The Australian Open was hit ... with action on outside courts suspended. Thunder and lightning saw players and fans rushing for cover, with heavy rain lashing down at Melbourne Park.

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Australian Open came to a close in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian ... court to defend all day and night: that version won the 2023 U.S. Open ...

including a title at a hard-court tune-up event in Adelaide. Her run to the semifinals in Melbourne includes victories over two past runners-up at the Australian Open, Danielle Collins and Elina ...

it was played on grass courts. The Australian Open was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne in November 1905. That place is now known as the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre.

MELBOURNE - The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club will again host its storied exhibition event in Melbourne to give the world's leading tennis players another warm-up option before the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees at the Australian Open. Then came the bizarre sight of a ...

Australian Open warm-up event to return after turmoil at Kooyong The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club will again host its storied exhibition event in Melbourne ... clay and grass courts to make himself ...