Ashleigh Barty is ‘ready to play’ and better than ever despite 11-month absence, says coach
World number one Ashleigh Barty is ‘ready to play’ right away despite a lengthy absence from tennis, says coach Craig Tyzzer. Barty will come into…
Australian Open Archives: 01/2021
Rafael Nadal on players in hard quarantine: ‘I feel sorry for them, but everyone knew the risks’
Rafael Nadal says the players all knew the risks when they signed up for the Australian Open so it’s time for the complaints to stop.…
‘I have a different view’ – Rafael Nadal addresses Australian Open favouritism accusations
Rafael Nadal believes the real question of inequality at the Australian Open concerns the Melbourne base, not the Adelaide one. Nadal, Dominic Thiem, and Novak…
‘It just came across wrong’ – Top analyst defends Novak Djokovic over controversial comments
Four-time Grand Slam winner Jim Courier has defended Novak Djokovic and urged the public to ‘give him another chance.’ Djokovic was the target of a…
‘I feel abandoned – the conditions here are lamentable,’ says Spanish ace in Australian Open quarantine
Spanish ace Paula Badosa, who is quarantined in Melbourne after a positive coronavirus test, has accused the Australian Open of ‘abandoning’ her. The world number…
Rafael Nadal takes swipe at Novak Djokovic, saying: ‘Some of us don’t have to publicise everything’
Rafael Nadal appears to have taken a swipe at world number one Novak Djokovic over the continuing row over Australian Open quarantine. More than 70…
Novak Djokovic: ‘Australian Open quarantine is a unique experience but I can’t complain’
Novak Djokovic says he has never experienced anything like the Australian Open quarantine, but he has absolutely no complaints. In order to play in the…
“I’ll never change those views” – Margaret Court before receiving top award
Margaret Court, the record Grand Slam holder, is expected to receive Australia’s highest commendation in the Australia Day honours list. Court, who won 24 Grand…
‘They are laughing at us in the face’, says Argentine star ahead of Australian Open
Tennis star Guido Pella has delivered a damning assessment of the quarantine measures at the Australian Open and admitted he has given up on competing…
Spanish officials make U-turn after hitting out at Tennis Australia
The Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has apologised to Tennis Australia (TA) on Saturday after their criticism over the treatment of two Spanish players in…
