11:34 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a crosscourt forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box. Finally, on her sixth try, after 1½ hours of
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6:27 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — For a brief moment on Thursday, it appeared as if Coco Gauff and Caty McNally were typical teenagers on a summer night as their parents yelled at them from across the court. “Girls, put your coats on! It’s freezing!” They obliged, but unlike most teenagers, these
11:58 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev needed a medical timeout for a nosebleed before beating Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 and advancing to the third round of the Australian Open. The US Open finalist called for a medical timeout while leading 5-0 in the second set Thursday
4:41 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco-mania is alive in Australia as Coco Gauff makes another run at a Grand Slam tournament. She must get through Australian Open defending champion Naomi Osaka to continue it. Less than five months after their memorable meeting at the US Open — one that Osaka won in straight sets,
Jan 22, 2020 MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco-mania is alive in Australia as Coco Gauff makes another run at a Grand Slam tournament. She must get through Australian Open defending champion Naomi Osaka to continue it. Less than five months after their memorable meeting at the US Open — one that Osaka won in straight sets,
4:41 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — After coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the third set of her second-round match for a statement win over Sorana Cirstea at Melbourne Arena on Wednesday, Coco Gauff raised her arms and pumped her fists in victory. She seemed to take a moment to absorb
8:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff has beaten Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to set up a third-round match against defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open. The 15-year-old Gauff rallied after losing the first set and got the pivotal service break in the next-to-last game before serving out
8:44 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — There must have been times during his run to the final at the US Open last September, and his hate-love relationship with the crowd, when Daniil Medvedev felt like disappearing. But few people could have turned around an awkward situation as Medvedev did, first antagonizing the New
1:57 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Just 45 minutes after losing in the first round at the Australian Open on Tuesday, former champion Maria Sharapova walked into the media center with a duffel bag on her shoulder and a frown on her face. Although she spent much of 2019 insisting that she
9:14 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Former No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova‘s run of first-round exits at the majors continued with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded Donna Vekic at the Australian Open. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam title winner, was given a wild card for the main draw at Melbourne Park after