Tennis

Jan 17, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-round action continues from the Australian Open, with women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek headlining the day session on Rod Laver Arena. Men’s world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz is also in action, while seeds Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina, and Jessica Pegula are all seeking a third-round

ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic invited a heckling spectator to confront him face-to-face Wednesday at the Australian Open. During the fourth set of his second-round match against local favorite Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic walked to the back of the court and yelled at the

ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 08:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Former women’s No. 1 tennis player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and her ex-husband have been found guilty of fraud, a Spanish court ruled Wednesday. The Barcelona-based court found that Sánchez Vicario and her former husband had hidden assets in an attempt

Jan 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s a damp start to the second round of the 2024 Australian Open, with rain setting in around Melbourne Park. Nevertheless, with a roof over three courts, we will see action, with Ons Jabeur, Alex De Minaur, Coco Gauff, and Jannik Sinner all in action. Follow

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 08:40 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions

Associated Press Jan 16, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — A 37-year-old veteran didn’t mind the music, and a 16-year-old qualifier debuting in the Australian Open main draw picked up on the vibe from the two-story courtside bar and thought it was energizing. Petros Tsitsipas didn’t like it one bit as

Jan 15, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first round of the Australian Open continues for a third day and we’ve got a cracking slate of games coming your way. Women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek opens feature court action against former AO champion Sofia Kenin, while fellow title hopes Elena Rybakina, Carlos

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2024, 08:59 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2024, 04:07 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions

Jan 14, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions First-round Australian Open action continues, with some big names set to hit centre court on Monday, including the most recent women’s US Open Grand Slam champion, Coco Gauff. Two-time winner here Naomi Osaka also makes her long-awaited return to the court after taking time off as

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJan 14, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Australian Open is upon us. It will not feature Rafael Nadal, as we hoped it might, but there’s more than enough to track over the coming fortnight. It gives us the

Associated Press Jan 14, 2024, 04:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday on the eve his scheduled first-round match because of foot injury, another setback for the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up. Berrettini, a 2022 semifinalist at Melbourne Park, was due to play 2023 finalist Stefanos

Jan 13, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Australian Open tournament is underway! We’re just two weeks away from crowning a men’s and women’s champion – can anyone dethrone the king of Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic? What about on the women’s side – will Aryna Sabalenka go back-to-back? Or can Naomi Osaka

Open Extended Reactions A FEW DAYS before Christmas, and a few days before Ben Shelton boarded a plane for the start of the 2024 tennis season and its first major at the Australian Open, he went over to his parents’ house in Gainesville, Florida, to grab something from his old bedroom. While he was rummaging

Associated Press Jan 13, 2024, 05:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Australia in January suits Jiri Lehecka. Last year, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. On Saturday, the seventh-seeded Czech beat unseeded Briton Jack Draper 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in Adelaide International final to win his first ATP Tour title. Sixth-seeded

Jan 12, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French player Leny Mitjana has been suspended for 10 years over his involvement in match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday. Mitjana, 29, with a career-high world ranking of 458 in 2018, denied all charges related to the fixing of matches in 2017

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 12, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT WAS DEC. 1 when everything seemed to come together — again — for Naomi Osaka. She had been working tirelessly for the previous seven weeks with her team on and off the court at a private residence in Sherman Oaks, California, and

ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Jiri Lehecka defeated third-seeded Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the Adelaide International final. The Czech player, who has dropped only one set in the tournament, will face either Alexander Bublik or Jack Draper in Saturday’s final