Australian Open: Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas battles to five-set win over Taylor Fritz
Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas battled to a thrilling five-set victory over American Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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Nadal excited by Shapovalov clash in Australian Open quarters
MELBOURNE : Rafa Nadal faces a tricky test in his quest for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title when he takes on Denis Shapovalov in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, but the Spaniard is relishing another battle with his fellow left-hander.
Sky's the limit now for veteran Frenchwoman Cornet
MELBOURNE : At the start of the year, Alize Cornet said she was considering retirement at the end of the 2022 season but after reaching her first major quarter-final at the Australian Open on Monday, the 32-year-old said the sky was now the limit.
Second half show against Philippines takes Australia into quarters
Australia advanced to the quarter-finals of the Women's Asian Cup on Monday after a decisive second-half showing saw Tony Gustavsson's side defeat Philippines 4-0 in Mumbai.
Sizzling Sinner boosts Italian pride at Australian Open
MELBOURNE :Jannik Sinner raised the Italian flag high over Melbourne Park on Monday, knocking out home hope Alex de Minaur 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4 to join compatriot Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
Mad Medvedev rails at 'stupid' bathroom break rule
MELBOURNE : Australian Open favourite Daniil Medvedev labelled the tennis tour's bathroom break rule as "stupid" after rowing with the chair umpire about freshening up during his sweaty fourth round win over Maxime Cressy on Monday.
Martina Navratilova hits out over Peng Shuai t-shirt ban at Australian Open 2022
Martina Navratilova has accused Tennis Australia of taking a «weak and cowardly” approach by banning t-shirts supporting Peng Shuai at the Australian Open. In November 2021, Peng accused a former Chinese Communist party vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, of alleged sexual coercion three years previous. Ad/> Her Weibo social media account has since been disabled and her public appearances have been sporadic since.