Australian Open

Tennis World number two Rafael Nadal is still struggling with the back injury that ruled him out of this week’s ATP Cup, but is hoping for some improvement before his first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday. The 20-time Grand…

World number one Novak Djokovic found playing without crowds last season strange and he can’t wait to dazzle the fans in the stands at his 17th Australian Open tournament. Some 25,000-30,000 fans will be admitted to Melbourne Park on…

Rafael Nadal feels tennis players are privileged to be able to compete at the Australian Open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nadal and Serena Williams urged fellow participants to have a wider perspective of the strict health measures in the…

Nine active cases of COVID-19 among those in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open  in the group of players, and support staff isolating in Melbourne hotels has been confirmed by tournament officials.

The number of players in hard quarantine swelled to 72 ahead of the Australian Open after a fifth positive coronavirus test was returned from the charter flights bringing players, coaches, officials and media to Melbourne for the…

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players and officials into the city for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of…

The world’s top three men—Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem—and tennis’s top women—Nos 2 and 3 Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka and No11 Serena Williams—will undertake their compulsory two-weeks of quarantine ahead of the…

Andy Murray has been given a wildcard for the Australian Open. The Scotsman has not played a tour-level match since losing to Fernando Verdasco in October in Cologne but has featured at the LTA's Battle of the Brits exhibition…