The Irish Times

How the Australian Open became the grand slam to rule them all

Ash Barty, Rafael Nadal and Dylan Alcott served up a dramatic, euphoric spectacle

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 22:30

French Open: Djokovic and Nadal come through first-round ties in straight sets

Men’s round-up: Monfils soaks up energy of crowds in Paris; seventh-seed Rublev beaten

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 06:26

Australian Open organisers stand firm on quarantine despite player demands

Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend complains that the worst part is having to wash her own hair

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 14:34

Dominic Thiem eases into US Open quarter-finals

The Austrian second seed is the highest-ranked player left in the men’s draw

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 08:54

Australia’s Alex de Minaur eases his way into US Open quarter-finals

21-year-old enjoys straight sets win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil to make first Grand Slam quarter-final

Mon Sept 07 2020 - 19:31

Coco Gauff and Venus Williams to meet again at Australian Open

Draw for first round of the Australian Open sees Federer in the same half as Djokovic

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 09:39

Andy Murray battles to first singles win on tour since comeback

In humid conditions in China, this was a test of Murray’s physical condition

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 19:42

Rafael Nadal reaches 25th Grand Slam final with Tsitispas win

Dominant Spaniard swats aside Greek prospect in straight sets in Australian Open semis

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 13:03

Djokovic on track for final but faces hungry teenager Shapovalov

World number one will have to stay sharp against self-confident Canadian in third round

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 21:01

Rampaging Sharapova sets up mouth-watering Wozniacki clash

Russian in imposing form as she thrashes Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson 6-2, 6-1

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 19:20

Tennis’ big four may be approaching their last hurrah

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray face pressure from a new generation of players

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 22:32

Roger Federer teaches Nick Kyrgios a lesson in New York

Australian beaten in straight sets as Flushing Meadows left in awe of a Federer forehand

Sun Sept 02 2018 - 11:43

Andy Murray criticises scheduling after early hours win over Copil

Former world number one reaches quarters of Citi Open after 3.0am finish in Washington

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 09:55

Wimbledon: players move or perish as seeds begin to collide

Five of top 10 men’s seeds in action in week two, with Mannarino facing Federer

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 01:00

Nadal too hot to handle at Wimbledon

Spaniard eases past Alex De Minaur into the fourth round

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 17:36

Wimbledon: Former champion Petra Kvitova falls at first hurdle

Rafael Nadal comes through first-round clash without trouble

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 18:57

Australian Open: Andy Murray’s fitness woes part of a tennis trend

In 2017 world’s top five played in Melbourne but this year they face a battle to take part

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 12:13

Murray made to work while Federer makes winning comeback

World number one came through in straight sets against Ukrainian Illya Marchenko

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 08:17