Australian Open

Tennis expert Jose Onorato has released Australian Open 2023 picks, predictions, and best bets.

She is already battle tested after reaching the finals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the U.S. The 27-year-old has compiled a 405-263 singles record (60.6%) and has one career title. Sakkari enters as one of the favorites and is currently ranked No. Before making any 2023 Australian Open picks on the women's side, you need to The latest 2023 Australian Open women's singles odds from Caesar's Sportsbook have Swiatek as the -110 betting favorite. She has three career championships and has compiled a record of 124-62 (66.7%). The first round of the 2023 Australian Open gets underway on Sunday as top-ranked Iga Swiatek enters as the clear favorite, and for good reason. [He's only sharing his analysis, and all of his Australian Open picks and best bets, at SportsLine](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-australian-open-womens-tennis-odds-picks-can-iga-swiatek-win-it-all-proven-expert-releases-his-best-bets/#ttag=01142023_agg_cbssports_picks_tennis_wta_joseonorato_australianopenwomens). Instead, he says there are a number of other options to consider. Open, and was the French Open champion as well. That systematic approach helped Onorato go 96-67-7 -- up 60.42 units -- in 2022. Onorato grew up playing competitive tennis in Caracas, Venezuela.

Between a post-Serena, post-Federer reality and a new Netflix series, the sport is set to explode out of the gates in Melbourne.

“The game will pave its own path of champions, and we are here to exercise the marketing arm as fate allows. All the same, the new crop of young players will be looking to dethrone Djokovic and Nadal in Melbourne. “We were kind of waiting for it because she was on the tour for so many years, but at the same time, you don’t want these people to leave and wish they could stay forever.” “That’s not the case for women.” Swiatek, the No. “Paul [Martin] and James [Gay-Rees] at Box to Box described Rafa as the shark in ‘Jaws,’” says ATP Media’s Chief Strategy Officer Nick Bourne. After missing the 2022 Australian and U.S. And for us, it’s just a pure opportunity for a sport which we all truly believe has so much to offer for millions of fans around the world.” … But when we look beyond that, the task that we have at hand is how do we build more affinity and personal connections.” [announced](https://frontofficesports.com/serena-williams-announces-retirement-from-tennis/) she would retire following the 2022 U.S. Interviews in the show include: “Tennis is a process of mental torture in some ways.”

Rafael Nadal seeks to defend his title in Melbourne, and the women's field is wide open, but world no. 1 Iga Swiatek is a definite favorite.

eastern on ESPN2. eastern on ESPN. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. eastern, and men's finals take place January 29, time 3:30 a.m. Finals: The women's finals take place January 28 at 3:30 a.m. Semifinals: The women's semis take place January 26 at 3:30 a.m. Round of 16 airs Saturday, January 21 at 8 p.m. You can also watch all the matches on ESPN+, ESPN's streaming platform. I’m looking forward to coming because I always play very well and probably my best tennis throughout my career on Australian soil, so I came in early ... Qualifying began on Monday, January 9, but has already wrapped up. I don’t actually recall when I came that early to Australia. The Serbian player had his visa ban overturned in November.

Top seed Rafael Nadal has lost six of his last seven matches ahead of playing Jack Draper in the opening round in Melbourne; Cameron Norrie faces Luca Van ...

The way I played was huge and I took a lot of confidence from that." Whereas, I feel like I'm in a better place this time to deal with that." Then I'm going to go on the court and I got to try my best and I still hope that I can play a very good Australian Open. It's not going to be easy for Jack for sure." "I played almost a perfect set in the third set. Obviously, Jack's one of the best unseeded players, and I think he's going to trouble him for sure.

Emma Raducanu showed little sign of any injury as she booked her place in the second round of the Australian Open for the second time of her career.

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World No 1 seed Iga Swiatek arrives at the Australian Open off the back of a phenomenal 2022 and is the big favourite in Melbourne; Caroline Garcia, ...

Gauff is another youngster who has impressed since making her breakthrough on the tour. Asked about the other contenders for the Australian Open, Cowan said: "I think Garcia is someone who had a phenomenal second half of 2022. But if both those shots hold up because the backhand is amazing, physically, she's amazing."

Alex Corretja says Iga Swiatek remains the player to beat in the 2023 Australian Open, and believes the Pole's confidence will be sky high.

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The first day of action starts in Melbourne on Sunday night UK time and our friends at Tipman have found a few fancies worth your attention ...

[The latest Australian Open 2023 odds are on PaddyPower.com right now](https://www.paddypower.com/tennis/australian-open-2023) [www.tipmantips.com](http://www.tipmantips.com/). Tipman Tips are the UK’s Largest subscription based tipping service with over 2,000 subscribers. SIMPLE_SELECTION World number 90 and world number 82 meet here in the first round in what is anticipated to be a very close game. This may not be as straightforward as the previous encounter and Hunter is on home soil but I think the quality will tell eventually and Wang should progress. The French youngster is far less experienced and I fancy that will count for a lot as the Brit goes through in straight set fashion. I fancy him to make a good run in this competition and will be more than pleased with his round 1 draw against world number 142 Luca Van Assche. The difference in class was evident then and with such a quick turnaround it’s very hard to see any changes or improvement from the underdog to avoid another lesson from the talented Italian. We should see a long game between these two in an entertaining round 1 match up. Two Americans meet here in round one, Nakashima’s the world number 47 and McDonald world number 63 so they’re both very evenly matched. These two met at the US Open last year in a match in which Wu won 2-0.

Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff breezed through their Australian Open first-round matches, beginning what each hopes is a run to end a U.S. drought.

This is the first major since the retirements of Serena Williams and Roger Federer last September. Gauff, who at 18 is the youngest player in the WTA top 50, won her Australian Open lead-in tournament last week without dropping a set. “If you look at, like, the top 10 right now, most of them are in their 20s, like 22 to 26,” Gauff said before the tournament. 28 Amanda Anisimova, one of five American women seeds, was the first seed to fall. She began the Australian Open as one of the top challengers to top-ranked Iga Świątek, having beaten the dominant Pole 6-2, 6-2 earlier this month. She withdrew from her first tournament this year with an ankle injury 10 days ago but rebounded to sweep 76th-ranked German Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 6-2 in the first round in Melbourne.

Australian wildcard Olivia Gadecki has won her opening-round singles match at Australian Open 2023. Melbourne, Australia, 16 January 2023 | Leigh Rogers.

[WC] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) [WC] Jason Kubler (AUS) v Sebastian Baez (ARG) [Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [Q] Brandon Holt (USA) [WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Marta Kostyuk (UKR) With the momentum in her favour, Gadecki charged home. “I don’t even think I can put it into words,” beamed Gadecki after the match.

Emma Raducanu beats Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 6-2 to set up a second-round match against American Coco Gauff I Raducanu was not moving freely initially, ...

"I like the conditions. I'm just looking forward to the matchup. "I'm just really happy to have come through that.

Which players will make a mark at this years Australian Open in Melbourne? Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Nick Kyrgios are just some of the ...

He will bid to become the first home men's singles champion since Mark Edmondson in 1976. Which players will make a mark at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne? Now 27, the Australian has a taste for Grand Slam success and, after winning a first slam title in doubles in Melbourne last year, will hope to challenge for the singles crown. The 21-year-old Pole is less of a sure thing on hard courts but showed her competitive mettle in New York and is a clear favourite. Other than the nine-time champion, there are a number of big-name players on the men's and women's side of the draw who will be looking to make a huge impact in Melbourne. After years of instability in the women's game, Swiatek seized the No 1 mantle following Ashleigh Barty's shock retirement and made it her own, dominating on clay and then winning a third Grand Slam title at the US Open.

The first grand slam of the new tennis season gets underway on Monday and the 2023 Australian Open is set to provide no end of intriguing story lines.

