Rod Laver Arena News

Bopanna, in collaboration with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden, secured his second Grand Slam title by clinching the men's doubles trophy at the Australian Open.

Rod Laver Arena is witnessing tennis history as Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion, exhibits unmatched dominance in the 2024 tournament. Her third-round triumph, a flawless 6-0, 6-0 victory over Lesia Tsurenko, marks a relentless pursuit of title retention and a chance to make history. This article unfolds the highlights of Sabalenka's spectacular journey in Melbourne, both on and off the court, as she continues to set the Australian Open ablaze. Join us in exploring the saga of power, precision, and the indomitable spirit of the Belarusian tennis sensation.

Pliskova was down 1-5 against Williams in the final set, before producing a fightback to claim a quarter-final win over the American great.

The eighth seeded Czech will meet U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka, as she bids for her first Grand Slam triumph since claiming the second of her Wimbledon titles in 2014.

Six-times champion Djokovic will meet Frenchman Lucas Pouille, on Friday for a place in Sunday's final.

The seven-times champion lost a match point at 5-1 and saw another three disappear at 5-4 before crumbling to a 4-6, 6-4, 5-7 defeat to seventh seed Pliskova at Rod Laver Arena.

Pliskova will now meet Naomi Osaka for a place in the final, denying Williams the chance to avenge her controversial U.S. Open title match defeat to the Japanese fourth seed.

Osaka becomes the first Japanese woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park since Kimiko Date in 1994.

The two-time Wimbledon champion will meet American sensation Danielle Collins on Thursday for a place in the final. 

Having already floored Roger Federer to send shockwaves throughout the tournament, Tsitsipas can create further tennis history for Greece when he plays for a spot in the final against either Rafael Nadal or Frances Tiafoe.

The Japanese fourth seed had to come back from a set down for a second successive match at Melbourne Park, having survived a big scare against Taiwan's wily Hsieh Su-Wei on Saturday.

Kvitova next faces home hope and maiden Grand Slam quarter-finalist Ashleigh Barty, the woman she beat for the Sydney International title in the weekend before the tournament.

Tennis Australia said it would introduce a new "Heat Stress Scale" at the Jan. 14-27 tournament after conducting research with thermal experts at the University of Sydney.

The temperature was 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 F) when Cilic and Federer took the court.

World number one Simona Halep quelled a tenacious Angelique Kerber fightback and saved two match points to reach her first Australian Open final with a 6-3 4-6 9-7 victory in a compelling scrap on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.

Former champion Angelique Kerber was driven to distraction by the unorthodox game of world number 88 Hsieh Su-wei but overhauled the Taiwanese battler 4-6 7-5 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday.

 A courageous Simona Halep overcame three match points and throbbing ankle pain to edge out Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 15-13 in a thrilling third round marathon at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Ruthless fourth seed Elina Svitolina gave 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk a 59-minute lesson in grand slam tennis to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory in searing heat on Friday.

Belinda Bencic sent an early shockwave through the Australian Open by dumping last year`s finalist Venus Williams out of the first round with an impressive 6-3 7-5 win on Monday.

Federer, the 17th seed, hit 73 winners, including 20 aces, and won 76 per cent of his first service points for victory in three hours and 37 minutes.