What California is to America, Australia has often been for tennis — the lab where new stuff goes for a test drive

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title on Sunday, comfortably defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the men’s final to secure his third career grand slam win.

Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam? Things are a little out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on the courts.

It has been a long and challenging road for Naomi Osaka to regain her title-winning form. The four-time Grand Slam champion battled injuries before missing most of the 2023 WTA season after giving birth to her first child.

Rolex Testimonee Coco Gauff’s watch game is still strong. Speaking to the media following her defeat of Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, she wore her Oyster Perpetual with ‘Grape’ dial, a modern version of the water-resistant, automatic watch Rolex has been making for decades. (Unfortunately, it’s no longer part of the current catalog.)

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said he is confident Novak Djokovic will return to the season-opening Grand Slam next year after injury ended the 37-year-old's latest challenge in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

Head of personal banking Ana Marinkovic says the move is to improve customer satisfaction. But the number of branches continues to fall.

Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement has assessed that Alexander Zverev will not win a Grand Slam title if there is “no evolution in his game.” The former world No 10 feels Zverev has “no chance” of beating both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at a major if the pair are “in full possession of their means.

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