5:30 AM ET Simon Cambers a MELBOURNE, Australia — When Coco Gauff beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon last summer, it was a huge shock. The 38-year-old knocked off by an almost unknown 15-year-old on her favorite surface, the hallowed Centre Court at Wimbledon where Williams had been the queen of grass five times. But seven
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10:23 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Everyone had the same question before the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament? “I was a bit shocked,” Gauff said. “I’m sure everyone
10:23 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka won the tournament opening match for her dad at the Australian Open. Serena Williams won hers for her daughter. The first two matches on center court at the Australian Open were all about families for two champions. For something new, Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, was
9:12 AM ET Can anyone stop Novak Djokovic from an eighth Australian Open title? Will Serena Williams finally win her record-tying 24th career Grand Slam? And which players will emerge as the breakout stars in Melbourne? There are many compelling storylines going into the 2020 Australian Open, which begins Monday (watch on ESPN, ESPN2 and
2:56 AM ET Australia’s Ashleigh Barty has captured her first WTA title on home soil with an emphatic straight-sets victory in the Adelaide International final. The world No. 1 has downed world No.24 Ukranian Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 7-5 in Saturday’s final at Memorial Drive. Barty had lost her two previous WTA finals in Australia –
2:40 AM ET Prajnesh Gunnewaran sneaked into the Australian Open men’s singles main draw as a lucky loser on Saturday and might run into world No. 2 Novak Djokovic if he clears the first hurdle. Prajnesh lost the final qualifying round match to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in straight sets but was fortunate to make the
6:07 PM ET The last time I used a pay phone was Sept. 11, 2001, on the corner of 49th Street and 10th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. By the time I picked up the receiver, both towers of the World Trade Center had been destroyed. The country was at war, even if
8:36 AM ET Peter Bodo Close ESPN.com Staff Writer Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A
6:48 PM ET We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about the 2020 Australian Open, from the latest news on Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and more to daily results and analysis from Melbourne. Get scores, schedules and brackets, as well as info on how to watch all the
8:39 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — As wildfires continue to burn, the Australian Open explained its recently developed air quality policy, saying it was based on a scientific analysis of something called “fine particulate matter rating” — but also giving the tournament referee the right to start or stop matches “at his or