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Sabalenka and Svitolina set for Australian Open semifinal showdown

Naturally there'll be attention on the backstory when Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina meet in the Australian Open women's semifinals. Top-ranked Sabalenka, who is seeking a third title in four years in Australia, is a 27-year-old from Belarus. She's popular on TikTok for her humorous posts and dance routines. Svitolina is a 31-year-old Ukrainian who will be returning to the Top 10 next week for the first time since returning from a maternity break she took in 2022. She reached her first Australian Open semifinal with a lopsided win over No. 3 Coco Gauff, needing only 59 minutes to end her run of three quarterfinal losses at Melbourne Park. They're both regularly asked questions relating to Russia's war on Ukraine. Both have regularly said they want the focus to be on tennis. Svitolina is trying to bring joy to the people of Ukraine, of course. Sabalenka said she supports peace. "It's very close to my heart to see a lot of support from Ukrainians," she said. "So I feel like (I)

Australian Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz beats de Minaur to reach maiden semis

The Spaniard won the pivotal opening set on the way to a 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 win at Rod Laver Arena

Australian Open 2026: Zverev knocks out Tien in quarterfinal thriller

Aryna Sabalenka beat 18-year-old Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday before searing heat on Day 10 forced matches to be played under cover. Alexander Zverev got the benefit of playing under a roof at Rod Laver Arena and advanced to the final four with a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) win over 20-year-old Learner Tien. The No. 3-ranked Zverev, last year's runner-up in Australia, reached his 10th Grand Slam semifinal on the back of 24 aces and just a single double-fault - which he served when he had six match points in the deciding tiebreaker. Top-ranked Sabalenka, also a runner-up in Melbourne last year, is aiming for her third Australian Open title in four years. She won back-to-back titles here in 2023 and 2024 and lost the final a year ago to Madison Keys. The first of the four quarterfinals scheduled on Day 10 was played outdoors, despite predictions of the temperature peaking at 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Melbourne. "I guess, ye

Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka beats Jovic convincingly to enter semis

Jovic, who at 18 is the youngest player to reach the last eight at the Australian Open without dropping a set since Venus Williams in 1998

Australian Open 2026: Elina ousts Gauff, to challenge Sabalenka in semis

The 19-time WTA tour-level titlist, yet to win her first-ever Grand Slam, took a big step ahead in her pursuit of glory, booking the clash against world number one Aryna Sabalenka

Jannik Sinner shrugs off heat to book Australian Open quarterfinal spot

Jannik Sinner may have felt lucky to survive the Australian Open third round but he rebounded quickly in a straight-sets win Monday over fellow Italian Luciano Darderi to reach the quarterfinals for a ninth consecutive Grand Slam event. The two-time defending champion struggled with the extreme heat and cramping in his Saturday afternoon win over No. 85-ranked Eliot Spizzirri, and only took control after the roof was closed in the third set. Sinner later admitted he got a bit lucky with the timing of the extreme heat policy being invoked, leading to an eight-minute break to close the roof. He was also able to refresh in a 10-minute extra cooling break between the third and fourth sets. In an evening match in cooler conditions, he was cruising until Darderi lifted his tempo in the third set. Second-ranked Sinner missed match points in the 10th game on his opponent's serve but then clinched victory 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). Darderi, who saved two match points on his serve, took the first

Injured Taylor Fritz knocked out by Lorenzo Musetti at Australian Open

Taylor Fritz's Australian Open ended in a grueling physical struggle on Monday as he was beaten 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 by fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti. While it marked a milestone for Musetti, for the No. 9-seeded Fritz, the fourth-round match signalled that his body may have reached its limit. The 2024 U.S. Open runner-up revealed in a post-match news conference that he had arrived in Melbourne in two minds about his fitness, and had nearly withdrawn because of knee and abdominal issues. "I was fully ready to shut it down for a couple of months to get it better," Fritz said, adding that he'd told his team: "If it stays how it is, we are just going to have to stop. I can't play through this." His physiotherapist had different ideas. "My physio, who is great and I trust him, he said that he thinks there's a pretty solid chance that we can do all the rehab protocol and do everything we need to do while I'm still playing," Fritz said. After feeling discomfort in his third-round win over ...

Jessica Pegula stuns defending champion Madison Keys at Australian Open

Defending champion Madison Keys has been knocked out of the Australian Open by fellow American, and podcast pal, Jessica Pegula. Pegula, seeded sixth, defeated the ninth-seeded Keys 6-3, 6-4 on Monday at Rod Laver Arena to reach the quarterfinals. Pegula, who has never claimed a Grand Slam, won the first set in only 32 minutes. Pegula raced to a 4-1 lead in the first set, and Pegula also broke to open the second set and again surged to a 4-1 lead as Keys struggled with her serve. The match ended when Keys hit a forehand into the net. "I've been playing really well, seeing the ball, hitting the ball really well this whole tournament, and I wanted to stay true to that," said 31-year-old Pegula. "Then just lean into a couple things that I felt like she would do, and I felt like I came out doing it pretty well "When I had the lead I tried to stick with that as much as I could. "Even when she got a little rhythm back, I just really tried to focus on what I needed to do and patterns to

Australian Open 2026: Two-time champion Osaka withdraws with injury

The Japenese Tennis star, who was scheduled to play after Serbian legend Novak Djokovic on Rod Laver Arena, didn't feel fit enough to play on Saturday

