After years of covering the tournament from afar, a longtime tennis writer shares his thoughts upon finally making the trip to Melbourne.

Follow reaction as Sinner retained the championship with a brilliant showing against three-time major final loser Zverev on ...

Alexander Zverev says he is feeling down and emotional after once again coming within one win of earning his first Grand Slam title ...

An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open ...

Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic waves as he leaves Rod Laver Arena following his third round loss to Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz advanced after beating Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena ... on the sixth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park with the ...

Western Australian Schoolkate ended the latter ... to the delight of a big crowd basking in the evening sun on Rod Laver Arena. The Italian continued to struggle to get a handle on Schoolkate's ...

MELBOURNE :Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka overcame a wobbly display to reach the Australian Open fourth round ... Danilovic in the final match on Rod Laver Arena. Bencic progressed when ...

The world No. 1, who is chasing a third straight Australian Open title, defeated Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6, 6-4 in two hours and six minutes at Rod Laver Arena, which extends the Belarusian's winning ...

(AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) Alex de Minaur of Australia serves to Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina during their third round match on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis championship ...

The couple attended the Australian Open and were gifted VIP suite seats ... Sitting in the suites at Rod Laver Arena, a shocked Tammy was then seen shoving her Love Island star husband out ...