Jabeur’s success in 2022 helped her climb to a career-best No. The 23-year-old made waves last year by reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals and US Open round-of-16 with some big hitting and, now ranked No. Other notable first round ties in the men’s draw include world No. At the age of 19 years and 214 days, Alcaraz also became the youngest year-end No. He is the youngest man since Rafael Nadal to enter the top 10 and win an ATP 1000 title. However, the world No. “In Adelaide the people have loved him, hopefully it’s going to be the same thing in Melbourne as well. “He wasn’t allowed to play in Australia, wasn’t allowed to enter Australia and it was very hard for him to digest. “We all wonder how is that hamstring injury of his, where he said he didn’t want to play that match against Medvedev and he also cut a few practices short,” Barbara Schett, a former professional and current broadcaster, told CNN’s Amanda Davies. “I played a set and apologized to him [Medvedev] and he was understanding. A few times in the match, I felt the muscle was tightening up, but nothing that would worry me for my performance.” The world No.

In-form Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff wasted little time in racing into the second round of the Australian Open on the opening day, ...

"Definitely had a scare there with the injury in the first set but I was able to work through it. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Briton Raducanu, now 20, will next face teenager Gauff, who came into the year's first Grand Slam on the back of a title win in Auckland and confirmed her good form with a 6-1 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova on Rod Laver Arena. With Kyrgios gone and Ash Barty retired, the chances of a another home champion for local fans are greatly diminished. The withdrawal also ends Kyrgios and Kokkinakis's defence of the men's doubles title, a year after the "Special K's" drew massive crowds through their unlikely championship run. MELBOURNE, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Home favourite Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the Australian Open with a knee injury on the eve of his first-round match in a huge blow to organisers after in-form Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff raced into the second round on Monday's opening day.

Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open a day before he was scheduled to play his first-round match because of an injured knee.

It's part of the sport," he said. To Nick's credit, he did everything to get back on court." "Obviously a mixture of emotions [but] that's life. His physiotherapist, Will Maher, said Kyrgios "didn't pull up great" from the exhibition and was in no state to take part in a Grand Slam. It was worth persevering to see if he can get back on court. It's brutal," Kyrgios said.

Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open due to a knee injury. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist says he "did not pull up great" after an exhibition ...

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday due to a knee injury. The Australian was scheduled to face Roman Safiullin on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old maintained his form throughout the year, advancing to the [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) final in singles and triumphing at the [Citi Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview) among other results. "I think we've made the sensible decision to withdraw him because at this stage he wants to feel mentally comfortable that he can go seven matches, he can go the distance, and needs to be able to do potentially seven three-hour matches. "To Nick's credit, he did try everything, to the point even last week he was having a procedure called a fenestration and drainage where they use a syringe to try and drain the cyst, which Nick has some pretty gruesome photos of. The Australian was scheduled to face [Roman Safiullin](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roman-safiullin/sx50/overview) on Tuesday, but will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser [Denis Kudla](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-kudla/kb09/overview). "It's not a significant injury in the sense that it's going to be career threatening or anything like that. "Look, I'm not doubting I will be back to my full strength and playing the tennis I was playing prior to this event.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Australian Open on the eve of his opening match with the knee injury that has significantly hampered his preparations.

“I’m not doubting I will be back to my full strength and playing the tennis I was playing prior to this event. “We used the match, the charity event against Novak, as a gauge to see if he could compete at that highest level,” Maher said. I was extremely hard on myself after that loss in the quarter-finals, thinking that I could win it from there on. Getting on the court simply wasn’t enough for him. I always wanted to just do everything right and train right and tick every box, and just be ready for the Aus Open.” Then going into this event as one of the favourites, it’s brutal.

Nick Kyrgios stuns the Australian Open by pulling out of the tournament because of a knee injury, ending hopes that he might be able to end the nations long ...

"It was easier to make the call today. But it was clear that with each passing session that he was getting sorer and sorer." Obviously, last year winning the title in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably.

