MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Open’s first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major. There was Crowded House, the band, playing a set of ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major. There was Crowded House, the band, playing a set of ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major. There was Crowded House, the band, playing a set ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The most anticipated practice session of the 2026 Australian Open was for a player three-and-a-half years removed from tennis. Friday afternoon in Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena was ...

MELBOURNE – On his much belated farewell tour to the tournament he first described as the “Happy Slam," Roger Federer has held court on contemporary tennis. The 20-time major winner was as diplomatic ...

Rod Laver is an Australian sporting icon; a player who was so special in his own right that Australia’s most historic tennis stadium was named after him. The Rod Laver Arena remains the most ...

Tennis fans around the world got a surprise boost on Friday when Australian Open organizers announced that Roger Federer would make a triumphant return to Rod Laver Arena. The Swiss legend, who ...

While Roger Federer was known for his calm presence on court, he wasn’t afraid to speak up when he felt something needed to change in tennis. Roger Federer has long been regarded as one of the sport’s ...

Michael Jordan will always be a hoophead. Although already 62 and prefers to stay out of the spotlight these days, he has proven that he's still very much in touch with the game with his appearances ...

Well, this will come as no surprise to anyone who’s paid any attention over the past quarter-century: Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of ...

Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Hall announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the first male ...