Daily Mail1mon
Shocking footage of where Australian Open ball kids have to train re-ignites payment debate: 'bit of slavery'
Ball kids at the Australian Open play a vital role in ensuring the ... but not in Australia. Tennis Australia reclassified the position as a volunteer role in 2008 to address complexities ...
The Straits Times1mon
Australian Open 2025: Sublime Sabalenka ready to walk in famous footsteps
Not for a player but for the ball kids. It’s Women & Girls Day at the Australian Open and on this night all of them are girls. Their job is to toss balls to two racket-wielding women who are ...
The New York Times29d
Why Aryna Sabalenka’s Australian Open tennis charge is so relentless, from power to variety
MELBOURNE, Australia — “Her ball? It’s a rocket,” said world ... 6-2 to her close friend in Thursday’s Australian Open semifinal, which was Sabalenka’s 20th straight win at Melbourne ...
The New York Times29d
Australian Open final: Madison Keys beats Aryna Sabalenka for first Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final ... depths of the balls were crazy,” Sabalenka said of Keys’ tennis in the final.