The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, taking place from mid to late January in Melbourne. Dubbed today as the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific, the event’s history dates back ...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece gets an injury in the Men's Singles Second Round match against Tomas Machac of Czech Republic during day five of the 2026 Australian ...

The Australian Open 2026 will air in the US on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Unlimited. Week 2 of the 2026 Australian Open kicks off with a fourth round boasting several blockbuster match-ups -- including ...

Coco Gauff — WTA's third-ranked tennis player — is halfway toward a career Grand Slam after winning the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open. She could move a step closer by winning the 2026 ...

The Australian Open sun is no wimp. It's the hottest Australian Open in 17 years. Court temperatures reached 43C at the Australian Open earlier this month (that's 109 degrees F). Play had to be ...

To follow all of The Athletic’s Australian Open coverage, click here. Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia — With extreme temperatures forecast for Saturday, the Australian Open started matches an hour earlier than usual on all courts at Melbourne Park. The predicted hot weather meant ...

The best tennis players in the world have returned Down Under for the first Grand Slam of the 2026 season, and this year's Australian Open offers plenty of opportunities to further existing storylines ...

Jiri Lehecka, previously with Le Coq Sportif, and Karen Khachanov, who had been with Nike since 2019, have both expanded existing racquet deals into full 360 partnerships. Anastasia Potapova, another ...

Venus Williams will play in the women’s doubles at the French Open this month together with Hailey Baptiste, who is 21 years her junior.