Tennis

I could easily write about injury timeouts, rules, and officiating, but that’s not what interests me. What does interest me is what performances like these actually do to an athlete.

The two-time champion cracked under the pressure in a rollercoaster final that lived up to the billing.

Steve Smith’s amazing summer has somehow got even better, with Australia’s star batter praised for his quick thinking to save a fan from injury at the Australian Open.

The 38-year-old veteran didn’t miss when he revealed who is giving him his ‘strength’.

Dethroned Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner says he's hurting after his semi-final exit but feels the "lesson" Novak Djokovic gave him will prove valuable.

Indomitable world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has become only the seventh man in professional tennis history to consecutively reach the final of all four grand slams.

The world No.3 completely lost the plot as his rival was struck down by cramps.

Australian pairing Olivia Gadecki and John Peers have roared home to collect consecutive AO mixed doubles crowns.

The 23-year-old hinted all was not well moments after her disappointing second-round exit.

A young fan was caught in the middle before officials took action amid fears of an ugly scene.

An apologetic Novak Djokovic has scored the luckiest break of all while on the brink of defeat.

Officials are facing a serious headache with fed-up champions declaring ‘it’s not our job to be a meme’.

‘We’re here to protect the players’ interests.’

‘This is (what) we don’t normally see.’

Home hope Alex de Minaur has suffered a straight-sets Australian Open quarter-final defeat to career grand slam-hunting world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz.