Defending champion Sofia Kenin is knocked out of the Australian Open, losing in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi. Source: BBC Tennis News
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Insects, electronic line calls, crowds and quarantine are on the agenda during the first week at the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Novak Djokovic survives a scare and Nick Kyrgios saves match points as day three at the Australian Open caught the attention of the crowds. Source:…
World number two Simona Halep claws her way into the Australian Open third round after fighting back from the brink against Ajla Tomljanovic. Source: BBC…
Britain’s Jamie Murray wins in his Grand Slam return alongside Bruno Soares, while Heather Watson and Dan Evans also claim doubles victories. Source: BBC Tennis…
Andy Murray begins his season with victory over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer in the ATP Challenger in Biella, Italy. Source: BBC Tennis News
British number one Johanna Konta retires from her Australian Open first-round match, while Cameron Norrie beats Dan Evans. Source: BBC Tennis News
World number two Rafael Nadal begins his bid for a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title with victory over Laslo Djere at the Australian Open. …
World number one Ashleigh Barty takes just 44 minutes to win her first-round Australian Open match but defending champion Sofia Kenin makes a nervous start. …
Novak Djokovic starts the defence of his Australian Open title in style, while Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem also win. Source: BBC Tennis…
Serena Williams says it was a “vintage” performance as she begins her Australian Open campaign in devastating style. Source: BBC Tennis News
Up to 30,000 fans are allowed at the Australian Open every day, although crowds appear sparser on the opening day of the Grand Slam. Source:…
Britain’s Katie Boulter saves four match points but falls to Daria Kasatkina in the first round of the Australian Open. Source: BBC Tennis News
Katie Boulter says she can win “a lot of matches at this level”, as she prepares to launch the British bid when the Australian Open…
Ashleigh Barty says she is “happy with the progression” of her tennis after warming up for the Australian Open by winning the Yarra Valley Classic. …
Dan Evans wins the first ATP title of his career by beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at an Australian Open warm-up event. Source: BBC Tennis News
With the Australian Open beginning on Monday – and an all-British first-round contest – what do you remember about Brits at the Aussie Open? Source:…
Billie Jean King tells Sue Barker that “there was no way” that she could talk about her sexuality openly in the 1970s as they “wouldn’t…
Andy Murray speaks of his anger at missing the Australian Open through Covid, pointing the finger at the culture inside the National Tennis Centre over…
British number one Dan Evans races past Jeremy Chardy in 60 minutes to reach his third ATP Tour final at the Murray River Open. Source:…