Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. With the semifinals done, the first major of the year has its four finalists.

Aryna Sabalenka offers a shopping trip to buy back a friendship, an umpire gets caught singing during a set break and identical twins make it look like you're seeing double. Here are the quick hits ...

Former Florida tennis champion Ben Shelton has taken the tennis world by storm since leaving Gainesville in 2022. He attracted more attention after advancing to semifinals Tuesday.

Ben Shelton looked to have the edge over the heavily favoured Jannik Sinner during their Australian Open semi-final. He even ...

Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that's got only a little to do with the results on the courts.