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Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 20, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 06:17 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — In the 1970s and early ’80s,

Associated Press Jan 20, 2025, 06:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation’s 2024 world champion awards. Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s singles award in the list announced by the ITF on Monday. Editor’s Picks Swiatek won the French Open plus

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 19, 2025, 08:49 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz could not have articulated

ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2025, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — American tennis star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home, writing on a TV camera lens “RIP TikTok USA” and drawing a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.

ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2025, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary postmatch TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country.

ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2025, 01:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first two

Jan 18, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 major season ended with two Americans — Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula — playing for the singles titles at the US Open. Their collective success, as well as that of other Americans throughout the year, set up high expectations for 2025. With 14 men

Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 18, 2025, 01:24 AM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open

Open Extended Reactions Day 7 at the Australian Open is here, and third-round action continues! World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action, as is the best local hope Alex De Minuar. Plus, an all-American matchup with Danielle Collins facing Madison Keys. Follow all the latest from Melbourne Park here in our live blog.

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic sought assistance from a trainer for some trouble breathing Friday night, and went back-and-forth with one particularly loud spectator, but when the ball was in play at the Australian Open against Tomas Machac, all went quite smoothly for the

ESPN staffJan 16, 2025, 06:42 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Day 6 at the Australian Open is here, and that means third-round actio nis upon us! World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is in action, along with Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. Later, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff headline the night session. Follow all

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tennis was rocked in 2024 by two separate doping

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match

Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek in action in her first round clash at the Australian Open. Robert Prange/Getty Images The second round continues at the 2025 Australian Open, with Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, and Elena Rybakina all taking to the court. Follow along for all the news and results from Melbourne Park.

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 10:39 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis Australia has transformed the world’s

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 03:25 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — He may have only celebrated his

Jan 15, 2025, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper won his second five setter in this year’s Australian Open to enter Round 3. Getty British No. 1 Jack Draper came back from the brink of elimination to seal his spot in the third-round of the Australian Open with a 6-7 (7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5,