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Names of Zverev's past accusers shouted out during ceremony

Moments after Alexander Zverev's loss in the Australian Open final Sunday, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying “Australia believes” them.

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Sinner tops Zverev in straight sets to capture second straight Australian Open

There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian Open championship.

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Djokovic takes jab at injury 'experts' by posting a picture of an MRI of left hamstring

Novak Djokovic posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media early Sunday, more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said at his news conference was a torn muscle.

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Defending champion Sinner plays Zverev in men's final on TSN

It's not often that a man is able to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later, which is what Jannik Sinner will be trying to do Sunday when he faces Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final.

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Federer, Wawrinka provide inspiration for Australian Open junior champion

Swiss player Henry Bernet gave himself a fairly impressive 18th birthday present Saturday and said he'd taken inspiration from countrymen Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka following his 6-3, 6-4 win over American Benjamin Willwerth in the Australian Open junior boys final.

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Djokovic vows to strive for more Grand Slam titles at age 37

It could be tempting to write off Novak Djokovic at this point, to think he might be closer than ever to being done competing for Grand Slam titles and closer than ever to retirement, where his greatest on-court rivals — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray — already reside.

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Sinner beats Shelton, will face Zverev in return to Australian Open final

Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame some third-set cramping and beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to return to the Australian Open final as he seeks a third Grand Slam title.

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Djokovic booed after retiring from Australian Open semifinal

Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

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Djokovic retires from Australian Open semifinal after losing first set against Zverev

An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

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Zverev complains when a feather delays play at Australian Open

Alexander Zverev got bothered by a bird's feather at the Australian Open and was warned for cursing during his quarterfinal against Tommy Paul.

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Sinner's match against Rune delayed by a net problem

The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open's main stadium got jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner's fourth-round match against Holger Rune on Monday, delaying play for about 20 minutes early in the fourth set.

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Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet in quarter-finals at Australian Open

It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final.

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American Paul reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals

Tommy Paul ended Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's run of comebacks at the Australian Open and reached his third Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory on Sunday.

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Medvedev fined $76,000 for Australian Open outbursts

Daniil Medvedev has been fined a total of $76,000 for his camera and racket smashing outbursts during the first two rounds of the Australian Open.

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Defending champ Sinner gets back to the fourth round at the Australian Open

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open on Saturday night, reaching the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fourth time.

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Diallo, FAA win opening matches at Australian Open

Gabriel Diallo of Montreal battled for more than four hours, but outlasted Luca Nardi in a five-set marathon to advance to the second round of the Australian Open. Earlier in the day, Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.

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Canadian Tennis Rankings - January 13, 2025

Check out the top 10 Canadian women's and men's players from the WTA and ATP Tours.

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Canadian Shapovalov sticking with aggressive style under new coach

Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov knows what pundits and fans think he needs to do to find success: put the ball in the court more often. But the current world No. 58 believes his aggressive shotmaking is what sets his game apart.

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime wins sixth ATP tour title by knocking off Korda in Adelaide final

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime got the 2025 season off to a strong start, beating Sebastian Korda in the Adelaide International final to claim his sixth career ATP tour title.

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French veteran Monfils becomes oldest player to win ATP Tour singles title

French veteran Gael Monfils became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour title after beating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-4 in Auckland on Saturday.

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Sinner gets April date for appeal hearing in doping case

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner will go to sport's highest court in April for the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal that seeks to ban him from the sport for at least one year.

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Auger-Aliassime downs top-seed Paul to reach Adelaide final

Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Adelaide International on Friday, defeating top-seeded American Tommy Paul in the semifinals.

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Djokovic declines to address a past interview about getting sick in Australia in 2022

Novak Djokovic did not want to rehash — or even discuss at all, really — what he said Friday was a months-old interview with GQ magazine in which he recalled having high levels of metal in his blood from food he was served while detained before being deported from Australia in 2022.

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Swiatek, Sinner discuss doping cases ahead of Australian Open

Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she described Friday as “probably, like, the worst time in my life.”

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Kyrgios' return to Grand Slam tennis is in doubt ahead of the Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios faces another injury setback in his planned return to Grand Slam tennis at the Australian Open after an abdominal strain forced him to withdraw from an exhibition with Novak Djokovic this week.

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Norrie accidentally hits spectator with thrown racquet at Auckland ATP event

British tennis star Cameron Norrie apologized and avoided disqualification when a racquet he tossed in the air struck a spectator at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland on Tuesday.

