. The interruption occurred from behind the baseline during the sixth game of the third set at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, news.com.au report. Margaret Court Arena […]
Protester throws anti-war pamphlets on court, disrupting Australian Open match
On Monday, a fourth-round match between Olympic champion Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie of Great Britain was temporarily postponed after protesters threw papers onto the Australian Open court. During the sixth game of the third set at Margaret Court Arena, a person wearing a blue shirt, hat, and face mask threw an anti-war pamphlet from […]
Zverev v Norrie, Borges v Medvedev, Cazaux v Hurkacz: Australian Open – live | Australian Open 2024
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature It's a break. Zverev serves for the first set. Norrie found the net 15-for-30, but the German responded with a great passing shot that led to two break points. Zverev's mistake saves a point, but Norrie hits his forearm into the […]
Andreeva v Krejcikova, De Minaur v Rublev: Australian Open | Australian Open
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature De Minaur and Rublev I'm going out and getting knocked up. In the match against Kane, Andreeva found himself losing 0-40. She saved one break point with an ace, but then went long and Krejcikova hit her third to take a […]