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/ 5 months agoHolders Italy to face Japan at home in revamped Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers
Fourteen nations will contest the qualifiers with seven going on to join hosts China in the Finals in September. Last year’s...
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/ 5 months agoFelix Auger-Aliassime forced to retire from Australian Open first round game due to cramp
The seventh seed, a Melbourne quarter-finalist in 2022, won the opening set 6-3 against Nuno Borges of Portugal but then lost...
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/ 5 months agoNovak Djokovic trying to ‘release unnecessary pressure’
With 24 Grand Slam titles, the 10-times Australian Open champion needs one more to move clear of Margaret Court and take...
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/ 5 months agoMirra Andreeva prevails in the battle of the teenagers to earn title in Adelaide
The 18-year-old Russian, who won back-to-back WTA 1000 titles last year in Dubai and Indian Wells, will meet Paris Olympics silver...
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/ 5 months agoWawrinka says retiring at the end of 2026 was ‘quite an easy’ decision
The 40-year-old Swiss, who won three Grand Slam titles during the golden era of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, confirmed that...
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/ 5 months agoHuge payday for amateur Smith after beating pros to win ‘One Point Slam’ in Melbourne
The showdown pitted amateur players and celebrities against an elite field of 24 professionals, which included the likes of Carlos Alcaraz,...
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/ 5 months agoThanasi Kokkinakis in doubt for Australian Open after Adelaide withdrawal
The Adelaide-born 29-year-old conceded in a post-game interview on Monday that he was seriously considering withdrawing from that first round victory,...
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/ 5 months agoAryna Sabalenka the one to beat at the Australian Open as year’s opening major looms
World number two Iga Swiatek is another big threat while two-time Melbourne champion Naomi Osaka will hope to be in the...
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/ 5 months agoDaniil Medvedev warms up for Australian Open with trophy win in Brisbane
The Russian world number 13 was too strong for American Brandon Nakashima and ran out a 6-2, 7-6(1) winner in 96...
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/ 5 months agoPoland dump the US out to set up United Cup final against Switzerland
Hubert Hurkacz stunned world number nine Taylor Fritz in the men’s singles to give Poland the lead, before Coco Gauff beat...