8:33 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Who saw that coming? Yes, most of us thought Novak Djokovic was a slight favorite to win another Australian Open title, but the manner in which he beat down Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in Sunday’s final was stunning. So what does it mean? Who’s saying what? Here’s what
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6:21 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so pretty much perfect, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance. Djokovic reduced one of the greats of the game to merely another outclassed opponent — just a guy, really — and one so out of sorts that Nadal even
3:57 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Not long after Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut completed their career Grand Slam in men’s doubles, the Frenchmen were already turning their attention to the next goal. And that’s gold. Mahut and Herbert beat Henri Kontinen of Finland and John Peers of Australia 6-4, 7-6 (1) in
Jan 28, 2019 MELBOURNE, Australia — After 14 days of captivating tennis at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka emerged as singles champions. It might not have been the men’s final many had hoped for, as Djokovic breezed by Rafael Nadal in straight sets, but on the women’s side, it was much tighter, with
12:05 PM ET Soraya Nadia McDonald MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka, who, as of Monday, will be the No. 1 tennis player in the world, has a habit of doing extremely grown-up things — at least on the tennis court. Saturday night at the Australian Open, it was defeating Petra Kvitova in three tension-filled sets
3:21 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Moments after winning what will be remembered as one of the greatest slugfests in Grand Slam history, Naomi Osaka stood at center court, shoulder-to-shoulder with Australian Open runner-up Petra Kvitova, and allowed the slightest satisfied smile to slowly lift her cheeks. As the crowd inside Rod Laver Arena stood,
6:37 AM ET ESPN News Services This time there was no such controversy surrounding Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam victory. Osaka took advantage of her second chance in the third set to defeat Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday, win the Australian Open and become a back-to-back Slam champion. Her US Open victory last
5:38 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With every loud squeak of his blue-hued shoes, Novak Djokovic put himself in perfect position to control a point — and step closer to a record seventh Australian Open championship. Djokovic was downright flawless right from the outset of his semifinal against an overmatched No. 28 Lucas
1:24 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — All that talk about the Next Generation players — you know, the under-25ers scoring all the headlines and upsets here in Melbourne, the guys poised to take the baton from the aging Big Four and usher a new era into the game: Let’s shelve that for now. Because after
6:54 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The one thing we can tell you for certain ahead of the Petra Kvitova–Naomi Osaka battle for the Australian Open title is that nothing is certain. While so many previous finals have had clear-cut favorites, this one does not. Kvitova and Osaka are playing next-level tennis. The