It was quite a shock to see Margaret Court’s name on the guest list for the second Friday at the Australian Open, which is also Pride Day at Melbourne Park. It is only a couple of years since Martina Navratilova called her “a homophobe” before carrying,

The Australian Open women's singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys on Jan 25 looks well-poised. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Margaret Court was spotted in the crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night, one year after ending her hiatus at the Melbourne Park grand slam. But one Australian tennis legend who won't be in attendance this year is Rod Laver.

Margaret Court and Novak Djokovic played in two different tennis eras that were a world apart. Both were champions of their time and won 24 grand slam titles. Djokovic is aiming for more.

Court's comments prompted several high-profile figures including John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova to call for Melbourne Park's second-biggest showcourt - named the Margaret Court Arena in 2003 ...

Originally a grass-court event, the Australian Open has taken place on hard courts at Melbourne Park since 1988. Margaret Court currently holds the record for most singles titles at the event (11), and Thelma Coyne Long has the record for the event’s ...

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

The Australian firebrand warned afterwards it might have been his final singles match at Melbourne Park, so just as well ... straight sets upset on Margaret Court Arena. Brazil has Beatriz Haddad ...

MELBOURNE - Jannik Sinner battled through illness to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday as his Italian compatriot Lorenzo Sonego ended teenager Learner Tien's fairytale run. Read more at straitstimes.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP ... doubling Fritz's total — Monfils did a celebratory dance at the baseline while thousands of fans at Margaret Court Arena roared, many waving red-white-and-blue French flags. He started his season with a title at a ...

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Denver on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic, the most successful player at the Australian Open is the sole male to achieve a three-peat while Roger Federer defended his title twice.