MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 25, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Madison Keys did the improbable. She upset two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title at age 29 Saturday night. It was a long-awaited major triumph. For the […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 25, 2025 Madison Keys etched her name into tennis history on Saturday by clinching her first Grand Slam title at the 2025 Australian Open. The 29-year-old US-American delivered an impressive performance in the final, defeating two-time defending champion […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) In a battle of big ball strikers, it was Jannik Sinner who ultimately defeated Ben Shelton to reach his second straight Australian Open final Friday night. The World No. 1 and top seed […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 24, 2025 Alexander Zverev reached his first Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic retired following their semi-final match’s opening set on Friday in Melbourne. Djokovic, who lost the set 7-6(5), shook hands with Zverev to send the World […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) For the first time since 1967, the Australian Open featured an all-Aussie mixed doubles final. Friday afternoon on Rod Laver Arena, wild cards Olivia Gadecki and John Peers faced their good friends Kimberly […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic‘s Australian Open triumph over Carlos Alcaraz Tuesday night might have felt like a final even if it was only a quarterfinal. After all, the 37-year-old, 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, who […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A new racquet, new strings, new coach, new attitude. It’s all come together at the right time for Madison Keys. She’s even a recent newlywed, too. Thursday’s night with the roof closed on […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday is Women and Girls Day at the Australian Open, a celebration of women and girls in tennis, headlined by the 9th AO Inspirational Series, featuring former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki. It […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego played some ridiculously entertaining tennis for nearly four hours at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Whether it was 55th-ranked Sonego hitting an amazing reflex volley full of backspin […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Madison Keys managed to hold her nerve when it mattered the most and now she’s through to her third career Australian Open semifinal and seventh major semifinal overall. On Wednesday afternoon, inside an […]
