CANBERRA, Australia—Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios apologized for shoving a former girlfriend to the ground two years ago after he escaped conviction Friday on a charge of common assault. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up pleaded guilty in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court to assaulting Chiara Passari during an argument in his hometown of Canberra in…
US Sweeps Uzbekistan, Advances to Group Stage in Davis Cup
The United States swept its way into the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on Saturday, getting the winning point in a 4–0 victory over Uzbekistan from the doubles team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. They beat Sergey Fomin and Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 6–4, after Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald had won singles…
US Grabs 2–0 Lead in Davis Cup at Uzbekistan
The United States moved to the brink of advancing out of its Davis Cup qualifying series by winning both singles matches against host Uzbekistan on Friday in Tashkent. Mackenzie McDonald beat Sergey Fomin 6–4, 6–1 before Tommy Paul, fresh off reaching the Australian Open semifinals, defeated Khumoyun Sultanov 6–1, 7–6 (6). Paul finished with a…
Djokovic Played Australian Open With 3 Centimeter Tear in Hamstring, Says Tiley
Novak Djokovic played with a three-centimeter (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring during his run to a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Wednesday. The Serbian, who suffered the hamstring injury en route to winning the warm-up title in Adelaide, won the season-opening major after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s…
Fire Still Burning, Djokovic and GOAT Debate Move on to Paris
MELBOURNE—A triumphant Novak Djokovic paraded the Australian Open trophy around the gardens of Melbourne’s Government House on Monday, his 10th title having added another notch in the plus column for those who argue he is the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). That debate may never be settled but if it is to be decided purely…
Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas for 10th Australian Open, 22nd Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia—Novak Djokovic found this trip to Australia far less complicated, and far more successful, than that of a year ago. Unable to enter his best event in 2022 after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic accomplished all he could have wanted in his return: He resumed his…
Novak Djokovic Claims 10th Australian Open Title, 22nd Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia—Novak Djokovic found this trip to Australia far less complicated, and far more successful, than that of a year ago. Unable to enter his best event in 2022 after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, Djokovic accomplished all he could have wanted in his return: He resumed his…
Sabalenka Beats Rybakina for Australian Open Women’s Title
MELBOURNE, Australia—The serves were big. So big. Other shots, too. The points were over quickly. So quickly: Seven of the first 13 were aces. And so it was immediately apparent in the Australian Open women’s final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina that the one who could manage to keep her serve in line, get…
Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas Advance to Australian Open Final
Stefanos Tsitsipas is off to his second major final after defeating Karen Khachanov 7–6 (2), 6–4, 6–7 (6), 6–3 in the semifinals of the Australian Open on Friday in Melbourne, Australia. Tsitsipas, a 24-year-old from Greece who is the tournament’s third seed, collides with Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final on Sunday. Djokovic, 35,…
Djokovic Tops Paul; Reaches 10th Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic reached a record-extending 10th Australian Open final on Friday and set up a blockbuster decider with Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas and a battle for the world number one ranking. Nine-times champion Djokovic kept his perfect semi-final record at Melbourne Park intact with a 7–5 6–1 6–2 win over outgunned American Tommy Paul at…
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