With the help of artificial intelligence,tennis insiders at the Australian Open have observed slight changes to Jannik Sinner’s serve. Before our eyes at Melbourne Park,those tweaks are bearing fruit.
The rewards for the game’s elite are enormous,but the majority of professionals are struggling to pay the bills.
Linda Noskova takes on Dayana Yastremska,Hubert Hurkacz does battle with Daniil Medvedev,while Anna Kalinskaya v Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev v Carlos Alcaraz round off the quarter-finals on day 11.
The joy of Australia’s greatest major event is starting to fade with unrelenting crowds and a “dynamic” pricing system that’s dynamically prohibitive.
From the front gates of Melbourne Park to the sunscreen sample you’re offered outside centre court,there’s a brand paying top dollar to get in front of your eyes.
Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko sprayed the tennis world for its ambivalence toward the Russia-Ukraine war as she exited the Australian Open on Friday,lamenting that people have lost interest in her country’s plight.
The comedian and TV host will play in the first tournament of its kind staged in Australia.
Tennis players abhor distraction,so what will they think when there are drones buzzing around Australian Open stadiums,delivering food to fans at their seat? Craig Tiley says this is the future.
As more players voice annoyance over crowd noise,Collingwood’s skipper has made it clear which side he sits on.
Novak Djokovic likes to order gluten-free tuna and avocado tacos,Aryna Sabalenka is an acai bowl fan and Stefanos Tsitsipas has eaten so many souvlakis that Stalactites has named one after him.
A bumper crowd at Sunday’s opening day of the Australian Open has harboured hopes for some that the tournament might start on a Saturday in coming years,so it comprises three full weekends.