The Australian Open sun is no wimp. It's the hottest Australian Open in 17 years. Court temperatures reached 43C at the Australian Open earlier this month (that's 109 degrees F). Play had to be ...

Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina meet down under once again. Three years after Sabalenka defeated Rybakina in the 2023 Australian Open final to claim the first of her five Grand Slam singles titles, ...

Renata Zarazua is showing millions of fans that Tennis is even harder on your body in the blazing heat. Zarazua has delivered a serious cautionary message about sun damage after sharing a startling ...

Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka received the top seeds in the upcoming Australian Open, the first major of 2026 in men's ...

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has raised the prospect of extending the best-of-five-set format to the women’s singles ...

Sabalenka and Rybakina have both won Grand Slam titles, and they faced off in the final of this one in 2023. Svitolina and Pegula, meanwhile, have reached the quarterfinals or better at majors 18 ...

Elena Rybakina won her maiden Australian Open title when she defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Australian Open 2026 final at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Saturday, January 31. This ...

Iga Świątek, the No. 2 women's seed, is part of a remarkable tennis record at the Australian Open. Martin Keep / AFP via Getty Images Follow The Athletic’s Australian Open coverage Welcome to the ...