MELBOURNE, Australia — Iga Świątek asked “are we tennis players or are we animals in the zoo?” as criticism intensified over the lack of privacy at the Australian Open on Wednesday. The night before, Coco Gauff was filmed smashing her racquet seven times in what she thought was a private area after her 6-1, 6-2…
An All-American clash between No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 4 Amanda Anisimova at the Australian Open ended up being pretty one-sided. Pegula cruised to a 6-2, 7-6 victory over her compatriot to reach her first Australian Open semi-final and third Grand Slam singles semi-final of her career. She is now the only American woman…
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Madison Keys said she was leaving the Australian Open with her pride intact despite a straight-sets loss to Jessica Pegula in the fourth round and vowed to honor a pre-match bet by eating an apple pie topped with cheese. Advertisement Keys, who dazzled at last year’s tournament by winning…
