Following the emergence of the coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province of China late last year, some international sports events scheduled to hold in China and other Asian countries have been affected. The affected events include The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I set to hold from February 4-8 featuring China, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea and Uzbekistan.
Sofia Kenin became the youngest women's champion at the Australian Open since Maria Sharapova, in 2008 after defeating Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2.
7-time champion Novak Djokovic came back from being down 1-4 in the first set to defeat the 6-time winner Roger Federer 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 and will face off with the winner of the second semi-final between Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem.
World No.1 Rafael Nadal suffered a shocking defeat to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
The American teenager stunned Australian Open defending champion and world no 3 Naomi Osaka in a straight-sets upset in the third round of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena.
Serena Williams on Thursday suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open in 14 years, falling to a shock defeat to China's Wang Qiang in a stunning third-round upset. According to Sky Sports News, the American's bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles title ended with a 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 defeat to Wang.
