9:04 AM ET Jake Michaels Close ESPN Associate Editor Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He joined ESPN in June, 2013 and works as an Associate Editor, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN
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2:41 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova took another major step in a partnership that began in junior ranks when they won the Australian Open women’s doubles 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 Sunday from unseeded Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Czech pair claimed their first Australian Open
Jan 29, 2022 Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Newly crowned Australian Open women’s singles champion Ash Barty has maintained her more than two-year grip on the number one ranking after winning her third major title with a straight sets victory over Danielle Collins on Saturday. Barty, winner of the French Open in 2019 and Wimbledon
Jan 29, 2022 A man has been found guilty of stalking US Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu, British media reported on Saturday. Bromley Magistrates’ Court convicted Amrit Magar, 35, on Friday after he was captured several times on door camera footage at the 19-year-old player’s house in south London, where she lives with her parents.
Jan 29, 2022 Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis entered on a wild card and were dubbed the Special Ks on their wild ride to the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open. With a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Matt Ebden and Max Purcell on Saturday, the longtime friends became the
9:39 AM ET On Sunday (3:30 a.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App), top-seeded Daniil Medvedev will take on Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. If Nadal wins, he will break the Grand Slam record that he, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer all currently hold, tied with 20 titles each. A Nadal victory would be history-making, but
7:03 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ashleigh Barty was 11 or 12 the first time she attended a final at the Australian Open. As a young player there as part of a training camp, she was amazed by how professional it was and how all of the players were so focused. Being there sparked something in
5:13 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ashleigh Barty ended a 44-year drought Saturday by becoming the first Australian to win an Australian Open singles title since 1978. The world No. 1 and crowd favourite capped off a dominant fortnight at Melbourne Park, overcoming American 27th seed Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6(2) on Rod Laver Arena, to
3:03 AM ET Six weeks before the start of the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal didn’t know if he’d ever play tennis again. He’s now one win away from a record 21st men’s singles Grand Slam title. The fates of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Nadal have been intertwined for the better part of 20 years.
3:03 AM ET On Saturday night in Melbourne, No. 1-ranked Ashleigh Barty will take on Danielle Collins in the Australian Open women’s final. Barty has looked unflappable so far — can she become the first Australian to win her home Slam in 44 years? Or will Collins pull off the upset? We asked our experts: