Alex de Minaur has made his most impressive start to his home grand slam yet, advancing to the Australian Open second round at near-record pace.
Category: Tennis
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Follow live: Ridiculous queues continue at Melbourne Park, Alex de Minaur breezes through
First-round action continues at Melbourne Park, with a number of stars in action, including Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Alex Eala. Follow our live blog here.
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Gauff cruises to Round 2 despite serve struggles
Third-seeded Coco Gauff had some familiar struggles on serve but had still enough class and power to defeat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 on Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open.
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Follow live: Insane queues to enter Australian Open, Rafael Nadal to return
First-round action continues at Melbourne Park, with a number of stars in action, including Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Alex Eala. Follow our live blog here.
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Follow live: Nadal returns to Australia, Gauff kicks off day two
First-round action continues at Melbourne Park, with a number of stars in action, including Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Alex Eala. Follow our live blog here.
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Follow live: Coco Gauff among stars in action
First-round action continues at Melbourne Park, with a number of stars in action, including Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Alex Eala. Follow our live blog here.
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‘I just want to do Australia proud’: Alex de Minaur on the Australian Open
Alex de Minaur talked to ESPN about his home major, his “Best Actor” award and the ongoing challenge of playing Alcaraz and Sinner.
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Kostyuk tore ankle ligament during Aussie loss
Marta Kostyuk tore a ligament in her left ankle during her first-round loss at the Australian Open and has withdrawn from doubles.
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Venus makes Aussie Open history, falters in loss
Venus Williams became the oldest player to compete in singles at the Australian Open, but faltered late in a three-set loss to Olga Danilovic.
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Day 1: Toilet trouble leads to 20th seed’s demise; ball kid faints on court
The Australian Open is back for 2026, and the stars were out and about on Sunday to begin their quest for the title in the year’s first Grand Slam.