Novak Djokovic has chiselled out another monumental triumph, digging deeper than perhaps ever before in his stellar career to fight back from two sets down and overcome final debutant Stefanos Tsitsipas for his 19th grand slam singles victory at the French Open. The world No.1 had seemed curiously flat after his epic dethronement of Rafael Nadal two days earlier as …

Denmark’s team doctor says Christian Eriksen’s heart had stopped and that “he was gone” before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 group game against Finland on Saturday and was given lengthy medical treatment before regaining consciousness. “He was gone,” said team doctor Morten Boesen, who led the work in giving Eriksen treatment …

Ash Barty has survived a scare on her return to Roland Garros before she prevailed in a three-set first round victory over America’s Bernarda Pera. Barty eventually won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in her first match on the red clay of Paris since she hoisted the trophy in 2019 — having decided not to play in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic — but Pera …

The withdrawal of Naomi Osaka from the French Open has the power to become a positive moment of change in world sport. Something good has to come of this. Osaka has tweeted that she has suffered long bouts of depression since 2018. At the end of that first grand slam victory she cried during the presentation and apologised for beating …

Aussie world number one Ash Barty returns to Roland Garros for the first time since her 2019 title. Can she win her second major title after a strong claycourt season? Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek are defending their championships at the coronavirus-delayed 2020 edition.

Just over three months out from the Olympics. Back-to-back thumpings for the Matildas. It’s a worrying situation for one of the nation’s glamour teams ahead of Tokyo amid concerns that another big tournament may slip by for this hugely talented group of Australian footballers without any silverware to show for it. There may be a home World Cup on the horizon in …

Ash Barty’s tilt at becoming the first Australian since 1978 to win the women’s singles championship at their home major has gained momentum courtesy of a straight-sets defeat of Ekaterina Alexandrova. Barty, again wearing a bandage and tape on her left thigh, was down a service break in both sets but recovered each time on her way to recording a …

Women’s world number one Ash Barty has sent a statement to her rivals with a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing of Danka Kovinić in the first round of the Australian Open. In a remarkable start to Tuesday night’s match at Rod Laver Arena, Barty won the first 16 points to race through the first set against the world number 82 in just …

Former Aussie player Sam Groth has hit back at tennis stars claiming their two-week hotel quarantine period affected their opening round Australian Open performances. Frenchman Benoit Paire and former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber, who both lost their first round matches on Monday, each claimed hotel quarantine periods played a role in their exits, with their warm-ups for the event severely disrupted. …

Rafael Nadal has broken his silence on the Australian Open’s quarantine saga with a shot at Novak Djokovic’s “propaganda” tactics. Over a thousand tennis players and officials are now just days away from freedom, with a 200-strong group eagerly awaiting fresh air after being locked down in their hotel rooms. Their release will all but end a mess that continues …