The Australian Open sun is no wimp. It's the hottest Australian Open in 17 years. Court temperatures reached 43C at the Australian Open earlier this month (that's 109 degrees F). Play had to be ...

Andy Roddick is the most recent American to win a slam slam title on the men's side when he captured the 2003 US Open. Since, ...

Female tennis players can look forward to playing the best-of-five-set format of the game, according to proposals put forward on Sunday by Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley. The most dynamic ...

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has raised the prospect of extending the best-of-five-set format to the women’s singles ...

Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala received home crowd support during her first round of the women’s singles match against Alycia Parks of the USA at the Australian Open 2026 on Monday, January 19.

Payers on the ATP and WTA tours are arriving Down Under for a crammed two-week schedule of tournaments ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season.

Iga Świątek, the No. 2 women's seed, is part of a remarkable tennis record at the Australian Open. Martin Keep / AFP via Getty Images Follow The Athletic’s Australian Open coverage Welcome to the ...

Elena Rybakina won her maiden Australian Open title when she defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Australian Open 2026 final at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Saturday, January 31. This ...

Tennis legend Jennifer Capriati has mare a rare public appearance to bring the trophy out ahead of the Australian Open ...

Ahead of this year's Australian Open men's final, 'Nina' faced a dilemma most women who are fans of men's sport can relate to. A self-proclaimed 'genuine' tennis lover, Nina was keen to witness the ...