Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected reports which suggest that a medical exemption could be granted to Djokovic, the nine-time Australian Open champion.
The 40-year-old Williams hasn't played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring injury and her ranking has slipped to No. 41.
Brady, who lost to Naomi Osaka in her first major final just over a week ago, made 25 unforced errors against her Estonian opponent.
The World No.1, with his formidable serving, impressive returning, and baseline supremacy, tamed a frustrated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to complete a hat-trick of trophies at the Melbourne Park,
The World No. 1 Serbian defeated his Russian rival in straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to win record 9th Australian Open title.
Croatian Dodig and Slovakian Polasek beat Ram and Salisbury 6-3 6-4 winners at Rod Laver Arena.
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Krejcikova won her first Australian title with Ram two years ago and with Croatia’s Nikola Mektic last year.
Naomi Osaka wins her second Australian Open and fourth Grand Slam title as the World No. 3 gallops Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the title clash.
The Indian tennis star tipped Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic to claim the women's and men's singles titles respectively in Melbourne.
Medvedev reached his first Australian Open final on Friday after beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 and will be facing Djokovic in the final.
Medvedev will face eight-time champion Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park for the title on Sunday.
Mertens of Belgium and Sabalenka of Belarus had a 6-2, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
The Seven-time Formula One champion said that he is only proud of Serena, who fought on the day like a champion she always is.
The top-ranked Djokovic is 8-0 in his previous trips to the final at Melbourne Park. He is also unbeaten in all nine semifinals he has contested in Australia.
The second men’s semifinal features a look at the future of the sport: 22-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas against 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev.
The defeat to Naomi Osaka in semi-final ended her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title and her second consecutive semi-final exit in a major tournament.
The last year's US Open semi-finalist defeated her Czech rival 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a hard-fought battle; will face off Naomi Osaka in the final.
The World No. 3 Japanese makes a light work of the 23-time Grand Slam-winning veteran in a one-sided semi-final 6-3, 6-4.
Naomi Osaka has won 19 consecutive matches but none of those wins came against Serena Williams.
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