Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 19, 2025, 07:03 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open
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ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2025, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary postmatch TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country.
ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2025, 01:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a men’s player before his 22nd birthday, by advancing at the Australian Open when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of injury after dropping the first
Jan 18, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 major season ended with two Americans — Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula — playing for the singles titles at the US Open. Their collective success, as well as that of other Americans throughout the year, set up high expectations for 2025. With 14 men
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open on Saturday night, reaching the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fourth time. Sinner stretched his unbeaten run to 17 matches, dating
Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 18, 2025, 01:24 AM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open
Open Extended Reactions Day 7 at the Australian Open is here, and third-round action continues! World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action, as is the best local hope Alex De Minuar. Plus, an all-American matchup with Danielle Collins facing Madison Keys. Follow all the latest from Melbourne Park here in our live blog.
Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic sought assistance from a trainer for some trouble breathing Friday night, and went back-and-forth with one particularly loud spectator, but when the ball was in play at the Australian Open against Tomas Machac, all went quite smoothly for the
Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tennis was rocked in 2024 by two separate doping
ESPN staffJan 16, 2025, 06:42 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Day 6 at the Australian Open is here, and that means third-round actio nis upon us! World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is in action, along with Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. Later, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff headline the night session. Follow all
ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match
Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 10:39 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis Australia has transformed the world’s
Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek in action in her first round clash at the Australian Open. Robert Prange/Getty Images The second round continues at the 2025 Australian Open, with Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, and Elena Rybakina all taking to the court. Follow along for all the news and results from Melbourne Park.
Jan 15, 2025, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper won his second five setter in this year’s Australian Open to enter Round 3. Getty British No. 1 Jack Draper came back from the brink of elimination to seal his spot in the third-round of the Australian Open with a 6-7 (7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5,
Open Extended Reactions We’ve reached the second round at the 2025 Australian Open, and it’s a busy day, with stars taking to the court wherever you look. Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Aryna Sabalenka are among some of the top seeds in action. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live action,
Nicholas Som Jan 14, 2025, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minutes after Jannik Sinner made history at the 2024 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic might have sensed what lay ahead for the red-haired Italian. Sinner had just dispatched the No. 1-seeded Djokovic 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 — a scoreline that, despite being lopsided, flattered
Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis on Tuesday night, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open. It was quite
ESPN News Services Jan 13, 2025, 11:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man in Melbourne at No. 4, defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 in an all-American clash Tuesday at the Australian Open to book his spot in the second round. Fritz was in full control and won 11 straight