It was quite a shock to see Margaret Court’s name on the guest list for the second Friday at the Australian Open, which is also Pride Day at Melbourne Park. It is only a couple of years since Martina Navratilova called her “a homophobe” before carrying,

Jannik Sinner battled through illness and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday but the physical demands of Grand Slam tennis proved too much for French veteran Gael Monfils and American teenager Learner Tien.

Carlos Alcaraz has pleaded with Australian Open organisers to schedule him on Rod Laver Arena after playing the opening two matches of his grand slam campaign on Margaret Court Arena.

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

After clubbing 14 aces in a whirlwind victory at the Australian Open on Wednesday, Carlos Alcaraz made no secret of his aspirations for his retooled serve.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz picked up wins Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner will try to put a doping scandal behind him when he kicks off his Australian Open defence against Nicolas Jarry, while Aryna Sabalenka'

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand didn't waste much time punching their tickets to the Australian Open semifinals on Monday.

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, reached the second round indoors, while men’s sixth seed Casper Ruud and former world number four Kei Nishikori dodged the wet weather to secure five-set victories.

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