Katie Boulter made a heart-warming request to the Australian Open staff during her fiance Alex de Minaur’s second-round match. Boulter and De Minaur have been labelled tennis’ power couple, with the pair having announced their engagement late last year.
Danielle Collins ' spat with the Australian Open crowd continued as she stepped onto Rod Laver Arena for her third-round match on Saturday night. The world No. 11 was booed immeditely while walking onto the court and the crowd continued to give her grief, cheering her errors as she faced Madison Keys.
Iga Swiatek, Emma Raducanu and Australian Open
Alex de Minaur has endeared himself to Australian Open fans with a classy answer to a question that landed Iga Swiatek in hot water on Thursday. Swiatek admitted to Jelena Dokic that she prefers Sydney's coffee scene to that of Melbourne,
Against Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier, Swiatek played at a level she called “perfect.”
Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the seventh day in Melbourne.
The unseeded Gael Monfils, who hit a career-high ranking of six in 2016 but is now 41st, is enjoying a late-career flourish at the Australian Open.
Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie all start their Australian Open campaigns on Day Three. Check out the order of play for the show courts.
Iga Swiatek took a great risk after breezing past Rebecca Sramkova in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday (January 16). She declared that Sydney’s coffee shops are better than those in Melbourne and the response annoyed the crowd inside the Rod Laver Arena who started to boo her.
Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.
Iga Swiatek rushed through her first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour at the Australian Open.
Emma Raducanu, Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart and Jacob Fearnley in round two. The 22nd seed was on the ropes early in the third set against her 98th-ranked opponent but, with fiancee Alex De Minaur ...