7:56 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Upon advancing to her first major fourth round on Saturday, Jessica Pegula grabbed the blue marker to write on the on-court camera lens, as is customary for winners at the Australian Open. She could have written anything. Before saying hi to her sister, she wrote: “Let’s go Jen Brady!” 🇺🇸

5:57 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Twelve months ago, a golden opportunity presented itself for Ashleigh Barty to become the first homegrown player to win the Australian Open in 43 years. In the space of six enthralling hours on Day 5, the previous three women’s champions in Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki all

9:55 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s a long way from Buffalo, New York, to the second week of a Grand Slam, which may be why Jessica Pegula‘s journey took a while. The No. 61-ranked Pegula reached the fourth round at the Australian Open by drubbing Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 6-1 Saturday. Even Pegula,

1:14 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev achieved a career first Saturday as he advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open, finally winning a match that went to five sets. Medvedev was 0-6 in five-setters before his drought-breaking 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-0 win over No. 28-seeded Filip

9:00 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — If Friday night turns out to be the last we see of fans at the Australian Open in 2021, Nick Kyrgios and world No. 3 Dominic Thiem didn’t disappoint, treating the vocal John Cain Arena crowd to a memorable evening of Grand Slam tennis, one which featured multiple code

8:35 AM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic overcame a fall and stymied a comeback attempt by American Taylor Fritz to move into the fourth round at the Australian Open. The top-ranked Djokovic continued his bid for a ninth championship at Melbourne Park and 18th Grand Slam title overall by winning 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6,

9:15 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennis fans will be locked out of the Australian Open from 11:59pm Thursday [AEST] as the state of Victoria prepares for a five-day lockdown amid a growing COVID-19 cluster in the city’s north-west. The state’s outbreak began at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn last week and has now risen to

4:46 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios says he’s starting to feel like an old soul. Ahead of his Friday night (AEDT) third round showdown with US Open champion Dominic Thiem, he’s used the term ‘veteran’ despite being just 25 years of age, and even admitted to craving a glass of red wine following

8:35 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Sofia Kenin, looking to defend her Australian Open singles title, was in tears after losing in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi in the second round on Thursday. “I feel like everyone was always asking me, ‘Would you want to [defend the title]?” she said about the overwhelming pressure she had

11:04 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty survived a mini-scare on Rod Laver Arena Thursday but dug in to overcome compatriot Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 7-6(7) and book her place in the last 32 of the Australian Open. Barty had been as close to perfect as you can get on the tennis