Iga Swiatek on her pride at Australian Open run and trying to emulate Ashleigh Barty
Poland's Iga Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open title as a 19-year-old, is the latest WTA Tour star to feature in a BBC Sport column.
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IOC to meet with Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has revealed it has spoken with Peng Shuai and has arranged to meet with her in person at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month.
Serena Williams: John McEnroe backs 23-time Grand Slam champion to make another 'real run' at Wimbledon
John McEnroe expects Serena Williams to make at least one more “real run” at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Williams, 40, has been stuck on 23 majors since winning the Australian Open in 2017, just six months before she gave birth to daughter Olympia.
Australian Open news: In conversation with Alizé Lim on Djokovic, Raducanu and TV presenting
Alizé Lim has not entirely given up on her dream of resuming her tennis career, but the 31-year-old French star who played Serena Williams at the French Open back in 2014 is also looking towards a new future.
"No creo que lo que ha pasado convenza a Djokovic para vacunarse"
La tenista italiana Flavia Pennetta ha sido la última en pronunciarse sobre lo sucedido con Novak Djokovic en su accidentada llegada a Melbourne que finalmente terminó con el serbio deportado de Australia y sin poder jugar el Open de Australia por no haberse vacunado.
Australian Open: Trailblazers Angella Okutoyi and Meshkat al-Zahra Safi are ‘what tennis is really about’
From Billie Jean King to Ons Jabeur, tennis is no stranger to trailblazing stars – and two more have emerged at the Australian Open. Iran's Meshkat al-Zahra Safi and Kenya's Angella Okutoyi both made history in the girls’ singles in Melbourne, becoming the first players from their respective nations to win a Grand Slam juniors match. Ad/> The pair recorded their feats on Sunday, and though Safi – Iran’s first female player to be ranked in the junior top 100 – has since exited the tournament, Okutoyi’s run goes on after the Kenyan beat Australia’s Zara Larke in three sets on Tuesday to reach the last 16.
Keys banks on experience after surging into Australian Open semis
A resurgent Madison Keys said Tuesday she was a different person to the one that lost an Australian Open semi-final in 2015 and was now more prepared to go all the way.
American Keys relishing underdog status in Melbourne
MELBOURNE : Madison Keys said she is enjoying her underdog status after reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final in four years with an upset of fourth seed Barbora Krejcikova at the Australian Open on Tuesday.