MELBOURNE—World number two Rafa Nadal will be sidelined for six to eight weeks by the hip flexor injury he suffered during his second-round loss at the Australian Open, the Spaniard’s team said on Thursday. Nadal’s title defense ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to a 6–4 6–4 7–5 defeat by Mackenzie McDonald, the latest…
Amazing Australian Open Win for Brooksby
Unseeded American Jenson Brooksby has staged an improbable recovery to claim the biggest win of his career, sending world number two Casper Ruud packing in the second round of the Australian Open. Brooksby looked a broken man—physically and mentally—after blowing three match points in the ninth game of the third set on Thursday. The 22-year-old…
Injured Champion Nadal Crashes out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE—Defending champion Rafa Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday after aggravating a hip problem during his 6–4 6–4 7–5 defeat to Mackenzie McDonald, the Spaniard’s latest entry in an injury-blighted history at Melbourne Park. Nadal’s elimination shakes up the men’s draw and puts a twist in the Grand Slam titles…
Italian Tennis Player Denies Using Fake Vaccine Passport to Enter Australian Open
Italy’s Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she used a fake vaccine passport to gain access to the Australian Open last year. The controversy emerged as Italian doctor Daniela Grillone undergoes an investigation from authorities for providing fake vaccination certificates. Grillone identified tennis player Giorgi as a patient and claimed she had never received the…
Tennis Player Denies Using Fake COVID-19 Travel Certificate
MELBOURNE, Australia—Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she obtained a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to allow her to travel. A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper. On Tuesday after…
Djokovic Feels the Love During Dominant Opening Victory
MELBOURNE—Novak Djokovic soaked up thunderous applause in his first match back at the Australian Open after last year’s deportation drama, as the nine-times champion outclassed Roberto Carballes Baena 6–3 6–4 6–0 on Tuesday in a flawless start to his title bid. Returning to Melbourne Park where the prolific Serbian was denied a title defense in…
Russian, Belarusian Flags Banned From Australian Open
Organisers of the Australian Tennis Open have banned the display of Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open Grand Slam following a courtside incident on Jan. 16. Attendees could be seen displaying a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl and Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round on Court 14 prompting a…
Andreescu’s ‘Aha Moment’ Made Australian Open Win Possible
MELBOURNE, Australia—Bianca Andreescu traces the path that brought her back to the tennis tour after a mental health break—and, on Monday, put her back in the win column thanks to beating a seeded opponent at the Australian Open—to what she calls “an ‘Aha’ moment” on a beach in Costa Rica during a spiritual retreat nearly…
Nadal Grinds Down Cramping Draper to Reach 2nd Round
MELBOURNE—Defending champion Rafa Nadal dropped a set but prevailed in a battle of fitness against rising talent Jack Draper to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with an unconvincing 7–5 2–6 6–4 6–1 win. Fellow lefthander Draper played superbly to level the match at a set all on a warm and…
Kyrgios out of Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open title dream is over before it even began after the big home hope was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Kyrgios’s long-time physio Will Maher says the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has a cyst growing on his meniscus. While it’s not a career-threatening injury, Kyrgios is not sufficiently fit to contest…
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