Tennis

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2025, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8) upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal Thursday night, saving a match point along the way, the 29-year-old American crouched on the court and placed a

Jake MichaelsJan 22, 2025, 06:56 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 — And then there were four. Jannik Sinner. Alexander

Pamela MaldonadoJan 22, 2025, 10:21 AM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The stage is set for the men’s semifinals of the Australian Open, featuring two thrilling matchups with plenty of betting intrigue. Jannik Sinner faces the power-packed Ben Shelton in a clash of styles, while Novak

D’Arcy Maine Jan 21, 2025, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the enamored crowd at Rod Laver Arena looked on, Paula Badosa fell to her knees. She stayed on the ground for a moment as she leaned over with her arms outstretched. She had just beaten Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed and clear

Open Extended Reactions We’re into the home stretch! Quarterfinal action continues from Melbourne with spots in the final four still up for grabs. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action against local hope Alex de Minaur, as is women’s No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek, and American trio Ben Shelton, Emma Navarro, and Madison Keys.

Jake MichaelsJan 21, 2025, 12:01 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 — There was a sense of déjà vu as

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

Open Extended Reactions We’re into the home stretch! It’s quarterfinal action from Melbourne with the last eight getting underway at the Australian Open. American No. 3 seed Coco Gauff is in action, as well as Tommy Paul, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz. Keep abreast of all the latest new, results, schedules, and more here in

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

Associated Press Jan 20, 2025, 05:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek‘s one-month suspension for failing a drug test will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency because her explanation “is plausible,” WADA announced on Monday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related WADA released its decision just minutes after Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion

Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Elina Svitolina rallied from 4-1 down and took 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time. The 30-year-old Ukrainian is into the last

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

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