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Djokovic still feels trauma when he travels to Australia because of his deportation in 2022

Novak Djokovic said he still feels “a bit of trauma” when he travels to Australia, stemming from his deportation in 2022 because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Djokovic falls to Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International

Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. Opelka served 16 aces — including one to finish off each set — to earn one of the biggest wins of the American's career.

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All smiles as Djokovic, Kyrgios treat crowd to flashy shots in doubles win

Exchanging smiles, laughs and flashy shots, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios teamed up in doubles on Monday as they both returned to the court in preparation for the Australian Open.

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Djokovic says players have 'been kept in the dark' on Sinner, Swiatek doping breaches

On the eve of his return to the court, Novak Djokovic has weighed in on tennis’s high-profile doping cases and criticized what he perceives as double standards in the sport.

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Kyrgios is back in tournament action for the first time in 18 months at Brisbane International

Nick Kyrgios will make his return to tournament tennis at the Brisbane International when he takes on 21-year-old Giovanni Perricard of France.

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U.S. Open doubles champion Purcell suspended for anti-doping breach

Two-time Grand Slam winning doubles player Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules.

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Wawrinka receives wild-card entry for January's Australian Open

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January.

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Djokovic to kick off new tennis season at Brisbane International ahead of Australian Open

Novak Djokovic will open the new tennis season at the Brisbane International tournament, a warmup event for the Australian Open.

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Sinner's 2024: Two Slam titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy

Jannik Sinner was in the locker room, getting ready to go on court and try to win a match that would give Italy its second Davis Cup title in a row, when his teammate, Matteo Berrettini, was asked about being so close to a championship.

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Nadal will retire after Davis Cup with plenty of records, big numbers by his name

Rafael Nadal was just 18 — and yet to win a Grand Slam title — when he first moved into the top 10 of the ATP rankings on April 25, 2005.

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A look at Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles as he prepares to retire after Davis Cup

Rafael Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. He won it for the final time in 2022 at age 36 — his last major championship anywhere.

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Names of Zverev's past accusers shouted out during ceremony

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Sinner tops Zverev in straight sets to capture second straight Australian Open

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Djokovic takes jab at injury 'experts' by posting a picture of an MRI of left hamstring

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Defending champion Sinner plays Zverev in men's final on TSN

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Federer, Wawrinka provide inspiration for Australian Open junior champion

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Djokovic vows to strive for more Grand Slam titles at age 37

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Sinner beats Shelton, will face Zverev in return to Australian Open final

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Djokovic booed after retiring from Australian Open semifinal

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Djokovic retires from Australian Open semifinal after losing first set against Zverev

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Zverev complains when a feather delays play at Australian Open

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Sinner's match against Rune delayed by a net problem

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Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet in quarter-finals at Australian Open

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American Paul reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals

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Medvedev fined $76,000 for Australian Open outbursts

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Defending champ Sinner gets back to the fourth round at the Australian Open

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Diallo, FAA win opening matches at Australian Open

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Canadian Tennis Rankings - January 13, 2025

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Canadian Shapovalov sticking with aggressive style under new coach

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Canada's Auger-Aliassime wins sixth ATP tour title by knocking off Korda in Adelaide final

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French veteran Monfils becomes oldest player to win ATP Tour singles title

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Sinner gets April date for appeal hearing in doping case

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Auger-Aliassime downs top-seed Paul to reach Adelaide final

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Djokovic declines to address a past interview about getting sick in Australia in 2022

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Swiatek, Sinner discuss doping cases ahead of Australian Open

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Kyrgios' return to Grand Slam tennis is in doubt ahead of the Australian Open

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Norrie accidentally hits spectator with thrown racquet at Auckland ATP event

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Djokovic still feels trauma when he travels to Australia because of his deportation in 2022

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Djokovic falls to Opelka in quarterfinals of Brisbane International

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All smiles as Djokovic, Kyrgios treat crowd to flashy shots in doubles win

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Djokovic says players have 'been kept in the dark' on Sinner, Swiatek doping breaches

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Kyrgios is back in tournament action for the first time in 18 months at Brisbane International

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U.S. Open doubles champion Purcell suspended for anti-doping breach

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Wawrinka receives wild-card entry for January's Australian Open

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Djokovic to kick off new tennis season at Brisbane International ahead of Australian Open

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Sinner's 2024: Two Slam titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy

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Nadal will retire after Davis Cup with plenty of records, big numbers by his name

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A look at Nadal's 22 Grand Slam titles as he prepares to retire after Davis Cup