8:25 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Standing on the court as her ever-so-slight lead slipped away and now just one point away from entering a third-set tiebreak, Naomi Osaka prepared for Amanda Anisimova‘s next serve during their third-round match at the Australian Open on Friday. Osaka, the tournament’s defending champ, had looked frustrated as she walked
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12:55 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 77 Miomir Kecmanovic is in line to receive the biggest payday of his career, and he has compatriot and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in part to thank. When the Australian Open draw was first released, Kecmanovic was scheduled to play Djokovic in the first round. But
10:23 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com There were no Americans in the quarterfinals of the singles draw at the US Open in September. No men. No women. No one. It was the first time in over a century of tournament history there had been such an absence, and it was the latest blow for the once-dominant
7:12 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — On paper, a second-round Grand Slam match featuring the highest-ranked player in the tournament and a man languishing outside the top 100 wouldn’t be one to stir even the slightest amount of interest or excitement in the average tennis fan. But when that lowly ranked player is the flamboyant
1:12 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Taylor Fritz advanced to the third round at the Australian Open on Thursday with a dominant 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over fellow American Frances Tiafoe — but it was what happened after the final point had been won that really got everyone talking. After Fritz sealed the win in
6:59 AM ET Local veteran John Millman has been stunned by Alexander Zverev, with the German No. 3 seed winning their Australian Open encounter in straight sets. World No. 89 Millman fought hard on Rod Laver Arena, but Zverev always remained in control to cruise through their second-round match 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday night.
6:32 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Athletes spend decades trying to trick the mind. But what happens when the mind tricks the athlete? Aryna Sabalenka arrived in Australia earlier this month with her focus set squarely on achieving her longtime dream of winning a Grand Slam. Having had a breakthrough season in 2021 in which she
1:22 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal moved into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 win over 126th-ranked German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday. Nadal didn’t get it all his own way in an afternoon match on Rod Laver Arena, needing five match points and
4:59 PM ET British qualifier Liam Broady has admitted he struggled to cope with the level of verbal abuse hurled at him by the crowd during his first-round Australian Open defeat to Nick Kyrgios. Broady was jeered as he walked out to play on Kyrgios’ favourite court at John Cain Arena, where the Canberran showman
7:59 AM ET Emma Raducanu got her Australian Open campaign off to a winning note as she saw off Sloane Stephens in three sets in the first round. US Open champion Raducanu ended up winning 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 in an entertaining match on day two of the first Grand Slam of the year. After Raducanu