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Open Extended Reactions We’ve reached the second round at the 2025 Australian Open, and it’s a busy day, with stars taking to the court wherever you look. Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Aryna Sabalenka are among some of the top seeds in action. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live action,

Nicholas Som Jan 14, 2025, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minutes after Jannik Sinner made history at the 2024 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic might have sensed what lay ahead for the red-haired Italian. Sinner had just dispatched the No. 1-seeded Djokovic 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 — a scoreline that, despite being lopsided, flattered

Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 03:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first

Open Extended Reactions A host of stars are set to grace the courts at Melbourne Park for the third and final day of Round 1 action. Among the standout clashes, No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz will go head-to-head with compatriot Jenson Brooksby in an all-American clash, while Elena Rybakina and Daniil Medvedev will both look

Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 10:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter’s birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 13, 2025, 07:07 AM 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 — A raucous cheer reverberated around John

Open Extended Reactions After rain interrupted the opening day of the 2025 Australian Open, the weather looks more favourable for Day 2. American No. 1 Coco Gauff gets her campaign underway on Rod Laver Arena, as does reigning men’s champion Jannik Sinner on what is a loaded Monday at Melbourne Park. Join our team on

Jan 12, 2025, 04:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sonay Kartal was beaten by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the First Round of the Australian Open. Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images British No. 3 Sonay Kartal suffered a straight-sets defeat against Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the first round at the Australian Open on Sunday. The 23-year-old, competing

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 12, 2025, 12:42 AM 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 — It’s five days out from the

Jan 11, 2025, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff wiped the sweat off her brow as she bowed her head and walked to the net. She had just lost in the fourth round of the US Open in front of a capacity crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium to fellow American Emma Navarro in

Jan 11, 2025, 07:45 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Danielle Collins had no intention of being at this year’s Australian Open, but the past finalist is glad to be back at Melbourne Park and taking comfort in the routines of tennis after personal setbacks. The American former world No. 7 had planned to retire at

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 01:26 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, said Saturday that she disagrees with the WTA Tour’s decision to provisionally suspend her longtime coach, Stefano Vukov, and reiterated that she never made a complaint about him. “I always said that he never mistreated me,” Rybakina

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2025, 10:17 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions It has been about four months since Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka polished off their US Open titles in comfortable fashion. Sinner dropped only two of 23 sets, while Sabalenka dropped only one

Jan 10, 2025, 09:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first Grand Slam of the year is upon us and the Australian Open promises to deliver epic action and storylines. Two-time defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka will attempt a three-peat which has eluded the game’s best since the dominant days of Steffi Graf, Monica Seles

Jan 10, 2025, 05:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British tennis star Emma Raducanu has said she has suffered swelling to her hand and ankle, believing she was bitten by jumping ants in the buildup to the Australian Open. Raducanu, speaking to reporters in Melbourne at the season-opening Grand Slam, said she suffered a dilemma

ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2025, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hady Habib isn’t likely to find anything too daunting at the Australian Open now that he has become the first Lebanese player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles draw. He advanced through three rounds of the qualifying at

Jan 9, 2025, 06:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic‘s former rival-turned-coach Andy Murray has said he does not want the Serbian to suppress his emotions on court and is even willing to be the target of any angry outbursts as long as the 24-time major winner gives his all at the Australian Open.

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal match. Sinner upset Djokovic in the semifinals here last