Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was handed a wildcard Friday for the Australian Open, a tournament he first played almost 20 years ago. The 39-year-old Swiss won the title at Melbourne Park in 2014, defeating Rafael Nadal.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka gets Australian Open wildcard

Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance earlier in the season, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced Tuesday.

Italy's Jannik Sinner cleared of wrongdoing after failing anti-doping tests

World number one Jannik Sinner on Monday lifted his third ATP Masters trophy as the world number one beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open.

AO champion Jannik Sinner beats Frances Tiafoe to win ATP Cincinnati Open

Iga Swiatek won the Rome Open on Saturday by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in the final to claim her third Foro Italico title. World number one Swiatek comfortably prevailed on second-ranked Sabalenka in the last major tournament before she defends her French Open crown.

Iga Swiatek demolishes Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to win third Rome title

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has suggested that the Australian government issue an apology to Novak Djokovic after the tennis great was not allowed to enter the Down Under country to participate in the Australian Open at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2022.

After AstraZeneca row, Kevin Pietersen says Australian govt should apologise to Novak Djokovic

Record Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has parted ways with his coach Goran Ivanisevic ahead of the crucial clay season. The Serbian made the announcement on Wednesday (Mar 27), ending a fruitful partnership where he won 12 Grand Slam titles under Ivanisevic's guidance.

Novak Djokovic parts ways with coach Goran Ivanisevic amid tough start to 2024 season

The Rotterdam title may pale in comparison to winning the Australian Open Grand Slam but Jannik Sinner said his victory in the ATP 500 event was still important to him after the Italian rose to a career-high number three in the world rankings.

Tennis: Italy's Jannik Sinner savours Rotterdam success after Australian Open high

World number four Jessica Pegula has ended her five-year coaching partnership with David Witt who said the split had come as a complete surprise. American Pegula exited the Australian Open in the second round after losing to Frenchwoman Clara Burel and withdrew from the doubles event in which she was partnered up with Coco Gauff.

Tennis: Jessica Pegula parts ways with coach David Witt after horrific Australian Open campaign

Jannik Sinner was not about to announce the end of the "Big Three" after his breakthrough Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open but the 22-year-old Italian does believe tennis needs a fresh generation of champions.

Australian Open 2024: Tennis needs the next generation, says Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner

Italian Jannik Sinner produced a monumental comeback in the Australian Open final on Sunday (Jan 28) after he beat Russian Daniil Medvedev at the Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open: Jannik Sinner makes thrilling comeback, stuns Medvedev to win maiden Grand Slam title

History was scripted on Saturday (Jan 27) after Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden won the Australian Open 2024 title. India's Bopanna, 43, in the process became the oldest Grand Slam champion after beating the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6, 7-5 in the final at the Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden celebrate after conquering first Grand Slam doubles title - WATCH

India’s Rohan Bopanna has scripted history at the Australian Open 2024 after he won the men’s doubles title at the Rod Laver Arena with Matthew Ebden on Saturday (Jan 27).

India’s Rohan Bopanna scripts history at Australian Open, becomes oldest Grand Slam doubles champion at 43

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her Australian Open singles titles after a dominating win over China’s Zheng Qinwen on Saturday (Jan 27). Sabalenka, who beat Elena Rybakina in the 2023 final outclassed Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 to win her second Grand Slam title at the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka defends Australian Open title after dominating straight-set win over China’s Zheng Qinwen

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev has booked his third Australian Open final after a thrilling win over German Alexander Zverev on Friday (Jan 26). Medvedev, down two sets in the match produced yet another comeback at the Rod Laver Arena to win the match 5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.

Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev sets Jannik Sinner clash in final after five-set thriller vs Alexander Zverev

India’s Rohan Bopanna could script history at Melbourne Park on Saturday (Jan 27) as he bids to win the Australian Open 2024 Men’s doubles titles. Now the oldest World No.

EXCLUSIVE | 'Extremely happy and proud': Rohan Bopanna opens up on historic World No 1 ranking

Defending champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of Australian Open 2024 after a loss to Italy's Jannik Sinner in the semi-final of men's singles on Friday (Jan 26) in Melbourne.

Australian Open: Defending champion Novak Djokovic out after loss to Jannik Sinner in semi-final

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat 19-year-old Coco Gauff in straight sets to enter the 2024 Australia Open final. Sabalenka won 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 on Thursday (Jan 25) in the first semifinal of women's singles in Melbourne.

Australian Open: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka enters women's singles final with win over Coco Gauff

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will clash with Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final after both women powered to straight-sets victories in the last four on Thursday.

Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka, Zheng Qinwen march into final showdown after dominating wins

Rohan Bopanna says he is extremely proud after achieving the World No. 1 ranking in Men's Doubles. Bopanna is the oldest man to become World No. 1 in Tennis and could also have a 'double' celebration on Saturday after reaching the Australian Open Men's Doubles final alongside Matthew Ebden. Bopanna looked ahead to that final against Italians Simone Bolleli and Andrea Vavassori in an exclusive interaction with WION's Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo.

Rohan Bopanna celebrates World No. 1 ranking by reaching Australian Open Doubles final

India's veteran player Rohan Bopanna attained a historic milestone on Wednesday (Jan 24) by becoming the oldest to become world number one in men's doubles. Bopanna, at 43, is assured of the top spot at the end of the Australian Open after he, along with his partner Mathew Ebden, stormed into the semifinals of men's doubles at Melbourne Park, Melbourne.

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest world number one in men's doubles after entering semis

Dayana Yastremska beat Czech Linda Noskova 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to book a semi-final spot at the Australian Open, becoming the first women's qualifier to reach the last four in Melbourne since the 1978 tournament.

Australian Open: Qualifier Dayana Yastremska goes past Linda Noskova to book semifinal spot

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has been knocked out of the Australian Open 2024 after a surprise straight-sets defeat to German Alexander Zverev on Wednesday (Jan 24).

Australian Open: Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz crashes out after one-sided defeat to Alexander Zverev

Daniil Medvedev edged past Hubert Hurkacz in a five-set thriller at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, on Wednesday (Jan 24) to enter the Australian Open semifinals.

Australian Open: Medvedev edges past Hurkacz in five-set thriller to enter semis, to face Alcaraz or Zverev

US Open champion Coco Gauff overcame huge resistance from the unseeded Marta Kostyuk Tuesday to move into her first Australian Open semi-final. The American fourth seed wore down the Ukrainian in hot conditions on Rod Laver Arena to clinch a scrappy encounter 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes.

Coco Gauff grinds past unseeded Marta Kostyuk into Australian Open semifinals

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