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Motivated Medvedev eyes Grand Slam gains after 2025 wipe-out
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Tennis was denied one of its most watchable characters for much of 2025 as Daniil Medvedev put in a shocker of a season but the enigmatic Russian heads into the Australian Open with a welcome burst of form.
Anthony Joshua returns to the gym following car crash
Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym as he continues his recovery from a car crash which killed two close friends.
Carlos Alcaraz full of confidence in his team after Juan Carlos Ferrero split
Carlos Alcaraz insisted he has full confidence in his team following the shock off-season split from long-term coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Tsitsipas seeks the joy of competition ahead of Melbourne Park return
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Stefanos Tsitsipas returns to Grand Slam tennis following a back injury that derailed the second half of his 2025 campaign and the former Australian Open runner-up said on Friday he was only focused on enjoying himself at Melbourne Park. The former world number three played two singles matches for Greece in the Davis Cup in September after his second-round exit at the U.S. Open a month earlier, before taking time off to recover from the niggling issue. Ahead of the year's opening major, where he reached the final in 2023, Tsitsipas said his goal was just to feel competitive again after managing only two match wins at the Grand Slams last year.
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.
Sinner returns to Melbourne stronger after doubts and doping cloud
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Defending champion Jannik Sinner arrives at the Australian Open a different man to the one who walked into Melbourne Park a year ago, stronger in body and mind after navigating a period he describes as the most difficult of his young career.
Alcaraz focused on career Grand Slam at Melbourne Park after Ferrero split
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Carlos Alcaraz said winning the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam was the main goal of a season in which Juan Carlos Ferrero is not by his side as head coach for the first time since he turned professional at 15.