First wildcards announced for Melbourne Slam
Tennis Australia has announced its first tranche of Australian Open singles wildcards, with Aussie players Daria Saville, Maddison Inglis, Sam Stosur and Storm Sanders all
‘Small’ number of exemptions issued for Australian Open
A small number of players and staff will be granted medical exemptions from vaccination to come to Australia for the first Slam of 2022 next
Raducanu flying high
BBC Sports Personality of the Year and US Open singles champion Emma Raducaunu  has been named as British Airways’ newest global brand ambassador. The airline
Russian out of AO with ‘wrong’ vaccination
Russian player Natalia Vikhlyantseva has confirmed she will not be at the Australian Open because her covid vaccination is not recognised by Australian health authorities.
Nadal tests positive in lead up to Australian Open
20 time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal has tested positive for Covid, after taking a PCR test. He took the test after arriving back home
A week in review – and Rafa’s still undecided
RAFA Nadal has only played 29 matches this year. It has been enough to keep him in the ATP top ten, despite a niggling foot
Barty, Raducanu to headline new Sydney event
World No. 1 Ash Barty and US Open champion Emma Raducanu will be the star attractions at a new tennis event in Sydney next month.
Medical panel to review any AO covid exemptions
An independent medical expert panel will decide on any player covid exemptions for the Australian Open next month. Tennis Australia announced today it had finalised
Injury forces Pliskova to miss Melbourne
World No.4 Karolina Pliskova will miss the 2022 Australian Open with a hand injury. The 29-year-old, a semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2019, injured her ight-hand