Serb showed off astounding movement in 100th win in Melbourne to begin his 22nd grand slam season in style The very first point of Novak Djokovic’s 2026 season offered an instant reminder of his enduring greatness. Djokovic started his first match of his Australian Open campaign, also his opening match of the season, by working his way through a breathless 17-stroke rally and then punctuating the exchange with a perfectly timed forehand winner. He could not help but chuckle at his own geni

Serb showed off astounding movement in 100th win in Melbourne to begin his 22nd grand slam season in style The very first point of Novak Djokovic’s 2026 season offered an instant reminder of his enduring greatness. Djokovic started his first match of his Australian Open campaign, also his opening match of the season, by working his way through a breathless 17-stroke rally and then punctuating the exchange with a perfectly timed forehand winner. He could not help but chuckle at his own geni

The Jayco AlUla rider is finally in a position find out what he’s capable of at a grand tour with form, fitness and a strong team behind himBen O’Connor is just one of the many in the current generation of professional cyclists who knows how it feels to finish as the best of the rest. The Australian’s proudest moment on a bike comes not from raising his arms in triumph on the road, but while finishing second behind Tadej Pogacar at the world championships in 2024. “That w

Félix Auger-Aliassime surrendered meekly with cramp while Britain’s Fran Jones was among a list of injured players forced to bow out at Melbourne Park“I’ve honestly got no bloody clue what happened after that point in the match,” said Francesca Jones as she fought back tears. Jones had been battling hard on court 15 at Melbourne Park, chasing her first grand slam main-draw win at the sixth attempt, when she slipped and fell. She instantly felt a tear in her glute m

Félix Auger-Aliassime surrendered meekly with cramp while Britain’s Fran Jones was among a list of injured players forced to bow out at Melbourne Park“I’ve honestly got no bloody clue what happened after that point in the match,” said Francesca Jones as she fought back tears. Jones had been battling hard on court 15 at Melbourne Park, chasing her first grand slam main-draw win at the sixth attempt, when she slipped and fell. She instantly felt a tear in her glute m

Félix Auger-Aliassime surrendered with cramp while Britain’s Fran Jones was among a list of injured players forced to bow out in Melbourne“I’ve honestly got no bloody clue what happened after that point in the match,” Francesca Jones said as she fought back tears. Jones had been battling hard on court 15 at Melbourne Park, chasing her first grand slam main-draw win at the fifth attempt, when she slipped and fell. She instantly felt a tear in her glute muscle. Jones

Men’s sixth seed dismantles Mackenzie McDonald 6-2, 6-2, 6-3Hamad Medjedovic awaits in next round at Melbourne ParkHis serve remains a work-in-progress, but a dominant Alex de Minaur sailed through the first round of the Australian Open with a professional dismantling of American Mackenzie McDonald.The No 6 seed won 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena on Monday afternoon, finding valuable rest for his legs after just 108 minutes of play. Continue reading...

Sunday’s 70,000-strong crowd beat previous mark from 2019Tennis Australia work to squeeze more patrons into Melbourne ParkThe Australian Open was forced to put more staff on the gates at Melbourne Park on Monday to cope with demand after a record-breaking attendance on the first day of the main draw.The 73,235 people who scanned in on Sunday exceeded the 68,883 who attended the middle Saturday of the 2019 Australian Open. Continue reading...

American third seed beats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3‘I just want to win the tournament,’ says 21-year-oldCoco Gauff made a solid start to the Australian Open as she secured a relatively straightforward victory on Rod Laver Arena, moving past Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round at Melbourne Park.Gauff, the third seed, put together a solid opening performance as she attempts to follow up her second grand slam triumph at Roland Garros last year by winning

Australian defeats Spaniard Jessica Bouzas 6-4, 6-4Hunter puts almost two years of injury behind her with winA first round victory at the Australian Open on Monday brought joy to Storm Hunter, but she has found a deeper motivation in achieving something nobody else – she believes – has done in world tennis.The 31-year-old defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-4 in 87 minutes on Kia Arena on Monday, surging back from a break down in both sets. Continue reading...

Daria Kasatkina will play a grand slam at Melbourne Park for the first time since switching allegiance from Russia to Australia and taking a break from tennis. Kasatkina became a permanent Australian resident in March, driven from Russia largely by the criminalisation, censorship and violence faced by the LGBTQ+ community. She now has citizenship, and her new passport was – as of Saturday – waiting for her at the post office. In an exclusive interview with Guardian Australia's Jack S

Updates as Australia’s No 1 meets the American lucky loserTournament preview: De Minaur out to break new groundAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailThere have been a couple of upsets early on day two, led by seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian was forced to retire two sets to one down against Portugal’s Nuno Borges. That opens up the section of the draw featuring Daniil Medvedev and the 11th seed is two sets up and cruising against Jesper de Jong.In the women’s