After moving timidly in the early exchanges, Raducanu completely outmatched Tamara Korpatsch of Germany on day one at Melbourne Park.

A marquee second-round match awaits Raducanu next as she faces Coco Gauff, the seventh seed, who comfortably defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 6-4 to reach round two. I’ve done so well to get myself onto the court, and my team has done so well,” she said. Then for me to be out there, it’s like I might as well just enjoy all the hard work we’ve done to get myself here.” By the second set, Raducanu had established herself on top of the baseline where she overwhelmed Korpatsch with her superior weaponry, emphatically closing off a solid win. [Emma Raducanu](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/emma-raducanu) arrived at the 1573 Arena for her first grand slam match of the new tennis season, she still had questions to answer. Despite breaking serve immediately and attacking her forehand well, in the opening exchanges Raducanu timidly navigated her taped left ankle.

The 2022 Wimbledon finalist says he "did not pull up great" after an exhibition match against Novak Djokovic on Friday and has now pulled out of his home Grand ...

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Home favourite Nick Kyrgios pulls out of the Australian Open with a knee injury the day before he was scheduled to play his opening match.

Then going into this event as one of the favourites, it's brutal." "It's obviously been pretty brutal before [one] of the most important tournaments of my career," Kyrgios said. I've had some great memories here," Kyrgios said.

Australia's top-ranked male player has been battling knee soreness in the lead-up to the grand slam. “I'm devastated,” he told reporters on Monday. More to come ...

Kyrgios, the temperamental star who was a finalist at Wimbledon last year, had battled soreness in his left knee but was hoping to play.

The only real way to get rid of it is to open up and then just get rid of it.” Kyrgios has declined to discuss the matter since it became public during his run to the Wimbledon final in July. Open in September, his mind shifted to the Australian Open, where he liked his chances on hardcourts in front of raucous home crowds. “It’s not a significant injury in the sense that it’s going to be career-threatening, or anything like that.” He also received injections to relieve the pressure, and while there was temporary relief, the soreness increased in recent days. The first sign that things were not going as planned emerged in late December, when Kyrgios pulled out of the United Cup, a team competition, just before the start of the event.

Rafael Nadal comes through a challenging opening test against Jack Draper in Rod Laver Arena at the 2023 Australian Open.

[Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) title (2009, 2022). With defeat to Nadal, the Briton fell to 0-2 against top seeds at the Slams, having lost to [Novak Djokovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview) at 2021 [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) in his major debut. His best major result is a third-round run at the 2022 The Spaniard delivered in the crucial moments of a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory against 21-year-old debutante [Jack Draper](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview) to reach the Melbourne second round for the 17th time. The pair's first ATP Head2Head matchup was briefly interrupted by rain at several moments early on, and the action on the court seemed to match that stop-start pattern as both men took turns dictating from the baseline. He is young, he has the power and I think he has a great future in front [of him]. In an all-lefty matchup, Nadal clinched sets one and three with decisive, late breaks to make up for what was nearly a 6-0 second set for Draper. "I played against one of the toughest opponents possible in the first round, being seeded. But Nadal rattled off the final six games as Draper's physical issues hampered him more and more. The last couple of months haven’t been easy for me, but hopefully this victory is going to help me." I’m very excited about this new beginning, just super happy to be back here in I’m super happy to be back here in Australia one more time," Nadal said in his on-court interview.

The Australian number one, considered one of the favourites after reaching his first grand slam singles final at Wimbledon last summer, had not played a warm-up ...

I’ve barely had a good night’s sleep the last four, five nights.” “We used the charity event against Novak as a gauge to see if he could compete at that highest level. He didn’t pull up great, and he still tried to give himself every chance in the following days to have subsequent training.

In-form Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff raced into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday's opening day.

