Tennis Australia

Evonne Goolagong Cawley back to her tennis roots, hoping to inspire Aussies

At the Noosa Tennis Club, not far from where she and her husband, Roger Cawley, live, Goolagong Cawley held court with a bunch of local schoolchildren and helped cut the ribbon for a mural which will double as a hitting wall.

Australian Open brings cheer to Melbourne, but lingering fear of coronavirus remains

Memories of harsh lockdowns are still fresh in the mind of Melbourne residents. That's why the thought of 30,000 fans being inside Melbourne Park for Australian Open from Monday still seems surreal.

Australia Open warm-up events cancelled for Thursday after COVID-19 case

Australian Open organisers didn’t immediately provide details of how many players would have to isolate. But all competition at six tune-up events for the year's first Grand Slam scheduled for Thursday was called off.

Australian Open 2021: In Grand Slam first, electronic line calling set for all courts at Melbourne Park

Tennis Australia announced Wednesday the introduction of live electronic line calls, saying movement-activated and pre-recorded voices will be used for the terms "Out," "Foot Fault" and "Fault" in matches during the 8-21 February tournament

Rafael Nadal takes veiled swipe at Novak Djokovic over quarantine complaints

Rafael Nadal has taken an apparent swipe at Novak Djokovic over his requests for quarantined players preparing for the Australian Open, saying not everyone felt the need to "advertise" how they were trying to help.

Australian Open 2021: Tennys Sandgren allowed to board charter flight despite positive COVID-19 result

Sandgren was given a special clearance to board one of the flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne despite testing positive to COVID-19 in November and again on Monday.

Bob Brett, coach to Grand Slam winners Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, Marin Cilic, dies at 67

In addition to his work with Becker, Ivanisevic, Cilic and other individual players, Brett coached for national tennis associations in Britain, Japan and Canada.

Australian Open 2021's start date of 8 February not yet confirmed, says Tennis Australia

Melbourne's The Age newspaper and others reported a letter sent by Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley to players which made reference to an 8 February start date.

Australian Open in February, players to train in quarantine, says report

The proposals would allow players to train during a mandatory 14-day quarantine period.

Australian Open 'most likely' to be delayed, says Victoria sports minister Martin Pakula

Australian Open tournament director and Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley last weekend said the final dates should be confirmed within two weeks.