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Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula dedicated their Australian Open first-round wins to Los Angeles and the firefighters who have been tackling the devastating wildfires. Third seed Gauff, one of the favourites for the title in Melbourne, beat compatriot and 2020 champion Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3. Gauff wrote “stay strong LA, thank you firefighters” on the camera lens after her …

Nick Kyrgios says the high-profile doping cases involving Grand Slam winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are “disgusting” for tennis. Italian men’s world number one Sinner still faces the threat of a possible suspension after he twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in March. Swiatek, also 23, served a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned heart medication …

Eighth seed Krejcikova’s victory was bad news for Swiatek, who has been eliminated at the group stage of the WTA Finals for the first time since 2021. Swiatek has been the dominant player on the Tour for the majority of the past two years and started this season strongly by winning the Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome and French Open …

Iga Swiatek began her bid to regain the world number one ranking with a comeback success over Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Finals. Poland’s Swiatek trailed the Wimbledon champion by a set and double break before regrouping to win 4-6 7-5 6-2. This was the 23-year-old’s first match since her quarter-final US Open exit in September and first under new …