"Definitely had a scare there with the injury in the first set but I was able to work through it. Briton Raducanu, now 20, will next face teenager Gauff, who came into the year's first Grand Slam on the back of a title win in Auckland and confirmed her good form with a 6-1 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova on Rod Laver Arena. Amanda Anisimova was unable to continue the good start for American women at the first Grand Slam since Serena Williams hung up her racket, the 28th seed tumbling out 6-3 6-4 at the hands of Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

Nick Kyrgios's hopes of ending his country's 47-year wait for a homegrown men's champion at the Australian Open were shattered on the opening day on Monday ...

We just go back to work and make sure everything is fine for him and we go again." "The situation now is we wanted to prevent him from having further injury or making that injury worse. "Honestly, I'm just exhausted from everything, and obviously pretty brutal.

Djokovic's deportation was major news in January 2022, but a year later, the Grand Slam tournament, country and sport seem eager to move on.

“Personally, it was a very difficult period, but I was more concerned about our team and staff who were impacted indirectly and in some cases directly impacted by some of the extreme negativity and blame game that went on. What has changed is the Park Hotel, long used as a detention facility for asylum seekers, some of whom had been confined there for nine years in often spartan conditions, sparking protests from human rights groups in Australia. Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director and chief executive of Tennis Australia, has remained in his post along with his core support team. In an interview last week with Australia’s Channel Nine network, Djokovic said he understood the anger of Australians after he was initially cleared to enter the country. There clearly was miscommunication, or perhaps rivalry, between the regional government of Victoria, which initially supported the visa, and the federal government, which canceled it. When Djokovic arrived in January 2022, the population was still reeling from the series of strict lockdowns and travel restrictions that had kept some family members separated. “So I understand that when media writes in a certain way about a guy who tried to go in without a vaccine that people would say: ‘Wait, wait a second. Djokovic won the first of his 21 Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open in 2008 — beating then-No. “If I do hold the grudge, probably if I’m not able to move on, I wouldn’t be here,” he said. “I was very emotional, honestly, coming into the court with the reception that I received,” Djokovic said Saturday. Only 30 percent clearly supported his participation, and another 29 percent said they did not have a strong opinion on the matter. “I didn’t know how that’s going to go after the events of last year.

Iga Swiatek kicks off her Australian Open campaign with a slightly unconvincing victory against tricky Jule Niemeier I Jessica Pegula, Victoria Azarenka, ...

It's high pressure so I still feel nervous." Pegula, whose parents own the NFL team Buffalo Bills, wrote "Go Bills! Niemeier was a surprise quarter-finalist at Wimbledon last summer and also took a set off Swiatek in the fourth round of the US Open.

Jessica Pegula exudes confidence as she sets out to win her first career Grand Slam in Melbourne.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) I think it helps.” I play in an hour. She takes like five serves, hits a couple of slices, and she’s done. “Most of the guys I know, when they go to warm up or they hit, especially before a tournament, they’re pretty relaxed,” Pegula said. I’m a little bit more focused, which he needs, so I think it helps him in that way. “I think it’s good I hit with him yesterday because it kind of relaxed me a little bit. “Sometimes, though, it’s hard when I’m playing like that. They’re not freaking out, they’re not really working on anything. It’s hard because I also want to overhit. “I feel like second serves, I’m being super-aggressive but also giving myself good margins. I don’t feel like I’m going for anything that seems stupid.

Felix Auger-Aliassime didn't have things all his own way Monday, but he stepped up when needed to reach the second round at the Australian Open for the ...

[Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) quarter-finalist Auger-Aliassime is chasing his maiden Grand Slam title this fortnight in Melbourne. “It was a rough start,” Auger-Aliassime said. The 32-year-old hit through Auger-Aliassime with his weight of shot and moved forward effectively, winning 82 per cent (9/11) of net points in the first set to soar ahead. It is a first round, it happens. On my part it was a bit of a struggle but it is ok. It is always tough to play a good friend.

Midway through the first set against Britain's Jack Draper, the 22-time grand slam winner stood with his arms spread as explained to the umpire that he was ...

