8:42 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — He may have fallen in four engrossing sets to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the Australian Open, but local hope Nick Kyrgios was responsible for inspiring his nation and the rest of the world during his time at Melbourne Park. The 23rd seed, who
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6:29 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — For a brief moment on Sunday, it looked as if Sofia Kenin would be the latest to fall victim to rising superstar Coco Gauff at the Australian Open. After trading games and points for nearly an hour in the first set, Gauff took the early edge
6:29 AM ET ESPN analyst Patrick McEnroe put it best late in the first set of the round of 16 match between 15-year-old Coco Gauff and Australian Open No. 14 seed Sofia Kenin. After a compelling rally filled with crisp shot selection by both players, he observed: “Both of these women have high tennis skills
10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff‘s latest history-making Grand Slam run at age 15 ended with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0 loss in the Australian Open’s fourth round to Sofia Kenin on Sunday. Like Gauff, Kenin is a young — although, at 21, not quite as young — American and
9:16 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The scuffle that broke out in the crowd before the match began and the long lines of fans trailing back out of Melbourne Arena could only mean one thing. This was the Nick Kyrgios show, and boy, was it good value. And it had everything, from a
Jan 25, 2020 As rivalries go, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios‘ brief history hasn’t approached the gravitas of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova (they met a grand total of 80 times), or the antagonistic gusto with which Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe battled against one other. Unlike the epic competitions between Pete Sampras and Andre
6:29 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — School starts for Shaniqua Marukutira, Christabel Masvosva, Shani Chitambo and Thando Gazi on Wednesday, but they might not be able to make it. The foursome have a case of “Coco-mania,” and it may not be over in time for the first day. Ranging in age from
1:00 PM ET Friday’s slate at the Australian Open was all sorts of funky. On the women’s side, seven-time champ Serena Williams lost against Qiang Wang, No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka got pushed around by 15-year-old Coco Gauff and No. 10 Madison Keys got swept out by Maria Sakkari. On the men’s
11:10 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — At the end of a wild Friday at the Australian Open, when Serena Williams was eliminated, defending champion Naomi Osaka was ousted and Caroline Wozniacki played the last match of her career, 38-year-old Roger Federer stood tall after a five-set thriller that finished just before 1 a.m.
7:21 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff had just won the biggest match of her life and was clearly still in shock when she was announced as the victor to the packed crowd at Rod Laver Arena. The 15-year-old walked out onto the court and instead of turning and waving to