Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka extended her Australian Open winning streak to 15 matches on a rain-soaked opening day at Melbourne Park. Less than an hour of play was possible on the outside courts before a huge thunderstorm hit Melbourne Park, sending spectators running for cover and causing a delay of more than six hours. The…
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou is looking forward to facing National League side Tamworth in the FA Cup this weekend. Spurs travel to the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, with one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition on the cards. But despite playing a much weaker opponent than the team…
Emma Raducanu declared herself ready to compete with the best players at the Australian Open after recovering from a back spasm. The 22-year-old pulled out of her scheduled warm-up tournament in Auckland last week with what she described as a back niggle but has been training at Melbourne Park this week. Raducanu revealed during her…
The full draw for the 2025 Australian Open women’s singles tournament in Melbourne. Women’s singles draw (seedings in brackets, British players in bold) First Round Top Half Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) Sonay Kartal (Gbr) vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Esp) Bernarda Pera (USA) vs Tatjana Maria (Ger) Clara Tauson (Den) vs Linda Noskova…
Emma Raducanu is the only British player to draw a seed at the Australian Open after being paired with Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in round one. Former US Open champion Raducanu pulled out of her scheduled warm-up tournament in Auckland with a back niggle but has been practicing at Melbourne Park this week. The British No 2…
The usual suspects of Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will be expected to contend at the Australian Open having won the last 10 Grand Slam singles titles between them. British hopes, meanwhile, will rest on Jack Draper, with the world No 15 looking to build on reaching the semi-finals of the US Open….
The first Grand Slam of the year takes place at Australian Open in Melbourne as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka look to defend their titles. The opening major of the season begins just 12 days into the new year but there are a number of questions surrounding the fitness of Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper,…
Coco Gauff laid down a marker ahead of the Australian Open by beating Iga Swiatek for the second time in a row as she put USA 1-0 up in the United Cup final against Poland. Gauff followed her victory over Swiatek at the WTA Finals in Riyadh in November with a 6-4 6-4 win in…
Naomi Osaka has suffered an injury scare ahead of the Australian Open later this month after retiring from the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland with an abdominal issue. Osaka won the first set 6-4 against Clara Tauson but was then unable to continue and sat in tears as she waited for the trainer…
British number two Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from her first-round match against Robin Montgomery at the Auckland Open. World number 56 Raducanu, who had reached the last 16 at the last two editions of the tournament, said she had “tried my best to be ready” after pulling out. “I love Auckland and the fans here,…