“The combination of lights.” “Unfortunately that passed, so we need to keep working. I need the dampener and everything,” added the Spaniard, referring to the small rubber device which tennis players place between the strings to lessen the impact when they hit shots. “I need the racquet back! “Normally, I have the number of the rackets under control so I said I need the stringer, but I need the stringer for the other racket,” Nadal explained, per Eurosport. After the match, Nadal described the racket snafu as a “funny situation.”

Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie were winners on the first day of the Australian Open but Jack Draper struggled with cramp during a four-set loss to Rafael ...

[News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN x6) bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 Mackenzie McDonald (USA) bt Brandon Nakashima (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 6-7 (10/12), 6-4 Raducanu has arrived at both her press conferences at Melbourne Park so far drinking from a coconut. It has been impossible to escape the launch of Netflix’s behind-the-scenes documentary series Break Point at Melbourne Park.

The world No 1 says she feels the expectation as she prepares to face Camila Osorio in the second round.

As I said, every match is a different story, every season is different.” After a season that included two grand slam titles, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak and nine months at No 1, she returns to Australia as the heavy favourite to win the title. But, yeah, for sure working with Tomas, I don’t know, I just felt like I can be more aggressive on hard court, I don’t have to be the baseline player.” Ranked only ninth, she reached the semi-finals and it set the tone for the rest of the year. “I knew that I could get my focus up a little bit, the intensity a little bit more. She had started the season feeling out her partnership with her new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and she had not fully bought into her potential on hard courts – she still felt so much more comfortable on clay.

You never know what you will get with Kyrgios, but 11th-hour withdrawals have become a theme of his non-existent 2023 season. It started with the United Cup, ...

That in itself was a bit arrogant, but it is partly why the John Cain Arena would have been full to the brim on Tuesday had he opened his campaign against Roman Safiullin as scheduled. Until he suddenly stops still, cracks a grin and gives us the finger. Twelve months later, he is the world No 21 and nothing has changed. “That was more of a realistic hit of the intensity that was coming. Perhaps because it is Kyrgios, the authenticity of the injury was treated with suspicion, to the point that his manager, Daniel Horsfall, hoped the doubters “now realise the injury is genuine”. Kyrgios was the box-office entry, especially given his [2022 doubles exploits alongside Kokkinakis](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/29/kyrgios-and-kokkinakis-secure-doubles-title-to-end-remarkable-australian-open-journey) and his singles form. It was easier to make the call today.” [ Djokovic deportation saga](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/16/novak-djokovic-to-be-deported-from-australia-after-losing-appeal-against-visa-cancellation). They had used the exhibition match against Novak Djokovic on Friday night as a fitness gauge; he “didn’t pull up great” and became more sore with each training session thereafter. [Nick Kyrgios](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nick-kyrgios) was due to play his opening match and three minutes before he confirmed he would not. Maher did a good chunk of the talking, too. But this time there was no room for doubt because Kyrgios had brought with him a press conference chaperone – his physiotherapist.

Tuesday's action in Melbourne features Matteo Berrettini, Andy Murray, Andrey Rublev, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic.

[US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) and 2013 [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview). [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview). The 25-year-old opens against [Nikoloz Basilashvili](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nikoloz-basilashvili/bg23/overview). [Andrey Rublev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview) vs. The 26-year-old faces [Fabio Fognini](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/fabio-fognini/f510/overview) in what is set to be an entertaining clash on Kia Arena. [Holger Rune](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview) break the Top 10 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time, but the 19-year-old Dane will want to bounce back from first-round defeat in Adelaide two weeks ago in his first-round clash against [Filip Krajinovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/filip-krajinovic/kb05/overview). [Matteo Berrettini](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview) (ITA) vs. Can he spring a historic surprise Monday on [Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview) Arena? [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview) champion Djokovic’s bid for a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title begins on [Rod Laver](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rod-laver/l058/overview) Arena against the World No. [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview) can become World No. [View Singles Draw](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/australian-open/580/draws) [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview), with a full slate of marquee matchups and star names on Melbourne's Day 2 schedule.

