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Melbourne furnace: Australian Open flips the script with sunrise starts to dodge 40C inferno
Australian Open officials have triggered a rare schedule overhaul for Saturday January 24, as a forecast 40C heatwave forces matches to begin earlier to protect players and fans from the peak of a looming Melbourne "sun-trap".
Hollywood juggernaut: Iva Jovic crashes the top 10 party to reach maiden Australian Open round of 16
American 18-year-old Iva Jovic claimed her first top 10 scalp with a 6-2, 7-6(3) win over Jasmine Paolini, as the winningest player on the WTA tour in 2026.
January 23, 1988: The day Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert in the first indoor Australian Open final
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at some of the biggest moments in tennis history. On January 23, 1988, Steffi Graf beat Chris Evert to win the first leg of her Golden Slam
Yulia Putintseva dances through the boos to end Zeynep Sonmez Melbourne fairy tale
Yulia Putintseva reached her first Australian Open fourth round by overcoming Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3.
Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko set for blockbuster fourth round clash after hard fought victories
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka extended her remarkable Melbourne winning streak to 23 matches with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 7-6(7) victory over Anastasia Potapova, setting up a highly anticipated fourth-round clash with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, who reached her maiden Grand Slam second week by outlasting 14th seed Clara Tauson 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3.
Beyond the Big 3: quantifying the “Alcaraz Effect” on future draws
A star is born in Melbourne as Nikola Bartunkova stuns Belinda Bencic to reach the third round
Stanimal survives: 40-year-old Wawrinka outlasts Gea in historic five-set Australian Open Marathon
Tomas Machac stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open third round
Djokovic maintains perfect “qualifier” streak to reach Melbourne third round
Musetti prevails in all-Italian battle to reach Melbourne third round
Pegula power: Clinical display puts doubles partner Kessler aside in under an hour
Defending champ Madison Keys mounts comeback to reach R3 in Melbourne
January 22, 2003: The day Andy Roddick outlasted El Aynaoui in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam history
Once blessed with computer-like recall, memories fading for Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and others
Australian Open: Alcaraz weathers Hanfmann challenge to stay on track for career Grand Slam
“I’m trying to drop shot like him”: Gauff channels Alcaraz in ruthless win over Danilovic
Medvedev overcomes Halys scare to match record start from career-best 2021 season
Etcheverry exploits Melbourne humidity to end Fery’s dream run
Quiet and clinical: Tommy Paul’s under-the-radar surge in Melbourne