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Australian Open: Defending champion Jannik Sinner still in dark about doping ban
1 day, 9 hours ago

Australian Open: Defending champion Jannik Sinner still in dark about doping ban

India Today  

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner revealed on Friday that he remains uncertain about the outcome of his doping case, which continues to loom over his preparations for his title defense at Melbourne Park. Despite the ongoing uncertainty, Sinner was able to keep his focus last season, enjoying a standout year that saw him win his second Grand Slam title …

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Australian Open 2025: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women’s field
2 days, 3 hours ago

Australian Open 2025: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women’s field

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Here are some of the top women at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday local time, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 26 2024 Record: 56-14 2024 Titles: 4 Career Titles: 18 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open, U.S. Open Last 5 …

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Stronger than ever, Aryna Sabalenka aims for Australian Open hat-trick
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3 days, 9 hours ago

Stronger than ever, Aryna Sabalenka aims for Australian Open hat-trick

India Today  

For Aryna Sabalenka, 2025 started on a special note even before she took the court. In three out of the four majors she took part in, Sabalenka emerged as champion twice: the Australian Open and the US Open. Sabalenka ready to go Aryna Sabalenka will be looking to win her third Australian Open title on the trot. Courtesy: AP After …

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Coco Gauff in superb form for 2025 Australian Open campaign
4 days, 4 hours ago

Coco Gauff in superb form for 2025 Australian Open campaign

The Hindu  

Coco Gauff will begin her Australian Open campaign on a high next week, after riding a roller-coaster 2024 to claim her maiden WTA Finals title and deliver the United Cup to the Americans in pristine form. It’s easier said than done.” That cool calm was on display at November’s WTA Finals, where she overcame her key antagonist Iga Swiatek - …

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Australian Open 2025: Swiatek hopes to ‘be good’ at the Melbourne Park Slam as she tries to enjoy life
4 days, 5 hours ago

Australian Open 2025: Swiatek hopes to ‘be good’ at the Melbourne Park Slam as she tries to enjoy life

The Hindu  

For Iga Swiatek, whose confidence has been shaken by slipping to world number two and more so by serving a one-month doping ban around the WTA Finals in November, the 2025 Australian Open may be the most defining tournament of her career so far. “I’ll be good,” the 23-year-old Swiatek, who wants to dominate women tennis once again, said in …

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Australian Open 2025: Zheng looks to emulate Li’s Grand Slam success Down Under
4 days, 6 hours ago

Australian Open 2025: Zheng looks to emulate Li’s Grand Slam success Down Under

The Hindu  

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng Qinwen made the Australian Open final last year a decade after trailblazing compatriot Li Na hoisted the women’s trophy. Zheng ended up crushed by nemesis Aryna Sabalenka in the decider but this year will hope to go one better and join Li as the second Chinese player to win a Grand Slam …

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'At peace' Iga Swiatek opens up on doping scandal: They treat you like a liar
5 days, 9 hours ago

'At peace' Iga Swiatek opens up on doping scandal: They treat you like a liar

India Today  

World No.1 Iga Swiatek talked about the struggles she went through amid the doping controversy she was involved in. Swiatek was provisionally suspended on September 12, 2024 before she missed three tournaments: the WTA 500 Hana Bank Korea Open, WTA 1000 China Open and WTA 1000 Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open. Even when you’re telling the truth, you feel like they …

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The Brisbane International finals are for dreamers
6 days, 9 hours ago

The Brisbane International finals are for dreamers

ABC  

Finals are, for the most part, a time for favourites. All eyes on the men's draw had been on number one seed Novak Djokovic, but with his stunning defeat to Reilly Opelka in the quarterfinal, attention shifted to the American's battle with the second of the two big serving giants, French vanquisher of Nick Kyrgios, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Reilly Opelka …

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Naomi Osaka suffers abdominal injury in run-up to Australian Open
6 days, 9 hours ago

Naomi Osaka suffers abdominal injury in run-up to Australian Open

Al Jazeera  

Four-time Grand Slam champion pulls out of her first WTA final in three years after winning the first set of the Auckland Open. Playing in her first WTA final for three years, against Denmark’s Clara Tauson, the four-time Grand Slam champion called for the physio after taking the opening set 6-4 and pulled out shortly afterwards on Sunday. “I hope …

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Rybakina defends former coach Vukov after provisional WTA ban, says ‘never mistreated me’
1 week ago

Rybakina defends former coach Vukov after provisional WTA ban, says ‘never mistreated me’

The Hindu  

Elena Rybakina defended her former coach Stefano Vukov after he was provisionally suspended by the governing body of women’s tennis pending an investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct, saying on Saturday he had not mistreated her. Rybakina, who claimed the 2022 Wimbledon title under Vukov, ended their five-year partnership in August, days ahead of the U.S. …

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Jessica Pegula using US Open final run as Australian Open inspiration
1 week ago

Jessica Pegula using US Open final run as Australian Open inspiration

The Hindu  

Jessica Pegula said her run to the US Open final last year was still fresh in her mind and she is using it to drive her towards a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. “It’s funny how it feels like so long ago, but also feels like last week at the same time,” she said of the US …

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Auckland Classic 2025: Osaka into first semifinal since 2022 ahead of Australian Open
1 week, 1 day ago

Auckland Classic 2025: Osaka into first semifinal since 2022 ahead of Australian Open