Expectations are high for the world No 1 as she aims follow up one of the greatest seasons of the 21st century.

As I said, every match is a different story, every season is different.” After a season that included two Grand Slam titles, eight titles overall, a 37-match winning streak and nine months at No 1, she returns to Australia as the heavy favourite to win the title. But, yeah, for sure working with Tomas, I don’t know, I just felt like I can be more aggressive on hard court, I don’t have to be the baseline player.” Ranked only ninth, she reached the semi-final and that set the tone for the rest of the year. “I knew that I could get my focus up a little bit, the intensity a little bit more. She had started the season feeling out her partnership with her new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski and she had not fully bought into her potential on hard courts – she still felt much more comfortable on clay.

The time was 4pm, 27 hours before Nick Kyrgios was due to play his opening match and three minutes before he confirmed he would not. The announcement on the ...

That in itself was a bit arrogant, but it is partly why the John Cain Arena would have been full to the brim on Tuesday had he opened his campaign against Roman Safiullin as scheduled. Last year, he was ranked outside the top 100 and was still the main attraction. “He pushed me around the court a little bit,” he said. They had used the exhibition match against Novak Djokovic on Friday night as a fitness gauge; he “didn’t pull up great” and became more sore with each training session thereafter. The time was 4pm, 27 hours before Nick Kyrgios was due to play his opening match and three minutes before he confirmed he would not. Here was Will Maher, his personal fact-checker with the medical parlance to prove it.

Move comes after fan displays Russian flag during Kamilla Rakhimova's first-round match against Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl on Monday.

Russian and Belarusian players were banned from taking part in last year’s Wimbledon tournament as global sporting sanctions were brought against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. We will continue to work with the players and our fans to ensure the best possible environment to enjoy the tennis.” Fans had initially been allowed to show their support for players from both countries, but not in a way that “could cause disruption”, according to Tennis Australia (TA).

Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Melbourne Park precinct during the Australian Open after a complaint from the Ukraine ambassador to ...

"The ban is effective immediately. Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Organisers announced the flags would be banned, effective immediately, after a courtside incident.

It's been enabled and supported by Belarus." The WTA said equal opportunities for players to compete as individuals had to be protected. Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Australian Open tennis tournament after a courtside incident.

Russian and Belarussian flags will be banned from the Australian Open after a confrontation at a match on the first day of the tennis tournament, ...

Tennis Australia banned Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open after a Russian flag was hung behind Court 14 during the first-round match ...

"I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its "neutral flag" policy." I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its "neutral flag" policy.— Vasyl Myroshnychenko (@AmbVasyl) "I barely say 'hi' to them. The red, white and blue-striped Russian flag was hung on a fence behind Court 14 on Monday afternoon at Melbourne Park. "Flags from Russia and Belarus are banned onsite at the Australian Open," Tennis Australia said in a statement Tuesday. "The ban is effective immediately.

World number six Andrey Rublev scored a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over 2020 finalist Dominic Thiem in just over two hours to earn his first win of the season. "I know ...

[read more](/lifestyle/sports/swiatek-quells-niemeier-challenge-testing-opener-2023-01-16/) [read more](/lifestyle/sports/rybakina-has-no-problem-being-away-australian-open-spotlight-2023-01-16/) "I know that he's going through not easy times ...

Scorching heat halted outdoor matches and sent fans scurrying for shade at the Australian Open on Tuesday as players were given an early test of their ...

It was nice to be able to walk in the shadow a little bit when you were able to serve but I didn't feel that (it was) such warm weather," Garcia said. Obviously it was warm. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Extreme heat is a feature of the Australian Open, held in mid-summer in the country, with play occasionally suspended and leaving organisers with scheduling headaches. The temperature was already nudging 30 degrees Celsius when matches started in the morning, and Canada's Leylah Fernandez was glad to see off French veteran Alize Cornet in straight sets in the first match on Court 3. MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Scorching heat halted outdoor matches and sent fans scurrying for shade at the Australian Open on Tuesday before resuming late in the afternoon as players were given an early test of their endurance on a sweltering day two at Melbourne Park.

