Australian Open February 15, 2021 At Australian Open, players can reveal, or hide, injuries Novak Djokovic came clean, or so it seemed, right after his third-round victory at the Australian Open, about pain in his midsection after an awkward, torso-twisting slip.
Tennis February 15, 2021 Daughter of Bills, Sabres owners into all-US QF in Australia After Jessica Pegula earned her first trip to a Grand Slam quarterfinal, the daughter of the owners of Buffalo's NFL and NHL franchises scribbled on the screen of an Australian Open courtside TV camera: “Hi Mom, Hi Dad. See u next rnd Jen B.”
Tennis February 14, 2021 Injured Djokovic advances to quarters at Australian Open Novak Djokovic wore tape above his right hip, and winced when he stretched for some shots in a three-hour match against Milos Raonic that will go into the records as his 300th win at a major.
Tennis February 14, 2021 Down but not out, Serena Williams into Australian Open QFs Serena Williams tumbled to the ground, her heavily taped right ankle turning, her body contorting, her racket flying.
Tennis February 14, 2021 Hey, Australian Open TV viewers: Those claps aren't real Hey, Australian Open TV viewers: The crowd's loud clapping and mid-match chatter you hear on the telecasts are not real.
Australian Open February 13, 2021 Australian Open goes quiet as lockdown keeps crowds away Inside an empty Rod Laver Arena, the fluttering of a photographer's camera suddenly seemed all too distracting before a player served.
Australian Open February 13, 2021 Medvedev in 5, finally, advances to 4th round in Australia Daniil Medvedev finally worked out how to a win a five-setter. All by himself.
Australian Open February 12, 2021 Australian Open: No-look shot in Serena's win; COVID fan ban If Serena Williams somehow manages to conjure up another on-the-run, back-to-the-net, no-look, over-the-shoulder shot in her next Australian Open match, a local coronavirus flareup means there won't be any spectators to react with the appreciative applause and yells that greeted this one.
Australian Open February 11, 2021 Australian Open heckler flips off Rafael Nadal, gets escorted out as tennis star laughs in bewilderment Rafael Nadal defeated American Michael Mmoh in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open but not before his match was disrupted by an unruly heckler who was eventually escorted out by event security.
Australian Open February 11, 2021 Feeling pressure: 2020 champ Kenin loses at Australian Open Sofia Kenin knew this would be a tough test at the Australian Open, a potentially early end to her first attempt to defend a Grand Slam title.