Australian Open 2026: Sinner fights cramps to keep title defence alive

Limping and desperately trying to stretch out cramps in his arms and legs, Jannik Sinner had just gone down a break in the third set when the extreme heat rules saved him. Play was suspended for several minutes and the roof was closed on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday afternoon, and the two-time defending Australian Open champion returned a revitalized man. After seemingly being on the verge of an unlikely exit - one his coaches, Darren Cahill, was urging the 24-year-old Italian just to stick it out for a few more games - Sinner won five of the next six games to take the set against No. 85-ranked Eliot Spizzirri. A 10-minute "cooling break" between the third and fourth sets followed - another allowance under the extreme heat policy - and Sinner returned for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory that highlighted a dramatic contrast of intense light and shade. "I struggled physically today. I got lucky with the heat rule," Sinner said, agreeing that the cooler indoor conditions suited him much m

Australian Open 2026 Day 4 Schedule: Alcaraz, Sabalenka in action today

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will continue his campaign on Rod Laver Arena as he faces Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in a second-round match today

Australian Open 2026 Day 3 round-up: Sinner, Keys advance to round 2

In a notable upset, Frenchman Tomas Machac stunned former world number 3 Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in round 1

AUS Open to US Open: Check Tennis 2026 full Grand Slam schedule here

From the Grand Slams to ATP and WTA 1000 events, and team competitions, the 2026 Tennis calendar is packed with exciting action.

Zverev's past accusers names shouted during Australian Open trophy ceremony

Moments after Alexander Zverev's loss in the Australian Open final Sunday, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying Australia believes them. As Zverev stood at a microphone waiting to speak during the trophy ceremony, a voice repeated the phrase three times. Some others in the crowd at Rod Laver Arena booed and whistled. At his news conference following the match, Zverev, a 27-year-old from Germany, was asked for his reaction to the interruption on court. I believe there are no more accusations, Zverev responded. There haven't been for what? nine months now. ... I think I've done everything I can, and I'm not about to open that subject again. On the day that Zverev reached the French Open final last June, word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from a woman's accusation of domestic violence during a 2020 argument. The resolution came with

Madison Keys returns to top 10 rankings following Australian Open triumph

Australian Open women's champion Madison Keys returned to her career-best ranking on Monday and joins three other American women in the WTA top 10, while men's champion Jannik Sinner maintained his significant lead atop the ATP list. Keys won her first Grand Slam title with a three-set victory over the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to move from No. 14 and match her career-high at No. 7. Keys joins fellow Americans Coco Gauff (No. 3), Jessica Pegula (No. 6) and Emma Navarro, who slipped one place to No. 9, in the women's top 10. Sabalenka, who was attempting to achieve a rare three-peat of the Australian Open title remains at No. 1, and Iga Swiatek stays at No. 2 after her loss to Keys in a thrilling semifinal. Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen dropped three places to No. 8, while former No. 2 Paola Badosa rose two places to round out the top 10 after her semifinal run at Melbourne Park. The men's top four rankings remained as they were with Sinner at No. 1 a spot he's h

Jannik Sinner's Australian Open triumph sparks Djokovic style parallels

Of all the praise bestowed on Jannik Sinner after he won his second consecutive Australian Open championship, and third Grand Slam title overall, nothing felt as significant as the comparison made by runner-up Alexander Zverev. Facing Sinner, particularly on hard courts, reminded Zverev a lot of trying to solve the challenge presented by none other than 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic. He's very, very similar to Novak when he was at his best. They barely miss. Like, barely miss. They make you think like you have to overhit all the time to have a chance in a rally against them, Zverev said after losing to Sinner 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Sunday night. It's very, very difficult to win a point from the back of the court against them against Novak and him," said Zverev, who is ranked No. 2 but felt much further away from No. 1 Sinner in Rod Laver Arena. "(Both) move, obviously, tremendous. They're constantly on the baseline. They don't give you any space. They don't

Australian Open 2025: Who has lifted the most men's singles titles?

Winning the most number of men's singles title in Australia (10), Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has managed to wow the crowd for a lot of years.

Australian Open 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Jannik Sinner beat Zverev to clinch 2nd consecutive title

Sinner beat Zverev in straight sets to successfully defend his title in Melbourne. He won 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 on the night.

Novak Djokovic takes a jab at injury 'experts' by posting MRI of his leg

Novak Djokovic posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media early Sunday, more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said at his news conference was a torn muscle. The 24-time Grand Slam champion put the picture of the MRI taken Saturday on X and wrote: Thought I'd leave this here for all the sports injury 'experts' out there. He did not offer any additional information, such as the exact diagnosis he might have received or any timeline for his recovery. The 37-year-old Djokovic stopped his match against Alexander Zverev after dropping the opening set in a tiebreaker on Friday. After shaking hands with Zverev and the chair umpire, Djokovic gathered his equipment and started walking toward the locker room. Some of the spectators in Rod Laver Arena jeered him. Djokovic put both of his thumbs up before leaving. During his on-court interview, Zverev chastised those who booed Djokovic. I

Who is Madison Keys? Tennis star that stunned Aryna Sabalenka in AUS Open

Off the court, Keys is married to fellow professional tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo, who also serves as her coach.