The Hindu  

1 Naomi Osaka reached her first semifinal since 2022 after fighting back at the Auckland Classic on Friday. The four-time Grand Slam champion beat unseeded American Hailey Baptiste 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 in another confidence boost ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Osaka said her hard work was starting to pay off after booking a place in the final four …

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Rybakina’s coach Stefano Vukov provisionally suspended by WTA for breaching Code of Conduct: Report
1 week, 1 day ago

Rybakina’s coach Stefano Vukov provisionally suspended by WTA for breaching Code of Conduct: Report

The Hindu  

Stefano Vukov, coach of former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, has been provisionally suspended due to a breach of WTA’s Code of Conduct, the governing body for women’s tennis confirmed on Friday. “The WTA can confirm that Stefano Vukov is currently under a provisional suspension pending an independent investigation into a potential breach of the WTA Code of Conduct,” a WTA …

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Naomi Osaka wins again to reach the quarterfinals at the Auckland WTA tournament
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1 week, 3 days ago

Naomi Osaka wins again to reach the quarterfinals at the Auckland WTA tournament

Associated Press  

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Four-time Grand Slam singles winner Naomi Osaka has started 2025 in style, beating Julia Grabher 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Auckland tennis classic. Although the wind often affected her ball toss, Osaka didn’t drop her serve at any stage and broke Grabher once in each set to win her way to the …

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Tennis star reveals secret cancer battle in heartbreaking post five months after playing in Wimbledon final
1 week, 3 days ago

Tennis star reveals secret cancer battle in heartbreaking post five months after playing in Wimbledon final

Daily Mail  

Wimbledon finalist Gabriela Dabrowski has heartbreakingly revealed she played through the 2024 season while receiving urgent treatment for breast cancer. Gabriela Dabrowski has revealed she has secretly been battling breast cancer this year The tennis star, currently ranked No 3 in the world in doubles, revealed the news on Instagram In Paris in August, Dabrowski walked away from the Olympic …

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WTA Auckland Open 2025: Osaka defeats Israeli qualifier Glushko, reaches second round
1 week, 5 days ago

WTA Auckland Open 2025: Osaka defeats Israeli qualifier Glushko, reaches second round

The Hindu  

1 Naomi Osaka began her season with a straight-sets victory over Israeli qualifier Lina Glushko at the Auckland Open, a WTA 250 event, on Monday. Osaka, playing her first match since sustaining a back injury at the China Open, broke Glushko’s serve once in the opening set. Second Round Booked 🎟️@naomiosaka moves onto the next round in Auckland after a …

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Belinda Bencic Leads Switzerland to Tennis Victory in Sydney Comeback
2 weeks ago

Belinda Bencic Leads Switzerland to Tennis Victory in Sydney Comeback

Deccan Chronicle  

While she tentatively returned to the court at low-key events in November after having a baby in April, it was her first win at tour-level since her third-round victory at the 2023 US Open. Her teammate Dominic Stricker crashed 6-3, 7-5 to Ugo Humbert in their singles rubber to send the tie to a deciding mixed doubles. "I'm really excited …

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Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder

The Hindu  

1 and two-time Major champion Simona Halep has decided to skip next year’s Australian Open and a tune-up event in Auckland before it, the Romanian said on social media on Thursday. Australian Open 2018 runner-up Halep, who had received a wildcard for the upcoming edition’s qualifying round, last played in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi last week. “It’s not …

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2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell
2 weeks, 4 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Tennis: Sinner’s extraordinary season, Djokovic completes Golden Slam, Nadal and other stars bid farewell

The Hindu  

From the coronation of new Grand Slam champions to a living legend achieving sporting immortality, the 2024 tennis season had it all. She defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the final to become the first woman to retain the Melbourne Park crown since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013. REVIEW | AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 Jannik Sinner clinched his maiden Major …

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Zheng to skip United Cup, stay fresh for Australian Open
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Zheng to skip United Cup, stay fresh for Australian Open

The Hindu  

Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen will kick off her 2025 season at the Grand Slam next month after deciding to skip the United Cup mixed team tournament starting this week, the 22-year-old said. Zheng was beaten in the final of the year's first major by Aryna Sabalenka in January but enjoyed a successful campaign, claiming the Paris Olympics gold medal …

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China’s Olympic medallist Zheng to skip United Cup to stay fresh for Australian Open
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

China’s Olympic medallist Zheng to skip United Cup to stay fresh for Australian Open

The Hindu  

Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen on Saturday said that she has decided to skip the United Cup mixed team tournament starting this and will kick off her 2025 season at the Australian Open next month. Despite being beaten by Aryna Sabalenka in the final of 2024’s first major, Zheng enjoyed a successful year, claiming the Paris Olympics gold medal and …

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Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The identities of 15 “highly abusive account authors” were reported to national law enforcement and about 12,000 posts or comments were pointed out to social media platforms this year as part of a new attempt to protect tennis players and officials from cyberbullying. The results of the first 10 months of the program were announced Thursday …

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Britain's Lawn Tennis Association to ban transgender women from some female events
1 month ago

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association to ban transgender women from some female events

India Today  

Britain's Lawn Tennis Association has updated its rules to bar transgender women from competing in national and inter-club female competitions, the governing body said on Wednesday. The LTA said the revised policy will come into effect on Jan. 25 and would cover 'specified competitions' involving individuals from different clubs, venues or counties up to national level events. International events such …

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Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams
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1 month ago

Aryna Sabalenka wins first WTA Player of the Year award after clinching two Grand Slams

The Independent  

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