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Thursday 22 October 2020
The volatile Australian defaulted the match against Casper Ruud of Norway and stormed off.
In contrast, Roger Federer received glowing praise.
Serena and Venus Williams were due to meet in the second round at the Foro Italico 21 years after their only other clash in Rome.
World number one Novak Djokovic was in fine form as he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas to seal his 33rd ATP Masters 1000 title in Madrid.
The two-time champion is battling injury to prolong his career.
The Japanese star defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The Wallabies star is facing the sack by Rugby Australia for saying that ‘hell awaits’ homosexuals.
A persistent hip issue forced the Scot to go under the knife, but the former world number one appears to be on the mend.
The former world number one says he would love to return to the court, but doesn’t know if it’s possible.
Andy Murray had announced before the Australian Open that he planned to retire after Wimbledon.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion joins Jimmy Connors as the only two men to have won 100 titles.
Nick Kyrgios was victorious but prompted criticism from the Spaniard at a post-match press conference.
Playing as world number one without a full-time coach, Osaka crashed out of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The Australian Open champion enjoyed a breakthrough 2018 alongside Sascha Bajin but the two have parted ways.
‘Feeling a bit battered and bruised just now but hopefully that will be the end of my hip pain.’
Top seed Novak Djokovic eased to a straight-sets victory over Rafael Nadal in a one-sided final at the Australian Open.
The 21-year-old compared her slam victories following Saturday’s success in Melbourne.
The win means Osaka reaches the No 1 ranking spot.
The Spaniard is aiming to become the third man in history to win each of the Grand Slams twice.
It was Kvitova’s best Grand Slam performance since being injured in a terrifying knife attack.
Greece’s rising star beat Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets.
Simona Halep is taking the positives as she bows out of the Australian Open while Williams advances to the quarter-finals.
The Spaniard was booed off after a mammoth, five-hour match.
It was a forgettable day for 2008 champion, as she crashed out of the Australian Open.
American Danielle Collins had never won a Grand Slam match before this year but defeated Kerber.
He also denied that he had threatened the Australian Davis Cup captain’s family.
Lleyton Hewitt accused Bernard Tomic of threatening him and his family, but the 26-year-old says the former world number one is lying.
In their first meeting since 2015, Sharapova overpowered the Dane.
‘We are here for tennis, so that’s why it was a bit strange. I didn’t really expect to be asked that.’
Milos Raonic had to dig deep in a four-set victory over 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka at Melbourne Park.
The former world number one was dumped from the season-opening Grand Slam in a gut-wrenching loss.
Serena Williams, who is seeking an eighth Australian Open title, revelled in her 6-0 6-2 demolition of Tatjana Maria in Melbourne.
Murray says he will give it his ‘best shot’ to play in another Australian Open, but admits today might have been his last match at the tournament.
Maria Sharapova was in a ruthless mood following her demolition of Harriet Dart in round one of the Australian Open.
The Spanish ace looked good in beating a local wildcard.
As Andy Murray prepares for his last Australian Open, Novak Djokovic has sympathy for his friend given his own struggles with injury.
American star Andy Roddick led the tributes to the former world number one.
Murray has been plagued by a hip injury over the last two years and broke down in tears during a news conference in Melbourne.
A player who competed in last year’s US Open is among the 28 professionals arrested by Spanish authorities.
The pair were facing off in an exhibition ahead of the Australian Open.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
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