HIGHLIGHTS-Australian Open day five
Jan 22 : Highlights of the fifth day at the Australian Open on Thursday (times GMT):
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Canada's Mboko advances to 3rd round at Australian Open
Victoria Mboko of Toronto punched her ticket to the third round of women's singles at the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Caty McNally.
Djokovic leads old guard through in Melbourne, Swiatek and Gauff progress
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Novak Djokovic safely negotiated the first hurdle in his quest for a 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Monday as women's title challengers Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff also eased into the second round on day two of the championships.
Gauff advances in Melbourne as Auger-Aliassime makes pained exit
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Coco Gauff kicked off her bid for a maiden Australian Open title with a thumping first-round win on Monday but men's contender Felix Auger-Aliassime exited abruptly with a bout of cramp on a hot afternoon at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka primed for Australian Open after exhibition experiments
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Aryna Sabalenka's off-season featured a string of exhibition matches and the world number one said on Friday they had given her the ideal platform to experiment and refine her game ahead of her push for a third Australian Open title. While the majority of players chose to wind down after a gruelling 11-month campaign, Sabalenka played exhibition matches in Atlanta and New York last month before facing Nick Kyrgios in a controversial "Battle of the Sexes" showdown in Dubai. She began the 2026 season by claiming the Brisbane title, mixing her raw power with a serve-and-volley game and deft touches that she believes will hold her in good stead ahead of the Melbourne Park major starting on Sunday. "I had a great off-season, so I was really recovered and ready," Sabalenka told reporters. "I played extra exhibitions, but I think they all made sense ... good matches to test a couple things that I'd been working on during the pre-season. "I felt exhausted after Atlanta and New York, but I had one or two days off, so I felt recovered.
Coco, Venus could meet at Australian Open; Sinner-Djokovic potential semi - ESPN
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff and Venus Williams could meet in the second round of the Australian Open, more than six years after they first played each other in a major.
Sabalenka goes back-to-back at Brisbane International
Jan 11 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-3 in the Brisbane International final on Sunday to retain the title without losing a set ahead of her bid to reclaim the Australian Open title this month.
Sabalenka returns to Brisbane final with win over Muchova
BRISBANE, Jan 10 : Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka outclassed Karolina Muchova to seal a 6-3 6-4 win at the Brisbane International on Saturday and reach the final of the Australian Open tune-up tournament for the third straight year.