AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Where is Ash Barty? Why reigning Australian Open champion isn't playing at Melbourne Park in 2023

January 29, 2023
Posted by Joshua Thomas
TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Ash Barty completed a fairytale triumph at the 2022 Australian Open as she won the women’s singles title on home soil. The then world No.1 was in unstoppable form and looked poised to dominate for years to come before dropping a huge bombshell just weeks later.

Australian Open 2023 results today: Rafael Nadal suffers scare, Iga Swiatek battles through on day one

January 16, 2023
Posted by Kieran Francis
TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Top seed Rafael Nadal showed his fighting qualities as he battled through his Australian Open first-round match against Jack Draper. World No.1 Iga Swiatek also had her struggles in the women’s draw, but she too got the job done versus Wimbledon quarter-finalist Jule Niemeier to take her place in the second round.