Australian Open
‘We celebrate success’: Australian Open boss hopes fans will treat Djokovic fairly
Novak Djokovic is returning to Australia but how crowds respond to him is the great unknown as he tries to win a record-extending 10th Melbourne Park title.
- by Marc McGowan
Latest
Open the floodgates: De Minaur dreams of major breakthrough
Alex de Minaur will lead Australia into Davis Cup battle in Spain after a career-best season that has him as confident as ever.
- by Marc McGowan
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Immigration
Djokovic keen on ‘great Australian summer’, TA aims to get ‘back in the black’
The Serbian tennis great says he was “very happy” to receive the news that he had been granted a visa that would allow him to go for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title.
- by Ian Chadband and Darren Walton
Novak Djokovic allowed to play Australian Open after visa ban overturned
Novak Djokovic will be allowed to contest the Australian Open tennis tournament next year after his visa ban was overturned.
- by Rachel Clun
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Tennis
Storm finally runs out of power as Australia go down in BJK Cup final
Australia will have to settle for ending only one near-half-century title drought this year. After a brilliant run, Australia lost the final of the Billie Jean King Cup to Switzerland.
- by Marc McGowan
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Broadcast rights
Australian Open to remain on Nine until 2029 in deal worth more than $425 million
The multimillion-dollar deal was confirmed by Nine and Tennis Australia in Melbourne on Friday morning.
- by Zoe Samios and Scott Spits
Kyrgios eyes Nadal semi that never was, Australia into Billie Jean King Cup semis
Australia has been drawn alongside Spain in the mega money United Cup in Sydney. And it could provide a mouth-watering match-up on the eve of the Australian Open.
- by Adam Pengilly and Adrian Proszenko
Swiatek, Nadal headline Australia’s new $23 million United Cup event
Ash Barty’s successor as world No.1 and the record-setting men’s champion have leant their support to the new mixed event shaking up the Australian summer.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘Welcome Novak with open arms’: Kyrgios’ plea to Australian fans and officials
It would make his task of winning a home grand slam more difficult, but Nick Kyrgios wants Novak Djokovic to play in the Australian Open.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Djokovic says signs are positive for Australian Open return, to ‘the place where I have played my best tennis’
Novak Djokovic has said he has been given ‘positive signs’ that he will be allowed to enter Australia and compete in the Australian Open in January, despite being under a three-year visa ban.
- by Glenn Moore
Opinion
Alcohol
Why I let my kids drink wine
Most of the science disagrees with me. Some of it supports the approach. I prefer to rely on the 10 years I spent in Italy, when I never drank less and never learnt more about alcohol’s role in a healthy life.
- by Chris Harrison