6:56 PM ET Australian Open tennis organisers have been forced to delay the start of the qualifying tournament and suspend practice after hazardous smoke from Victoria’s bushfires blanketed Melbourne Park. The new start time on the opening day of qualifying for next week’s grand slam event will be 11am. The EPA rated Melbourne’s air quality
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2:30 AM ET Novak Djokovic says next week’s Australian Open is wide open and while bookmakers see the seven-times champion as the hot favourite the Serb expects the current crop of young talent to push for glory at the season’s opening Grand Slam. Djokovic recorded a ninth consecutive hard-court win over world number one Rafael
2:51 AM ET Ashleigh Barty doesn’t feel complete. She has the world No.1 women’s tennis ranking, universal love and respect. And career prize money of almost $24 million – $23 million coming last year alone. But fulfilment? Nope, not yet – Barty doesn’t even consider herself the complete package as a player. “I want to
2:19 AM ET Karolina Pliskova has won a third Brisbane International title in four years, beating American Madison Keys to break new ground at the season-opening event. The Czech world No.2 on Sunday became the first player, man or woman, to win the event three times, Pliskova again serving without fear in a 6-4 4-6
9:18 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal and then went back on court within an hour and won the deciding doubles encounter to secure Serbia’s victory over Spain in the inaugural ATP Cup final. Second-ranked Djokivic had a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over top-ranked Nadal on Sunday night to level
2:29 AM ET ESPN News Services AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn’t won a title since the Australian Open singles in January, 2017, and not since she became
1:39 PM ET Russia’s Andrey Rublev defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet in straight sets to win the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open in Doha on Saturday. The youngster won 6-2, 7-6 (3) to secure his third ATP Tour title and he was delighted with the victory. “I’m always really happy to play here. I always enjoy my
7:33 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open organizers said Saturday that U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, Juan Martin del Potro and Richard Gasquet have withdrawn due to knee injuries. “The Australian Open is unfortunately too soon in my rehab process and I sadly will not be able to play in it this
12:57 AM ET Madison Keys has charged into the Brisbane International final after turning the tables on Petra Kvitova in a comeback semi-final victory. Down a set and a break, the American won nine of 10 games on Saturday afternoon in a remarkable mid-match recovery against the tournament’s 2011 champion on her way to a
7:27 PM ET World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Adelaide International in a massive blow to the inaugural tennis tournament starting Sunday. Djokovic’s withdrawal has been announced on Saturday, with no reason given by organisers of the tournament. Djokovic on Saturday will lead Serbia’s team in an ATP Cup semi-final against Russia