Australian Open 2024 promises big names to outshine past problems | Courtney Walsh

After a pandemic, late finishes and fluffy balls, next year's event is counting on Nadal, Osaka and Kyrgios to bring in the fans Almost two decades after falling narrowly shy of ending an enduring curse, former world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt looked every inch a bronzed Aussie at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. The Davis Cup captain still looks fit enough to command the baseline on Rod Laver Arena but will instead join a ring of Australian greats in immortality next January. The revelation Hewitt will be...