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How Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open crown and showed he is the best player in the world | Tennis News

How Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open crown and showed he is the best player in the world | Tennis News

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When Jannik Sinner had won his career’s first Major at last year’s Australian Open, his unassuming tone and broken English combined to deliver the most un-ironically pithy quote from one of tennis’s most understated champions. “I like to dance in the pressure storm,” he had said. As the 23-year-old World No. 1 from Italy was midway through defending his Australian Open title against Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final, serving at 5-6 30-30, the very best tennis came out of him under pressure. Sinner’s second serve was returned with gusto, his overhit drop shot came back, and his opponent stood at the net to finish off the point. Instead, two phenomenal on the run sliding forehands followed a pick up backhand down the line to steal the point. The crowd erupted; Sinner may not have even betrayed a smile, but he was dancing alright. As far as pressure moments go, that was among the very few to occur in front of an expectant Rod Laver Arena crowd that may have wished to watch a titanic contest …

Australian Open: Madison Keys hangs tough and unloads to beat Iga Swiatek and reach first Major final in a decade | Tennis News

Australian Open: Madison Keys hangs tough and unloads to beat Iga Swiatek and reach first Major final in a decade | Tennis News

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It has been seven years and 24 Majors since the world’s two best women’s players met in a Grand Slam singles final. The wait goes on. It has been eight years since Madison Keys played in the summit clash of a Major. That wait has finally ended. After World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka held up her end of the bargain on Friday, overcoming a tough start to eventually subdue 11th seed, and close friend, Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 in the first semifinal, Keys stunned second seed Iga Swiatek in an enthralling classic that went the distance. When Keys, the 19th seed from the United States, finally dispatched Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) after saving a match point, the disbelief was evident. As she knelt on the court with tears streaming down her face, she could hardly soak up the adoration of the capacity crowd at Rod Laver Arena that stayed for the nail-biting finish past midnight. 🔓 She’s done it! @Madison_Keys wins four of the final five points of the super tiebreak to book her place …

Tennis legend raises questions about Novak Djokovic’s injury timeout

Tennis legend raises questions about Novak Djokovic’s injury timeout

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Novak Djokovic needed a medical time out in the first set of his quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz, which has now come under the scanner with tennis legend John McEnroe questioning the legitimacy of the injury. While he was trailing against Alcaraz in the first set of the Australian Open quarter-final, the world No.7 pulled up on his leg with a grimace on his face. he then briefly went indoors while flanked by his physio. When he returned, his upper thigh was strapped up. Now, comments from analyst John McEnroe, who was doing commentary on Channel Nine, have surfaced where he seems to be questioning the Serbian’s injury. The seven-time Major winner, while joined in the analysis booth by brother Patrick, implied that Djokovic’s injury wasn’t genuine. “This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this routine. Don’t be fooled,” John McEnroe said. Djokovic lost the first set 4-6 to the Spaniard, but then made a remarkable comeback to win the game 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. The win means that Djokovic is now in his 12th semifinal …

‘It’s 1 am! When are you going to sleep’

‘It’s 1 am! When are you going to sleep’

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Novak Djokovic earned a spot in the semi-final of the Australian Open after a breathless performance against the much younger Carlos Alcaraz at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Djokovic is chasing a record-making 25th Grand Slam trophy in Australia. Thanks to the 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win, the Serbian has already become the world’s only male player to make it to 50 grand Slam semi-finals. After clinching the win, Djoko was pumped, as were his children, Stefan and Tara, who were sitting in the players’ box with the former world no 1’s wife Jelena. The Serbian called the match against Alcaraz “one of the most epic matches I’ve played on this court. On any court.” As he stood answering questions from Jim Courier at the post-match interaction, Djokovic switched from Tennis God to dad mode in the blink of an eye after spotting Stefan and Tara up in the stands watching the game despite it being 1 am at night in Melbourne. “I’m surprised my kids are still here,” Djokovic said while he was in the …

John McEnroe jokes on Murray-Djokovic pairing: ‘He’s gonna find out everything he needs to know about Djokovic and come back’ | Tennis News

John McEnroe jokes on Murray-Djokovic pairing: ‘He’s gonna find out everything he needs to know about Djokovic and come back’ | Tennis News

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The Grand Slam start sure was a stutter. But Novak Djokovic eventually prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 against Indian origin American teen, Nishesh Basavareddy. A seagull stopped his serve hilariously and he seemed to enjoy having Andy Murray in his corner, as he switched gears at a flick. The coaching partnership though, drew dramatic guffaws and a conspiracy theory from American legend John McEnroe. Speaking on Eurosport with Tim Henman in the studio, McEnroe said the straight-talking Scotsman infact had sinister intentions behind taking up the job. He was joking, it would appear. “It’s fun but it’s gotta be the craziest thing I’ve heard. I was in Australia when I was told Murray was gonna be coached by my great rival and nemesis from way back, Ivan Lendl. I thought of it as ‘God this is gonna work but there is a big age gap.,” he recalled of his reservations back then. On the Murray-Djokovic situation however, he said the older 37-year-old had different plans and was in fact going to launch his own coneback. …

Artificial Intelligence at Australian Open randomly starts shouting ‘foot fault, foot fault, foot fault’ before Dominik Koepfer begins his serve | Tennis News

Artificial Intelligence at Australian Open randomly starts shouting ‘foot fault, foot fault, foot fault’ before Dominik Koepfer begins his serve | Tennis News

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The time violation called in home player Jordan Thompson’s first round win at the Australian Open was supposed to be the chief drama of the match. “You could just say ‘hurry up’ … you didn’t give me one warning,” Thompson kept arguing with the chair, early in his 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory against German qualifier Dominik Koepfer. But it was the eerie faceless voice screaming “foot fault, foot fault, foot fault” before Koepfer even begun his serve in the fourth set, that sent a round of laughter, in the tense match. ‘Thommo’ as the Aussie is known, post a win against Djokovic in the past, is popular for his high intensity dramatic matches. He had taken the first two sets 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 against the countering German who was fighting back. Koepfer broke Thompson right away at the start of the 4th. And what followed was a bizarre erupting of machine pre-recorded voice, chanting “foot faultx3…” Koepfer went on to lose the game, his momentum, set and match thereafter as the video surfaced …

Australian Open 2025: Iga Swiatek seeking normalcy post doping ban as Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff have raced ahead on hard courts | Tennis News

Australian Open 2025: Iga Swiatek seeking normalcy post doping ban as Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff have raced ahead on hard courts | Tennis News

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A day after he had won the Cincinnati Masters title, news dropped of Jannik Sinner’s failed dope tests and suspicions swirled regarding his immediate exoneration. Despite the enormous media interest and raised eyebrows from peers in the locker room, a few weeks later he won the US Open and ended the year as World No. 1 after one of the most successful ATP seasons. A similar task lies ahead for Iga Swiatek, the women’s World No. 2 and five-time Major winner, who arrives at the Australian Open, starting Sunday, for her first major event since being banned for one month for testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, which she, like Sinner, successfully appealed was a case of accidental contamination with her sleeping medication. With a different personality and coming into the year in patchy form, Swiatek, who has not always been immune to tempestuousness, must find the resolve that Sinner found to block out the noise behind her and succeed on the big stage in what will be the most daunting challenge of the …