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Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty defeats Madison Keys to reach final

Australia tennis star Ashleigh Barty on Thursday became the first home player to reach the Australian Open women's singles final since 1980.

Where is Peng Shuai? T-shirts will be OK at Australian Open

Activists are reportedly planning to distribute hundreds of shirts branded with the question Where is Peng Shuai? in time for Saturday's Australian Open women's final

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram bow out, lose quarterfinal clash

Earlier, Mirza had revealed that the 2022 season will be her last on the court and she would retire after that

Anisimova upsets defending champion Naomi Osaka at Australian Open

Defending champion Naomi Osaka didn't make it to a much-anticipated fourth-round contest against top-ranked Ash Barty at the Australian Open.

Judges didn't consider "wisdom" of deporting Novak Djokovic

Three Australian Federal Court judges on Thursday revealed their reasons for backing a government order to deport tennis star Novak Djokovic

Australian Open: US Open champ Emma Raducanu loses to Danka Kovini

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to Danka Kovinic in the second round of the Australian Open.

Bopanna and Mirza out of Australia Open men's and women's doubles

Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin lost in three sets to wild card pair of Chirstopher Rungkat and Treat Huey

Ash Barty marks First Nations Day with easy win in Australia

Ash Barty was front and center when the Australian Open celebrated its inaugural First Nations Day

Australian Open: Barty, Badosa ease through; Azarenka in 3rd round

World number one Ashleigh Barty dropped just two games against Lucia Bronzetti to reach the third round of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.The top-seed Aussie took just 52-minute to dismantle the Italian qualifier, to the tune of a 6-1, 6-1 final score. The Rod Laver Arena crowd was treated to a full display of dominance by Barty, who hit 21 winners and eight aces in the victory.She and Bronzetti were equal in unforced errors with 14 apiece, but the young Italian couldn't match Barty's power off the ground nor handle her biting slice.Barty will now face another Italian, Camila Giorgi in the next round. The No.30 seed sealed a 6-2, 7-6(2) win over Tereza Martincova to reach the third round in Australia for the third time in her career.Earlier, the number-eight seed Paula Badosa and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka captured swift victories in their second-round matches.Badosa of Spain cruised past Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan 6-0, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena in an hour and .

Djokovic's deportation over vaccine exposes Australian border debate

Weary after two years of some of the harshest Covid border restrictions, many Australians wanted Djokovic kicked out of their country for travelling to a tennis tournament without being vaccinated.

Osaka, Nadal advance in Australia Open after Djokovic flies home

Osaka's main concern is winning a fifth major title, and her third at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic leaves Australia but debate goes on in vaccine saga

Australia sent Djokovic home, but opinion remains divided worldwide whether he should have been allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against Covid-19

With Djokovic gone, Naomi Osaka starts her Australian Open defense

The Australian Open started on Monday with focus was on forehands and backhands instead of Novak Djokovic fight to avoid deportation because he isn't vaccinated against Covid-19

Australian Open: Osaka rolls past into 2nd round, Sakkari outlasts Maria

Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan enjoyed a stellar start to her Australian Open campaign as she moved past rising Colombian Camila Osorio 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena

Djokovic arrives in Dubai after deportation from Australia

Novak Djokovic arrived early Monday in Dubai after his deportation from Australia over its required Covid-19 vaccination

Novak Djokovic loses shot at history, deported after court ruling

Tennis star's anti-vax stance has cost him a potential payday of $2.1 million

Novak Djokovic loses deportation appeal; not to play Australian Open

Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's visa appeal

Serbian President says Novak Djokovic being 'mistreated' in Australia

Serbian President Aleksander Vucic has criticised the Australian government for "mistreating" world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Australian Open will be great with or without Novak Djokovic, says Nadal

Rafael Nadal on Saturday said the Australian Open is much more important than any one player while talking about his rival Novak Djokovic, who is currently fighting deportation from Australia.Ahead of the start of the season's first Grand Slam on Monday, Nadal at Melbourne Park in his pre-event press conference said: "Australian Open will be a great Australian Open with or without him."Currently, nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is still in the draw to defend his title in Melbourne after the Serbian's visa was cancelled on Friday by Hawke, the Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs. Djokovic is placed against compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic in the opening round.When asked about how different AO 2022 would look with Djokovic in the draw and without him, Rafa said: "I tell you one thing, it's very clear that Novak Djokovic is one of the best players of the history, without a doubt.""But there is no one player in ...

Djokovic faces deportation after Australia revokes visa for second time

Djokovic's lawyers are expected to appeal the cancelation in as they successfully did after the first cancellation.