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AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 7, 2022
Novak Djokovic in limbo in Australia as legal team works to overturn visa denial
'This persecution is unfair, starting with the Australian prime minister,' Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said about Djokovic's situation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 7, 2022
Kei Nishikori pulls out of Australian Open due to hip injury
'This is very disappointing as the Australian Open feels like my 'home' Grand Slam,' Nishikori said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 6, 2022
Kyrie Irving returns as leagues take new approach toward unvaccinated athletes
Critics feel sports leagues are giving in to their unvaccinated star players.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 6, 2022
Rafael Nadal expresses sympathy for Novak Djokovic, but says world No. 1 knew of risks
'In some way I feel sorry for him. But at the same time, he knew the conditions since a lot of months ago, so he makes his own decision.'
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 6, 2022
No. 1 Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia
There has been enormous backlash to the decision to grant Djokovic a medical exemption for the Australian Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 22, 2021
Australian Open confident on Nadal but uncertain on Djokovic
Nadal caught the novel coronavirus in Abu Dhabi last week where he was playing in an exhibition tournament.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 16, 2021
No. 4 Karolina Pliskova withdraws from Australian Open due to injury
World No. 4 Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month's Australian Open with a hand injury that she sustained in training, she said Thursday in a statement released by tournament organizers.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 8, 2021
Serena Williams out of Australian Open; Novak Djokovic on entry list
Williams, who won the last of her seven Australian Open titles in 2017, had an injury-disrupted season and has not played since she limped out of her first-round match at Wimbledon in June.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 23, 2021
Adelaide to host two Australian Open warmups
The pair of tournaments at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre are among five that will be staged in Australia ahead of the marquee Grand Slam event.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 16, 2021
Nick Kyrgios walks back support for unvaccinated players
The 26-year-old, who had called for unvaccinated players to be able to participate in the Australian Open, said Tuesday his comments had been taken out of context.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 25, 2021
Unvaccinated players may be able to compete at Australian Open
Unvaccinated players will need to complete 14 days of quarantine and undergo regular testing.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 19, 2021
Host state won't cut deal with unvaccinated Australian Open players
Victoria's premier suggested that the state's vaccine mandate covers international athletes, who would be required to complete their inoculations ahead of the tournament in January.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 13, 2021
Andy Murray supports restrictions on unvaccinated players at Australian Open
The tennis star expects unvaccinated players to compete at the Australian Open but says he would support moves by local authorities to impose stricter conditions on them.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 25, 2021
Reduced human element turning tennis into esport, says Mats Wilander
As more tournaments around the world opt for electronic line-calling systems instead of human line judges, seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander says tennis is losing its intrigue and personality and is in danger of becoming an esport.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 19, 2021
Even Grand Slams feeling financial pinch in 'bubbles,' says ATP chief
Tennis organizers have managed to hold their marquee events despite the pandemic, but arrangements such as charter flights and bio-secure environments have come a cost.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 22, 2021
No. 1 Ash Barty uncertain about schedule as Naomi Osaka gains ground
Australian Ash Barty has provided no clarity about if she will compete regularly on the women's tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic even as Naomi Osaka closes in on the No. 1 ranking after claiming her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday in Melbourne.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 22, 2021
Novak Djokovic reflects on Australian Open triumph after 'roller-coaster ride'
Novak Djokovic went from 'persona non grata' to a nine-time Australian Open champion.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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