6:14 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was wondering, right along with everyone else, what sort of shape Roger Federer would be in for their Australian Open semifinal. So Djokovic was watching closely. At age 38, despite dealing with a painful groin muscle and coming off a draining five-setter, Federer came out

5:14 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — The headline on the front of a local newspaper’s sports page loomed everywhere at Melbourne Park on Thursday. “Halep lurks dangerously on Barty’s horizon,” it proclaimed, with an image of a victorious Simona Halep celebrating her win over Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals of the Australian

6:59 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — For two hard-fought sets during her Australian Open quarterfinal match against Ons Jabeur on Tuesday, Sofia Kenin looked distraught. But looks can be deceiving when it comes to the 14th-seeded American. The tenacious 21-year-old threw up her arms in frustration, yelled at herself and her box

2:16 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old rising American star, will make her first appearance at the BNP Paribas Open, joining all the top 75-ranked women’s and men’s players in the world. Gauff reached the fourth round at the Australian Open last week. Last year, she made the fourth

3:59 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — At the beginning of the fortnight in Melbourne, there wouldn’t have been too many Australian tennis fans rooting for Alexander Zverev. It’s not to say the seventh seed is someone who’s not worth rooting for, but the German simply pales in comparison to the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael

8:44 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Simona Halep spent her offseason away from home for the first time so she could focus fully on 2020 and her quest for a third major title. She’s within two wins of achieving that goal already after breezing into the Australian Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1

9:48 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — There are no pictures on the scorecard, as they say in golf, no description of how the score came about, just the result. And after Tuesday’s action at the Australian Open, it’s a phrase that Roger Federer would probably agree with. Whereas Novak Djokovic cruised through his

2:00 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — If Roger Federer has a bit of spare time on his hands in Melbourne over the next couple of days, perhaps he should head for the casino. Somehow the 38-year-old Swiss is still standing in the Australian Open. After a second great escape in the past few

9:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Sofia Kenin became the first player into the Australian Open semifinals. 2 Related The 21-year-old American beat Ons Jabeur in straight sets in the opening match of the day on Rod Laver Arena to reach the last four at a Grand Slam tournament for the first

8:42 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — He may have fallen in four engrossing sets to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the Australian Open, but local hope Nick Kyrgios was responsible for inspiring his nation and the rest of the world during his time at Melbourne Park. The 23rd seed, who