4:23 AM ET Alex De Minaur prepared for “immense firepower” and copped it in spades as his Australian Open dream was crushed in a straight-sets defeat to emerging superstar Jannik Sinner. Featuring in the second week at Melbourne Park for the first time, De Minaur had his sights set on a deep run at his

11:00 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Shooter McGavin never liked Happy Gilmore. “He’s a disgrace to the game,” he once argued. “The man is destroying golf. Kick him off the tour.” Gilmore, the flamboyant, failed hockey player turned unorthodox golf pro, a fictional character wonderfully portrayed by Adam Sandler in the 1996 film, was a

9:47 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Fans at the Australian Open were asked by security to remove T-shirts featuring the slogan “Where is Peng Shuai?” which references the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Chinese former tennis player’s well-being and whereabouts. In November, Peng, the former world No. 14 singles player and part of a No. 1

3:19 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Thanasi Kokkinakis has revealed further details on the heated exchange which took place between doubles teammate Nick Kyrgios and top ranked Croatian doubles pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic on Friday afternoon. Kokkinakis and Kyrgios upset the men’s No. 1 seeds in the second round and it was later

3:16 PM ET Taylor Fritz looked bewildered for a second as the Australian Open umpire read out Fritz’s winning third-round score. After his two blink-and-you’ll-miss-them forehand winners, and a double fault from opponent Roberto Bautista Agut, Fritz had conquered his own double nemesis: He’d finally reached a fourth round at a Grand Slam, and he’d

2:56 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — — As Daniil Medvedev sat courtside trying to rehydrate during a changeover, an image of nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic flashed up in the stadium behind him. It was in the third set Saturday, and it was like the absent No. 1 was looking over

10:40 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep is into Week 2 at Melbourne Park for the fifth consecutive year. She’ll be joined in the second week by second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who advanced with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win Saturday over No. 31 Marketa Vondrousova. A contender for

1:19 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Standing on the court as her ever-so-slight lead slipped away, just one point away from entering a third-set tiebreak, Naomi Osaka prepared for Amanda Anisimova‘s next serve during their third-round match at the Australian Open on Friday. Osaka, the tournament’s defending champ, had looked frustrated as she walked back to

3:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over No. 28-seeded Karen Khachanov. Nadal, aiming for a men’s record 21st Grand Slam singles title, was facing his first seeded opponent and dropped his first set of the tournament.

9:54 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com American Jessica Pegula advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Thursday. The tournament’s No. 21 seed recorded seven aces and 20 winners in the 91-minute clash. She’ll next face the winner of