12:05 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s been difficult for anyone to tune into this year’s Australian Open and get the impression tennis is in a safe place Down Under. The unseeded and temperamental Nick Kyrgios was bounced out of the tournament in straight sets Tuesday night, just hours after Sam Stosur was sent packing
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11:44 PM ET In the 2018 US Open women’s final, Serena Williams was given a series of three code violations that all but cemented her loss against Naomi Osaka. The first was for coaching, the second (a point penalty) for racket abuse and the third (game penalty), in which Williams was already down a set
7:30 AM ET Both Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have pointedly declined to pour more fuel on the raging Lleyton Hewitt firestorm after being forced out of the Australian Open in pain. There were eight Aussies in action on Day 2 of the Australian Open, but only two were able to join the eight local
1:19 AM ET Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has dismissed claims of a damaging rift in Australian tennis ranks following an astonishing broadside from self-exiled star Bernard Tomic. In a bitter aftermath to his first-round Australian Open exit, Tomic claimed he and others including Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis no longer wanted to play Davis
10:08 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — Andy Murray knew his final moments on the court were ticking away. Trailing 5-1 in the fifth set against Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round of the Australian Open, Murray, who had conceded victory at this point, stopped at the baseline, looked up at the adoring
9:03 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — At quick glance, the 2019 Australian Open looks much like Aussie Opens of recent past. There’re the familiar matchups, the aqua blue courts and oversized thermometers pinned at 90-plus. But look a little closer, and much has changed about the 107th edition of Melbourne’s Happy Slam. For starters: new
12:14 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal has missed a lot of tennis since last September. He hasn’t missed a beat. The No. 2-seeded Nadal had a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian wild-card entry James Duckworth on Monday in the first round of the Australian Open, his first match back
10:58 AM ET Andy Murray will face a difficult but “not impossible” task to compete at Wimbledon later this year, according to his hip surgeon Dr. John O’Donnell. Murray, 31, announced in an emotional press conference at the Australian Open that he intends to end his playing career after Wimbledon, but O’Donnell is pessimistic about
10:57 PM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The draw is out and the players know their fates. For some, the Australian Open brings a sense of optimism — a new year, a fresh start and a favorable bracket. For others, say, Nick Kyrgios, not so much. Unseeded Kyrgios drew No. 16 Milos Raonic and
11:17 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — As the players took their turn addressing the media over the past few days at Melbourne Park, one common theme came to light: They’re ready. They’re pumped. They’re feeling good. Bring on the Aussie Open! OK, perhaps the news of Andy Murray was a bit of a downer, but