After a spirited run, Alex de Minaur was eliminated from the Australian Open at the quarter-final stage. His exit saw him become the final Aussie to fall at this year's Melbourne Park tournament. A total of 22 local hopes started the event across the men's and women's singles main draws.
Injury-riddled Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios were forced to retire early in their men's doubles reunion at Melbourne Park after a set and a half.
The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.
The Black Swan Public House in Asbury Park, a European gastropub opened by Chef James Avery in 2021, is under new ownership. The restaurant, which sits at the corner of Mattison Avenue and Emory ...
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Saturday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Alex Michelsen, United States, def. Karen Khachanov (19), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Gael Monfils, France, def. Taylor Fritz (4), United States, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
Thanasi Kokkinakis didn't have great news after retiring injured from his Australian Open men's doubles clash with Nick Kyrgios, revealing that he will need "a serious surgical procedure" after going against the doctors and going out to the court.
Bravo to Danielle Collins. Her Australian Open crowd was cringe-worthy. Supporting Destanee Aiava was one thing. Booing and hissing and squealing and screeching and honking like geese at the American was another.
From the feistiness of Danielle Collins to memories of past rivalries, and on to the emergence of a late-blooming Aussie, there was much to discuss around the grounds of the Australian Open on Thursday as Alex de Minaur continued his march in Melbourne.
There was to be no repeat of the 2022 miracle run by the Special Ks with an ailing Kokkinakis pulling up stumps with fellow Aussies James Duckworth ... they took over Melbourne Park with their ...
Thanasi Kokkinakis succumbed to injury as he and Nick Kyrgios withdrew from their Australian Open doubles match against James Duckworth ... doubles champions at Melbourne Park – trailed 7-5 ...
Inspired American teenager Learner Tien outlasted three-times Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev to reach the third round with a 6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(8) 1-6 7-6(7) victory in a late-night epic on Thursday.
Nick Kyrgios’ return to the Australian Open is over after he and Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles.