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Yulia Putintseva took on the fans in her third-round win.

Fiery Aus Open winner booed off court as crowd turns hostile

The former top-20 star was jeered throughout her entire interview as she clapped back at ‘uneducated’ fans.

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Destanee Aiava has spoken about her ‘disappointing’ Australian Open campaign.

Aussie fan favourite pours heart out: ‘Deep dark hole’

‘Two decades and a few dusty plates. All just feels like a waste of time.’

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Thanasi Kokkinakis is pondering his future after another setback.

Shattered Aussie to take ‘serious break’ from tennis

The luckless star is pondering his future after his Australian Open campaign came to a sad end.

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Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka exchanged words after their clash.

Naomi Osaka apologises for ‘disrespect’ after frosty exchange

The ‘confused’ superstar regrets her comments, while her rival refused to discuss the incident.

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Maddison Inglis celebrates her win.

WA’s Inglis into third round after EPIC win

Perth’s Maddison Inglis has equalled her best Australian Open showing - and could be set for a showdown with four-time major-winner Naomi Osaka after winning through to the third round.

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Noami Osaka made an iconic entrance on Tuesday night.

Superstar floors Australian Open with ‘iconic’ entrance

The former world No.1 sent social media into meltdown with her outfit.

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Alexei Popyrin has not won a match in five months.

Shattered Aussie admits he ‘can’t keep going on like this’

The tennis star needs to look ‘deep inside’ after a midnight collapse extended his five-month losing streak.

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Priscilla Hon helped her opponent into a wheelchair.

‘Classy’ Aussie helps opponent in wheelchair after dramatic injury

The fan favourite rushed over to lend a hand as her rival lay on the court in tears.

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A ball kid collapsed at the Australian Open.

Scary scenes as ball kid collapses at Australian Open

The match was immediately halted as players and officials rushed in to help.

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Jordan Smith beat Jannik Sinner on his way to a $1m triumph in the One Point Slam.

Local man stuns tennis world with $1m win over Aus Open stars

The ‘speechless’ amateur eliminated world No.2 Jannik Sinner before claiming the ‘insane’ ultimate prize.

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Nishesh Basavareddy celebrated his win over Sebastian Ofner, who went early in the tiebreak, with a ‘choke’.

Aus Open player ‘chokes’ after ‘wild’ premature celebration

His rival rubbed salt in the wounds with a pointed celebration of his own.

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Maya Joint and Aleksandar Vukic celebrate home wins over top contenders.

Crowd erupts as home heroes demolish tennis champions

Two grand slam contenders were no match for Australia’s No.1 and a 29-year-old entering his prime.

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Iga Swiatek suffered two tough defeats in two days.

Concerns mount for world No.2 after emotional scenes

The six-time grand slam champion was in a state of complete despair after two defeats in two days.

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Nick Kyrgios won’t feature in this year’s singles draw at the Australian Open.

Kyrgios makes Australian Open call after singles return

Polarising Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios won’t feature in this year’s singles draw at the Australian Open, but suggested he hasn’t given up on returning in future.

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Nick Kyrgios has lost in straight sets on his singles return against Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Gone in 66 minutes: Kyrgios rolled in Brisbane comeback

Nick Kyrgios was unable to get a foothold against American world No.58 Aleksandar Kovacevic, beaten in straight sets in his first ATP Tour match since March.

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