Tennis
Underdog Djokovic must 'raise his game' for Alcaraz
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Monday, 20 January 2025 04:41
Djokovic triumphed when the pair last played - in the Paris 2024 Olympics final - but Alcaraz has won their past two meetings at a Grand Slam tournament.Alcaraz outlasted Djokovic over five sets in the 2023 Wimbledon final before demolishing his out-of-sorts opponent, who had knee surgery less than six weeks before, to retain the All England Club title last…
Ruthless Swiatek beats Lys to make quarter-finals
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Monday, 20 January 2025 02:53
Swiatek, who defeated Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in the third round, conceded just 10 points as she wrapped up the first set in 24 minutes.She had won 20 straight games across the two matches before Germany's Lys, ranked 128th in the world, eventually managed to hold serve."Usually I don't feel comfortable with my game at the Australian Open, but…
Ailing Sinner beats Rune to reach last eight
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Monday, 20 January 2025 03:55
Defending champion Jannik Sinner came through a tough physical battle against Holger Rune to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.In a match disrupted by medical timeouts and a broken net, both Sinner and Rune seemed to struggle with the 32C heat on Rod Laver Arena.Sinner, towards the end of the second set and into the third, was visibly shaking during the…
Australian broadcaster apologises to Djokovic
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Sunday, 19 January 2025 22:46
Djokovic, a 10-time champion at Melbourne Park, plays world number three Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.Channel Nine also apologised, saying "no harm was intended towards Novak or his fans".The Serbian Council of Australia has called for Jones to be sacked, saying his comments were "offensive, racist and only serve to incite further discrimination of Australian-Serbs".Jones said he particularly…
'Sad' Gauff will turn to books after TikTok ban
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Sunday, 19 January 2025 05:41
Coco Gauff says she is "sad" TikTok is no longer usable in the United States - but it will help her "read more books instead".The American, 20, wrote "RIP TikTok USA" and drew a broken heart on a camera lens shortly after her win over Belinda Bencic in the Australian Open fourth round.The social media platform has gone offline for…
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