AP Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson also joined De Minaur in the grand slam’s list of 32 seeded players, who enjoy a smoother passage in the major tournament as a reward for their higher ranking.

French star Corentin Moutet drew the ire of the Australian Open crowd for taking advantage of an injured Alexei Popyrin.

This story is part of the January 11 tennis edition of Good Weekend.See all 11 stories. Alexei Popyrin tends to shut out the world as big moments approach. Warming up, he likes to listen to music.

Novak Djokovic retired with an injury from his Australian Open semi-final on Friday, leaving him level on 24 with Margaret Court on the all-time Grand Slam singles list.

In the Round of 128 at the Australian Open on Saturday, world No. 69 Corentin Moutet will face off against No. 25 Alexei Popyrin. Popyrin, who has claimed one title on hard courts in the past year ...

Australian No.2 Alexei Popyrin will put his failed Australian Open campaign “in the bin” as he faces time on the sidelines with a glute injury which impacted his “shocking” opening round defeat on ...

Alexei Popyrin has opened up on the disappointment of crashing out of the Australian Open in the first round, but refused to blame the hidden ailments he was battling for his demise. The ...

After reaching the quarter-finals at the Cincinnati Open in 2023, Popyrin risked sliding back to the cusp of the top 100 with significant rankings points to defend at the August event. Alexei ...