Gael Monfils will compete in his 35th ATP final in Auckland. The veteran lost to Novak Djokovic in Brisbane at the beginning of the season and found himself in a tough position in the first match in Auckland.

The closest Kyrgios came was a Wimbledon final berth against Djokovic in 2022, which was won by the Serb, in the only final that the 29-year-old made throughout his career. And Kyrgios has since explained he was “f***ed” coming up against not just the ‘Big Four’ but also the high level of the top 15 at the time.

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has opened up about playing against prime ‘Big Four’. The original Big Three consisted of the likes of Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Britain's Andy Murray.

Joao Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in the first round of the Australian Open.

Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022, getting there with wins over two women who blocked her path last year.

Djokovic with the Australian Open trophy and Federer with US Open trophy Jannik Sinner is looking ... he fell at the final hurdle again for four in a row, this time with Stan Wawrinka beating him in New York. Czech-born American Lendl won three consecutive ...

Losses to Roger Federer at Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2017 ... with just two Slams coming after the turn of the millennium. 8: Stan Wawrinka Wawrinka won three Slams, two Olympic golds and a Davis Cup and is still not even close to being the ...

Oh, yes, Djokovic already holds so many marks, many of which used to belong to Federer — who went 369-60 during his 429 Slam matches, a .860 winning percentage — and there are more on the horizon.

Lorenzo Sonego's jaw-dropping shot against Stan Wawrinka in the Australian Open has tennis fans dubbing it the "best ever". The Italian star edged out the three-time Grand Slam winner in the first ...

Wawrinka, who won the 2014 edition of the tournament against Rafael Nadal, was outplayed by his opponent, losing 6-4 5-7 7-5 7-5 in an over three-hour long encounter. Sonego hit the front early on ...

Highlights of the third day of the Australian Open on Tuesday (all times GMT): 1205 QUALIFIER FONSECA BEATS RUBLEV IN STRAIGHT SETS Brazilian qualifier Joao Fonseca beat Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) to advance to the second round.

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