Eliot Spizzirri went ahead and broke the two-time defending champion ‘s serve anyway, taking confidence and momentum into an eight-minute break while the roof closed over the Australian Open’s main stadium.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open before her scheduled third-round match against Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis on Saturday, ending a campaign noted strikingly for fashion and friction.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stan Wawrinka said goodbye after his loss to Taylor Fritz and then grabbed two beers from a courtside ice box, cracked the cans with the Australian Open tournament director and saluted the crowd.
The 19-year-old Canadian phenom faces world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open fourth round Saturday in Canada, Sunday in Australia, at Melbourne Park.
Jannik Sinner was limping and trying to stretch out cramps in his arms and legs, and had just gone down a break in the third set when the extreme heat rules kicked in at the Australian Open.
Play was suspended briefly under the extreme heat rules at the Australian Open with defending champion Jannik Sinner down a break in the third set of his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri on Saturday.
MELBOURNE, Australia — An earlier start and hot weather were no worries for defending champion Madison Keys and her fellow American Jessica Pegula at the Australian Open on Saturday.
Croatian tennis player Jana Fett has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for “three prohibited substances,” the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday.
Yulia Putintseva was not happy with the behaviour of fans during her third round match against Zeynep Sonmez
Victoria Mboko is off to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
