A man who was arrested at the Australian Open has been released pending further inquiry, as police investigate assaults on staff at the event. Earlier on Wednesday, Victoria Police alleged a woman had been sexually assaulted at Rod Laver Arena just before midnight on Tuesday. However, police have since changed their statement and no longer believe the sexual assault took …

Ash Barty has declared her triumphant title double at the Adelaide International the perfect Australian Open preparation. Australia’s world number one has withdrawn from the Sydney Tennis Classic to head straight to Melbourne to fine-tune for the Open. Barty completed a flawless start to her 2022 season with a rare title double in Adelaide on Sunday, adding the doubles trophy …

Novak Djokovic faces Federal Court in Melbourne on Monday in a bid to have the cancellation of his visa overturned ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic’s lawyers will be up against the Department for Home Affairs in a fight to have the Serbian star remain in the country after having a medical exemption revoked by border authorities last week. The tennis …

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley reportedly told Australia’s advisory body on immunisation that the Australian Open’s “viability” could be decided on whether unvaccinated players would be granted exemptions to compete. A report by the Sydney Morning Herald has revealed Tiley’s letter to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), which was sent on November 10. The group was queried on whether a player …

Of all the people you would expect to leap to Novak Djokovic’s defence, Nick Kyrgios would be well down the list. The Australian tennis ace has long been a Djokovic critic, even calling him a “tool” last year after the Serbian superstar provided Australian Open organisers with a list of suggestions to improve quarantine conditions. But as Djokovic controversially remained “locked up” in a modest Melbourne hotel, …

Serb politicians and celebrities have described the treatment of Novak Djokovic as shameful scapegoating, as the foreign ministry in Belgrade suggested the world tennis No 1 had been “lured to Australia … to be humiliated.” The 34-year-old champion, who was born in the Serb capital, is in detention in an immigration hotel in Melbourne pending a legal challenge to Australia’s decision on …

The 2022 ATP Tour will bThe 2022 ATP Tour will begin in Sydney, with the ATP Cup to signal the start of a new season of men’s tennis.egin in Sydney, with the ATP Cup to signal the start of a new season of men’s tennis. Fans will be treated to over a week of group-stage, semi-final, and final action, as …

The Matildas have drawn 1-1 in their second and final friendly match against world champions USA in their last hit-out before January’s Asian Cup. Australian winger Kyah Simon clawed a goal back in the dying stages of the game in Newcastle, cancelling out an early goal from American striker Ashley Hatch in the fourth minute. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson made a …

Penrith have defeated South Sydney 14-12 to claim a third NRL premiership, making amends for last year’s grand final heartbreak and ending coach Ivan Cleary’s long wait for a title. The Panthers dominated territory but were left scampering in the final minutes of Sunday’s grand final at Suncorp Stadium to ensure Souths didn’t steal a win in captain Adam Reynolds …

The Matildas will play on home soil for the first time in 19 months when Brazil visit Sydney for two internationals in October. The October 23 and 26 games will be held at the newly named CommBank Stadium in Western Sydney. The matches have been given the green light by the NSW government after Football Australia proposed a comprehensive biosecurity …