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And then there were the tennis balls — the Dunlop balls that replaced the Wilson brand at the Australian Open in 2019, and have been the subject of criticism ever since for the way they fluff up after just a few games.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/australian-open-roundup-jan-21-1.6722045?cmp=rss
Andy Murray downed 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Australian Open for his best win at a Grand Slam by ranking since 2017.
Andy Murray has conjured another extraordinary comeback win at the Australian Open, coming from two sets down to defeat home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis in an epic encounter which finished at 4.05am.
APTOPIX Australian Open Tennis Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan.
Source: https://wtop.com/tennis/2023/01/rybakina-tops-azarenka-to-make-australian-open-womens-final/
APTOPIX Australian Open Tennis Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan.
Source: https://wtop.com/tennis/2023/01/rybakina-tops-azarenka-to-make-australian-open-womens-final/
Aryna Sabalenka gave a statement of her intent at the Australian Open by powering past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals.
Aryna Sabalenka hits a return against Elena Rybakina during their Australian Open women’s singles final on Saturday, Jan.
Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/01/28/sabalenka-defeats-rybakina-for-aussie-open-womens-title/
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hugs the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan.
Aryna Sabalenka, this year’s Australian Open winner, was beaten amid a wave of momentum in the semi-finals with Jabeur seemingly on course to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/07/16/ons-jabeur-calls-defeat-her/
Aryna Sabalenka won this year’s Australian Open in January but couldn’t show the same resilience and mental strength at Indian Wells two months later.
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-elite-athletes-should-develop-mindfulness-to-up-their-game-199453
As well as Petr winning his only major 25 years ago and mum Regina Rajchrtova being a Czech tennis Olympian, Sebastian claimed the junior title in 2018 and both his sisters, Jessica and Nelly, have both won the Australian Open in golf.
Source: https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/01/21/injury-hit-djokovic-readies-body-for-dimitrov-battle/
Australian Open champion Sabalenka, who next faces Czech Karolina Muchova, caused a furore by snubbing the media after her last two matches, havingbeen grilled about the war and her country’s involvement as a staging ground for Russian troops.
Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/06/06/belarusian-sabalenka-downs-ukrainian-svitolina-at-french-open/
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted Friday there was "no need" to alter scheduling at the tournament despite stinging criticism after the second latest finish at a Grand Slam ever.
Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/murrays-epic-late-finish-defended-australian-open-boss-1711566
Australian Open Tennis, 8am, Eurosport 1 The women’s singles final.
Australian Open winner Sabalenka, who had never been past the third round in Paris in five prior appearances, defeated Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at the Roland Garros.
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on Jan.
Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/16/australias-nick-kyrgios-pulls-out-of-australian-open-with-knee-injury/
Beer-soaked and emotional tennis fans have heeded Novak Djokovic's pre-match pleas to behave amid tension around the Australian Open final.
Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-fans-on-best-behaviour-at-ao-final-c-9593572
Boris Becker believes that Rafael Nadal's second-round Australian Open exit is the first step towards his retirement from tennis.
Cameron Norrie crashes OUT of the Australian Open in shock.
Coming into the Australian Open, left-hander had earned nearly $300,000 in career prize money but just doubled his earnings after his win as all quarterfinalists are awarded $372,956.