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January 19, 2023

Novak Djokovic fiercely pleads with Australian Open umpire to remove heckler: ‘Drunk out of his mind'

21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was promised ahead of the Australian Open that heckling fans would be removed. On Thursday he asked a chair umpire to do just that.

January 19, 2023

Rafael Nadal posts message to fans after Australian Open loss; could miss 6-8 weeks with hip injury

An MRI revealed that Rafael Nadal suffered a grade 2 left hip flexor injury in his second round loss to Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open.

January 19, 2023

Maria Sakkari rages at Australian Open over opponent's screaming during match

Maria Sakkari, the No. 6 seed in the Australian Open, was upset over her opponent's yelling and screaming during their second-round match on Tuesday.

January 19, 2023

Jenson Brooksby, Mackenzie McDonald etch their names in tennis record books with Australian Open upsets

Jenson Brooksby and Mackenzie McDonald made history over the last two days in the Australian Open by knocking off the top two seeds.

January 18, 2023

Australian Open 2023: Jessica Pegula, daughter of Bills' owners, sends special message to Damar Hamlin

American tennis pro Jessica Pegula, daughter of the Buffalo Bills' owners, is continuing to show her support for Damar Hamlin at the Australian Open this week.

January 18, 2023

Rafael Nadal stunned by American in straight sets at Australian Open, out in second round

Rafael Nadal, ranked second in the world, was stunned in straight sets at the Australian Open, losing to American Mackenzie McDonald, ranked 65th.

January 18, 2023

Rafael Nadal on bizarre moment during Australian Open: 'The ball boy took my racket’

22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal became visibly rattled when a ball boy appeared to run away with his racquet during the Australian Open.

January 17, 2023

Australian Open bans Russian, Belarusian flags after incident

Tennis Australia announced a ban on Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open following an incident during Ukrainian player Kateryna Baindl's match on Monday.

January 17, 2023

Camila Giorgi denies accusations during Australian Open presser that she used fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

On Tuesday, Italian tennis pro Camila Giorgi denied a number of accusations that she used falsified COVID-19 documents to be able to compete in last year's Australian Open.

January 16, 2023

Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Australian Open due to knee injury

Nick Kyrgios was forced to withdraw from the 2023 Australian Open on Monday with a knee injury as he was looking to start the year off right.