Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS) Tensions flared for Coco Gauff during a dramatic semifinal defeat at the Dubai Tennis Championships, as the World No. 4 appeared to vent her frustration toward her coaching team in the midst of a gruelling contest.Gauff lost 4-6, 7-6, 4-6 to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in a marathon match that lasted three hours. The game was full of momentum shifts, but a key moment in the middle of the second set drew as much focus as the tennis itself.After striking one of her 12 double f…
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Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Elina Svitolina left Melbourne Park without a place in the Australian Open final, but not without renewed belief in where her game is headed. The Ukrainian’s run at the Australian Open 2026 came to an end on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 semifinal loss to World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, who advanced to her fourth consecutive final in Melbourne.It was Svitolina’s first appearance in the last four at the Australian Open, and despite the straight-sets scoreline, she emerged dete…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Coco Gauff urged for more privacy for players, saying that some moments should not be shared publicly after behind-the-scenes footage captured her breaking a racquet following a tough loss in the Australian Open quarterfinals against Elina Svitolina.“I tried to go somewhere where there was no cameras,” Gauff said, expressing discomfort at the incident being aired on television and shared across social media. “Certain moments – the same thing happened to Aryna aft…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Elina Svitolina staged the major upset of Australian Open on Tuesday night as she stunned the third seed Coco Gauff in just 59 minutes and advanced to her fourth career Grand Slam semifinal, and first at the Australian Open, here on Tuesday.While Gauff struggled with her serve, unforced error count and, early on, even her string tension, Svitolina did everything right to close out a 6-1, 6-2 victory that puts her first Grand Slam semifinal since the summer of 2023 and he…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ended the 18-year-old American Iva Jovic’s dream run, securing a 6-3, 6-0 win to reach her fourth consecutive Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday.Sabalenka is the only player still standing in the women’s field to have previously lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. With her place in a fourth consecutive Melbourne semifinal, the top seed has reached the last four at a major for the 14th time.In a dominant display, the top seed struck 31 …
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka surged to contrasting wins in the third round, while former finalist Daniil Medvedev dug deep to keep his Australian Open title hopes alive at the tennis courts of Melbourne Park on Friday.Third round action started on Day Six with Sabalenka surviving a scare to beat Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in just over two hours in Melbourne. The 27-year-old has reached the second week in Melbourne for the sixth straight year. “Sh…
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) World No. 3 American Coco Gauff was forced to raise her level in her third-round meeting with compatriot Hailey Baptiste before securing a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 win to enter the fourth round of the Australian Open here on Friday. This is her 77th Grand Slam match win, which came in her 100th Major match. Only Venus Williams (85) and Iga Swiatek (83) have more wins in their first 100 Grand Slam matches among active players, while Aryna Sabalenka also had 77 when reaching this mil…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Coco Gauff smoothly advanced to the third round of the women’s singles at the 2026 Australian Open, demonstrating an assertive performance on Wednesday at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne Park. The world No. 3 secured her 251st WTA win, just two days after achieving her 250th career victory in the Grand Slam’s opening round.The two-time Grand Slam champion defeated Olga Danilović in straight sets, securing the win with scores of 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour and 17 minutes. G…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Novak Djokovic, the most successful player in the Grand Slams, marked a triumphant return to his most successful event at the Australian Open in Melbourneon Monday, adding another historic milestone with his 100th victory at the hard-court major. The former No. 1 in the ATP Rankings delivered a near-flawless display to defeat Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, sealing his 100th career victory at Melbourne Park. The former No. 1 in the ATP Rankings delivered a near-flawless di…
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) 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 youngsters’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 pre…