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Serena begins record bid with dominant win
Serena Williams improved to 20-0 in the Australian Open first round, crushing Laura Siegemund.
Players ready to go after hard quarantine, and hoping it’s the last
Just before the 2021 Australian Open starts on Monday, star players such as Dominic Thiem and Simona Halep recalled how hard the quarantine was. Even if they get used to the new bubbles, Thiem -- the ATP world No 3 -- hopes it was the last quarantine.
Barty halts Muguruza hot streak, Mertens also captures WTA 500 title
Ashleigh Barty beat Gargine Mugurza in the final of the Yarra Valley Classic on Sunday afternoon, while Elise Mertens triumphed at the Gippsland Trophy by defeating Kaia Kanepi. There was no final, however, at the Grampians Trophy.
Australian Open: Two-time champion Azarenka a major threat in Melbourne
Victoria Azarenka was named WTA Comeback Player of the Year for 2020 and is capable of winning a third Australian Open title.
Women’s 2021 Australian Open Day 1: Osaka, Serena, Halep on show
Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and Simona Halep are all in action on a bumper day one of the Australian Open
Kenin insists leg injury improving ahead of title defence
Osaka, Azarenka withdraw from respective tournaments due to injuries
Australian Open women’s draw: Bottom half loaded with Grand Slam champions
Osaka advances but Halep humbled, Kenin in tears as Aus Open prep continues
Naomi Osaka: “I want to win French Open and Wimbledon”
Injured Serena pulls out of Yarra Valley Classic, Osaka marches on
Serena, Barty, Halep, Kenin to play in stacked Friday schedule
This week’s WTA events to shorten format; no change to ATP tournaments
Positive Covid-19 case at Grand Hyatt hotel could put players back in isolation
Barty back in style; Gauff, Sabalenka beaten
Serena Williams and Halep advance in Australian Open warm-up events
Gauff through, Serena and Halep triumph as big stars start in Melbourne on Monday
WTA 500: Venus leads way into second round as tennis returns to Australia
Interview – Meet Francesca Jones: “I want to have an impact on the world”
Osaka would quarantine again to play Olympics