6:21 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so pretty much perfect, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance. Djokovic reduced one of the greats of the game to merely another outclassed opponent — just a guy, really — and one so out of sorts that Nadal even

8:33 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Who saw that coming? Yes, most of us thought Novak Djokovic was a slight favorite to win another Australian Open title, but the manner in which he beat down Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in Sunday’s final was stunning. So what does it mean? Who’s saying what? Here’s what

12:05 PM ET Soraya Nadia McDonald MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka, who, as of Monday, will be the No. 1 tennis player in the world, has a habit of doing extremely grown-up things — at least on the tennis court. Saturday night at the Australian Open, it was defeating Petra Kvitova in three tension-filled sets

6:37 AM ET ESPN News Services This time there was no such controversy surrounding Naomi Osaka‘s Grand Slam victory. Osaka took advantage of her second chance in the third set to defeat Petra Kvitova 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday, win the Australian Open and become a back-to-back Slam champion. Her US Open victory last

8:31 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — It will be world No. 1 vs. world No. 2 for the Australian Open title (Sunday, 3:30 a.m. ET on ESPN) when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal take to Rod Laver Arena on Sunday evening. Both players have been dominant en route to the final, most notably

5:38 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With every loud squeak of his blue-hued shoes, Novak Djokovic put himself in perfect position to control a point — and step closer to a record seventh Australian Open championship. Djokovic was downright flawless right from the outset of his semifinal against an overmatched No. 28 Lucas

1:24 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — All that talk about the Next Generation players — you know, the under-25ers scoring all the headlines and upsets here in Melbourne, the guys poised to take the baton from the aging Big Four and usher a new era into the game: Let’s shelve that for now. Because after

6:54 AM ET Simon Cambers MELBOURNE, Australia — The one thing we can tell you for certain ahead of the Petra Kvitova–Naomi Osaka battle for the Australian Open title is that nothing is certain. While so many previous finals have had clear-cut favorites, this one does not. Kvitova and Osaka are playing next-level tennis. The

11:15 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The BNP Paribas Open will include all of the top 75 ranked men’s and women’s players in the world, including defending champions Juan Martin del Potro and Naomi Osaka. The tournament runs March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the Southern California desert. Del

7:40 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Petra Kvitova knew this moment could come. When it did, she broke out in a smile as exuberant as the cheers in Rod Laver Arena. No, we’re not talking about match point. We’re referring to the announcement, at four-all in the first set of her semifinal match against Danielle