Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel’s recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands. Queensland state’s Premier Steven Miles instead announced
Aryna Sabalenka jokingly blamed her team as she suffered a 6-0 6-3 demolition job in the Brisbane International final. The world No. 2 lasted just 73 minutes against Elena Rybakina and amusingly told her coaches it was their fault in her runner-up
Nadal was able to force his opponent to smash his racket into the ground, however. Winning a game as Thompson served for the match, but he was able to keep his composure in order to deny the veteran a fairytale return from
Jelena Ostapenko was furious with an umpire at the Brisbane International and demanded that they are banned from officiating her games in the future. She lost her cool in the third set of her 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 defeat to Victoria Azarenka and
Rafael Nadal explained that he had to change all his clothes during his straight-sets victory over Jason Kubler to advance to the Brisbane International quarter-finals, leaving the crowd in stitches at his explanation. The 22-time Grand Slam winner was given a time
Kubler then took his second and third games of the match, already improving from his first-set tally despite trailing Nadal 3-2, but he was unable to hold his serve and the 22-time Major winner rallied from 40-10 down in the seventh game
Rafael Nadal enjoyed a dream return to tennis following a year on the sidelines and a hip operation as he defeated old foe Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-1 in Brisbane. The Spaniard looked as competitive as ever in what was his first match
Andy Murray started the year with another crushing defeat as he crashed out of the Brisbane International to Grigor Dimitrov. The Brit led the second seed by a set before the match ran away from him, with Dimitrov bouncing back to win 4-6