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Rohit Brijnath

Assistant Sports Editor

Brijnath was a journalist in India and Australia before joining The Straits Times in 2007. He writes primarily on sport and has covered seven Olympics, six Asian Games and more than 30 Grand Slam tennis events. He has co-authored a book with Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra and writes an occasional Sunday column on books, his mother’s garden, friendship and any whimsical thing that catches his attention. In his spare time, he dreams of climbing Everest.

Latest articles

It’s the Winter Games: Welcome to bravery and lunacy

Beauty meets bravery in the men's freeski slopestyle qualification at the winter Olympics in Italy.

Life beyond the clicking camera

The writer does not click many photographs but here he is, captired in one himself, in a forest in Australia.

Tired Novak Djokovic fights, but time and Carlos Alcaraz are too much for him

Novak Djokovic, 10-time champion at the Australian Open, holding a rare piece of silver: The runner's up trophy.

Stoic warrior Elena Rybakina fells Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan poses  with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the Australian Open women's singles title.

Australian Open shines as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev produce an epic in suffering

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz is exhausted after his semi final win against Germany's Alexander Zverev.

Fashion, upsets and an operatic Aryna Sabalenka: Let’s hail women’s tennis

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka shows her emotions during her semi-final match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

He’s 38, he got lucky, yet the G.O.A.T. is still there at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic respectfully applauds his rival Lorenzo Musetti who had to retire during their quarter-final match at the Australian Open.

At the Australian Open, speed is everything

When it comes to speed and footwork there are few better movers than Carlos Alcaraz.

A 40-year-old hero on tired legs writes a sentimental farewell at the Australian Open

A fan holds a poster of Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka during the second round of the Australian Open.

A young star falls in an Australian Open full of hard lessons

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 20, 2026. Brazil's Joao Fonseca reacts during his first round match against Eliot Spizzirri of the U.S. REUTERS/Edgar Su