A local amateur earned one million Australian dollars by winning the One Point Slam at Melbourne Park, an exhibition where every match was decided by a single rally. Jordan Smith secured the title when world No.117 Joanna Garland sent a backhand wide in the final.
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A new Australian Open fan competition offering a $10 million prize has drawn scepticism from tennis supporters and commentators, who argue the challenge is effectively unwinnable and designed more to generate attention than to reward fans.
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Fans arriving at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open will face tighter security, visible armed policing, and new restrictions on national flags, as organisers respond to global tensions and lessons from past crowd unrest.
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Visitors arriving at Melbourne Park for the 2026 Australian Open expected top level tennis and the familiar Grand Slam atmosphere. Instead, the tournament’s food prices have become a major talking point, following the debut of a well known American burger chain.
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Australian Open officials are facing criticism after announcing a controversial prize money move in the build-up to the year’s first Grand Slam.
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Max Purcell will miss the 2026 Australian Open, with the former Wimbledon and US Open men’s doubles champion still serving an 18-month suspension for anti-doping violations. BBC reporting said the ban runs until June 11, 2026, ruling him out of both the Australian Open and the French Open.
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Milos Raonic’s retirement from professional tennis prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the sport, with Novak Djokovic among the first to publicly acknowledge the Canadian’s impact after nearly two decades on the ATP Tour.
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Former world number three Milos Raonic has called time on his tennis career ahead of the Australian Open, ending a journey that took him to a Wimbledon final and the top tier of the men’s game.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have suggested they could one day play doubles together, offering a rare glimpse of cooperation between two of men’s tennis’ fiercest rivals ahead of a high-profile exhibition in Seoul.
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Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen will miss the 2026 tournament after confirming she is not yet ready to return following elbow surgery, ending hopes of a Melbourne comeback.
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