Play has been suspended on the outside courts at the Australian Open Tuesday afternoon when the AO Heat Stress Scale reached 5.

Once that decision is made, players will be given at least 30 minutes’ notice before play resumes. Outdoor matches will be called at 4:50 p.m. Play continued until the end of an even number of games or the completion of a tie-break.

With the temperature into the mid-30s, the tournament's heat stress scale, which also takes into account humidity and wind speed, hit five just after 2pm, ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) This means play continues until the end of an even number of games or the completion of a tie break. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) Play on outdoor practice courts is also suspended. “This means play continues until the end of an even number of games or the completion of a tie break. [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) “At 1:12pm the AO Heat Stress Scale reached 4 and the heat policy came into play,” the initial statement read. Play on outdoor practice courts is also suspended.”

Nick Kyrgios' withdrawal from the 2023 Australian Open "took the air out of the building", but John McEnroe hopes the Australian "takes something positive ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) [Eurosport](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2023/nick-kyrgios-injury-a-total-bummer-that-took-air-out-of-the-building-at-australian-open-john-mcenroe_sto9325138/story.shtml).

Oppressive heat brought much of the Australian Open to a standstill midway through the second day with played halted on all outside courts.

He had lost the first set 6-3 and was leading 3-1 in the second, before securing the second set after play resumed at about 5pm. “This means play continues until the end of an even number of games or the completion of a tie break. Play on outdoor practice courts is also suspended.”

The display drew a sharp rebuke for organisers from the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia, and Tennis Australia has now announced that Russian and Belarusian ...

I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its ‘neutral flag’ policy.” I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its “neutral flag” policy. “The ban will be effective immediately.

Jordan Thompson was left incredibly frustrated after play was suddenly suspended due to extreme heat at the Australian Open when he was leading.

The scale starts at (1) for temperate playing conditions and escalates to (5) - suspension of play. What temperature does roof get closed?](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2023/australian-open-2023-how-hot-is-it-in-melbourne-what-temperature-are-the-courts-hottest-weather-ever_sto9310238/story.shtml) [Wilander questions if Djokovic is 'too prepared physically' for Australian Open](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2023/novak-djokovic-mats-wilander-questions-if-former-world-no.-1-is-too-prepared-physically-for-australi_sto9324778/story.shtml) ['Takes it to a whole new level!' - McEnroe on Tiafoe outfit choice](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2023/frances-tiafoe-one-of-the-guys-that-can-possibly-get-away-with-controversial-australian-open-kit-joh_sto9325206/story.shtml) This means play continues until the end of an even number of games or the completion of a tie break. As reported on the official Australian Open social platforms: "At 1:12pm [local time] the AO Heat Stress Scale reached 4 and the heat policy came into play. "Players have the option of staying on court or using showers or cooling rooms. Wolf, in the second set of their first-round match.

The majority of play is suspended on day two of the Australian Open because of extreme heat, with temperatures going above 35C in Melbourne.

[Key moments on the pitch, candid interviews with the players and unique behind-the-scenes insight](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gd2b/lionesses-champions-of-europe#xtor=CS8-1000-%5BIn_Article_Promo_Box%5D-%5BSport_Promo_In_Article%5D-%5BSport_Promo_In_Article_BBCiPlayer%5D-%5BPS_IPLAYER~~m001gd2b~P_LionessesChampionsOfEurope%5D) The majority of play was suspended on day two of the Australian Open because of extreme heat in Melbourne. Play stopped outside when the Australian Open heat stress scale - which takes into account the strength of the sun, air temperature in the shade, relative humidity, and wind speed - reached its highest level of five.

Russian flags have been banned at the Australian Open after one was displayed at a match between Russian and Ukrainian players.

I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its 'neutral flag' policy." "The ban will be effective immediately. Yesterday we had an incident where a flag was placed courtside.