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Emerson Jones of Australia has lost her Junior Girls' Singles semifinal against Wakana Sonobe.

Rising Aussie star suffers shock upset loss

Emerson Jones’ dream run in the junior Australian Open has come to painful end.

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Olivia Gadecki and John Peers celebrate winning the Australian Open mixed doubles crown.

Aussie duo break decade long Aus Open drought

It came down to the wire but this pairing will enjoy their $175,00 payday.

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An embarrassing on-air gaffe in a post-match interview with Madison Keys has added to Channel Nine’s horror run at the Australian Open this year.

WATCH: ‘Embarrassing’ on-air gaffe adds to Nine’s Open woes

An embarrassing on-air gaffe in a post-match interview with Madison Keys has added to Channel Nine’s horror run at the Australian Open this year.

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Aryna Sabalenka consoles Paula Badosa after her crushing win.

World No.1 wins hearts for classy post-match act

Just minutes after she left the court, Aryna Sabalenka raced straight to one person in the locker room.

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Iga Swiatek with a bizarre delay.

Polarising world No.2 called out for ‘dirty tactics’

Iga Swiatek is widely being slammed for a strange incident during her Australian Open semi-final.

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Madison Keys celebrates her shock victory over Iga Swiatek in their Australian Open semi-final. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Keys upsets Swiatek to reach Australian Open final

American Madison Keys will take on top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final after outlasting world No.2 Iga Swiatek.

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Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Australian Open final with a straight sets win over Paula Badosa. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Sabalenka storms in third straight Open final

Aryna Sabalenka has a third Australian Open title in sights after she showed who is boss in her semi-final against Spaniard Paula Badosa, winning 6-4 6-2.

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Australian teenage ace Emerson Jones is through to the junior semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

Barty prodigy one step closer to breaking 30-year Aus Open drought

Emerson Jones is fast following in her hero’s footsteps after a terrific fightback win, while another Aussie teen hit an unexpected setback.

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Tennis legends have piled on the criticism over the quality of interviews

Tennis legends praise Shelton for Channel Nine takedown

Tennis legends have jumped behind Ben Shelton’s takedown of Channel Nine’s Australian Open coverage after the American star lashed the broadcaster for treating players poorly. 

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Kichenok snubs Mladenovic after the doubles clash.

Aus Open handshake drama explodes with ‘direct threat’ accusation

The beaten tennis star has hit back after she was accused of bad sportsmanship during their fiery doubles clash.

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Alex de Minaur fired back at a tennis blogger after his loss.

Alex de Minaur fires back after losing in late-night war of words

The demoralised Australian No.1 lost his patience and shot off a frustrated and sarcastic barb.

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Ben Shelton slams Channel 9.

Semi-finalist launches unprompted attack on Aus Open broadcast

‘I just don’t think the comment is respectful from a guy I’ve never met before in my life.’

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Arina Rodionova and Ty Vickery pictured at the 2016 Australian Open.

Aussie tennis veteran and ex-AFL player announce divorce

The former No.1 and her husband went public on the day she left the country following her Australian Open campaign.

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