10:30 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Prior to coming to New Zealand and Australia this month, Ben Shelton had never left the United States. Now, his first trip overseas has been extended after he defeated rising Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round. “It feels great,” Shelton said of making the last 16 of a
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2:07 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff didn’t hide her disappointment at a fourth-round exit during the Australian Open, briskly walking from Margaret Court Arena and later tearing up in her postmatch news conference. But still just 18 years of age, the world No. 7 knows she can’t win every match, every day. “After
11:49 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Shingo Kunieda, the most successful player in the history of wheelchair tennis, announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday at the age of 38. The top-ranked Kunieda won 28 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the career Grand Slam of all four majors when he won
11:28 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s been almost two full decades since this many U.S. men reached Week 2 at the Australian Open. And while that group in 2004 included a couple of Grand Slam champions in Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, everything is all so new for the quartet there
6:54 AM ET Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut eliminated Andy Murray from the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 victory in the third round on Saturday. After a slow start, Murray valiantly fought back to draw 1-1 after two sets. But the 35-year-old could not stage another dramatic comeback as Bautista Agut recovered
4:30 PM ET Only Labradors love chasing a tennis ball more than Sir Andy Murray. He continues to thrill and grind, and every time he defies logic on the court, you feel Britain adores him even more than thought possible. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Thursday afternoon in the UK was another occasion when we were
1:57 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — As well as Jessica Pegula is playing tennis at the moment, dropping zero sets and just 11 games total along the way to Week 2 at the Australian Open, you might think she’d be completely pleased with how things are going. Ah, but the No. 3-seeded
2:31 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Concern exuded from Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open press room. It was two years ago, the summer of 2021, and he was fielding question upon question about his nagging oblique injury. “I know it’s a tear of the muscle. Definitely,” Djokovic professed to reporters. “I don’t know if
8:33 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tournament director Craig Tiley said there are no plans to alter the Australian Open schedule to avoid late starts and finishes to matches, even after Andy Murray labeled the 4:05 a.m. (local time) end to his second-round win over Thanasi Kokkinakis as “a bit of a farce.” Murray triumphed
12:32 PM ET Britain’s Andy Murray produced a stunning comeback to claim victory over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in a five-set thriller that ended at 4:05 a.m. local time in Melbourne. The 35-year-old Scot looked down and out against an inspired Kokkinakis as he trailed by two sets and 2-5 but displayed his trademark warrior spirit