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January 30, 2026 3:43 PM

Miracle man Alcaraz beats leg issue, Zverev to make Australian Open final

Carlos Alcaraz fought through a leg issue to deliver a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5 win over Alexander Zverev on Friday and reach his first Australian Open final, the Spaniard somehow managing to keep his career Grand Slam bid alive. The 22-year-old looked concerned and was barely able to move after experiencing the issue at 4-4 in the third set, which he lost in a tiebreak, and he relied on his ball-striking and placement to land winners and prolong the contest. Alcaraz continued to battl...

January 29, 2026 4:26 PM

Australian Open: Sabalenka edges past Svitolina to enter 4th consecutive final

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her golden run at the ongoing Australian Open 2026 as she registered a dominant 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles semifinal at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday. Sabalenka was in complete control from the start and needed just over an hour to seal her place in the final. This will be the fourth consecutive time she plays in the Australian Open final. The Belarusian used her power and strong serving to keep S...

January 29, 2026 3:14 PM

Djokovic eyes semi-final nemesis Sinner at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic will look to ride his good fortune into an 11th Australian Open final but the 10-times champion needs to hit the ground running in a generational semi-final clash with holder Jannik Sinner. Needing one more major crown to move past Margaret Court and claim the outright record of 25 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic comes into the Sinner showdown as fresh as he could hope to be following walkovers in his previous two matches. However, the Serb also brings major question marks over his ...

January 23, 2026 9:05 AM

Sabalenka passes Potapova test to reach Australian Open fourth round

World number one Aryna Sabalenka passed her first major test of the Australian Open on Friday, fending off a serious challenge from Anastasia Potapova to reach the fourth round with a tense 7-6(4) 7-6(7) win. At a Grand Slam spiked with geopolitical tension, Potapova played for Austria after a recent nationality switch from Russia, and represented the central European nation with distinction in the early match at Rod Laver Arena. Seemingly down and out at 4-0 in the second set, the world numbe...

January 22, 2026 1:16 PM

Australian Open: Djokovic, Musetti, Shelton cruise into third round with easy wins

Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti and Ben Shelton all clinched comfortable straight-sets victories in their second-round matches at the Australian Open on the fifth day of the season’s first Grand Slam. Djokovic defeated qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena, while Musetti overcame fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening session at Margaret Court Arena. Shelton, also facing a qualifier in Dane Sweeny, earned a win at John Cain Aren...

January 22, 2026 10:23 AM

Keys, Pegula advance in all-American clashes at Australian Open

Defending champion Madison Keys moved into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-1 7-5 victory over fellow American Ashlyn Krueger, rallying from a second-set deficit to seal the win. The ninth seed dominated the opening set but was tested in the second as world number 62 Krueger surged to a 5-2 lead and earned a set point. Keys responded with a strong comeback, winning five consecutive games to close out the match in one hour and 13 minutes. “I started really well and ...

January 20, 2026 10:13 AM

Nadal to make Australian Open return for ‘Night of Legends’ with Ash Barty and Scott Dylon

Former world number one Rafael Nadal will return to the Australian Open next month for a special appearance at the tournament’s “Night of Legends” on Feb. 1, organisers said on Monday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who retired in November 2024, will be joined at the event by former world number one Ashleigh Barty and Australian wheelchair tennis great Dylan Alcott. The exhibition will take place at Melbourne Park on the same day as the men’s singles final. Nadal won the Australian O...

January 19, 2026 11:01 AM

Aus Open: Gauff brushes past Uzbekistan’s Rakhimova to reach second round

Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, opened her Australian Open 2026 campaign with a straight-sets 6-2, 6-3 win over Kamilla Rakhimova at Rod Laver Arena on Monday. The victory marked the American youngster’s 75th career Grand Slam match win and improved her first-round Slam record to 23–4. Despite serving struggles that included seven double faults, Gauff controlled the match, overcoming early pressure and closing it out in 1 hour and 39 minutes. “I try not to put so much pressure on myself in t...

November 21, 2025 2:26 PM

Australian Open: Lakshya Sen defeats Ayush Shetty to enter semis

Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles semifinals of the Australian Open Super 500 on Friday, outclassing fellow Indian Ayush Shetty in straight games at Sydney Olympic Park. The seventh seed, who had also beaten the 20-year-old at the same stage of the Hong Kong Open earlier this year, prevailed 23–21, 21–11 to set up a semifinal clash with second seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. World No. 9 Chou, the 2018 Asian Games silver medallist, fought past Farhan Alwi 13–21, 23–21,...

October 21, 2025 1:05 PM

Jannik Sinner skipping Davis Cup Finals to focus on Australian Open preparations

Italy's Jannik Sinner said it was a difficult decision to miss this year's Davis Cup Finals on home soil but the world number two felt that he had to prioritise preparations for his Australian Open title defence. The 24-year-old, who won at Melbourne Park and Wimbledon this year, was instrumental in Italy's successful Davis Cup defence in 2024 in Spain but said on Monday he was sitting out the Final 8 set to take place in Bologna from November 18-23. He will be in Turin a week before the Dav...