An Australian man who was feared dead after being captured by Russian forces is alive, foreign minister Penny Wong has announced. Oscar Jenkins, 32a teacher who signed up to fight for Ukraine against Russia, was taken captive in December last year. A video showed him being struck by a Russian interrogator, sparking fears for his […]
Jake MichaelsJan 26, 2025, 11:04 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. MELBOURNE, Australia — There was an air of confidence surrounding Jannik Sinner as he […]
Jan 26, 2025, 06:27 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner claimed his second consecutive Australian Open championship on Sunday, never facing a single break point and using his complete game to outplay and frustrate Alexander Zverev for a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory in the final. Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, is the youngest man […]
Andy Cheung/Getty Images Novak Djokovic evidently took exception to the boos he heard after retiring from his semifinal match at the Australian Open. Djokovic shared a photo of an MRI of his left hamstring taken on Saturday, calling out “sports injury ‘experts’” in the process. The 37-year-old retired after dropping the first set against Alexander […]
Jake MichaelsJan 25, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys sat in the Australian Open media room at 12:55 […]
Fred Lee/Getty Images Coco Gauff was defeated by Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, suffering a straight-sets loss that left fans stunned. With several self-inflicted errors, Gauff fell 7-5, 6-4 to the No. 11 seed Badosa as social media reacted: Cedric Golden @CedGolden Coco Gauff is a hard watch when she gets […]
Jan 20, 2025, 02:08 AM ET The 2024 major season ended with two Americans — Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula — playing for the singles titles at the US Open. Their collective success, as well as that of other Americans throughout the year, set up high expectations for 2025. With 14 men and 19 women […]
Jan 19, 2025, 07:57 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary postmatch TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country. Djokovic said he wants an apology […]
ESPN staffJan 18, 2025, 06:42 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions It’s Day 8 and the first week of the Australian Open is almost done. There is a bumper lineup of matches with Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz all in action. Keep up with all the latest here.
Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 16, 2025, 05:18 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open […]
