Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Austrian tennis star Sebastian Ofner endured a dramatic and embarrassing exit from the Australian Open qualifiers after forgetting the final-set tie-break rules, celebrating prematurely against Nishesh Basavareddy before suffering a stunning defeat.Ofner seemed to be in complete command after taking a 6-1 lead in the deciding-set tie-break against Nishesh. When he extended the advantage to 7-1, the Austrian prematurely assumed the contest was over and began celebrating, …
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Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the top seeds for the Australian Open 2026, headlining the men’s and women’s singles draws to be revealed on Thursday, with the main draw action commencing on Sunday. In men’s singles, Alcaraz heads the seedings following a strong 2025 season. Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy is seeded second. A seeding position ensures that, should Sinner and Alcaraz keep winning, they can only meet in the final.Should Alcar…
Perth, Jan 1 (IANS) Jaume Munar will take on Sebastian Baez in the men’s singles, while Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro will play Solana Sierra in the women’s singles when Spain kick off their campaign against Argentina in the United Cup mixed team tennis competition in Perth on Friday.The four players will be involved in a mixed doubles clash to decide the outcome of the match in case they fail to reach a verdict in the singles clashes.In other matches, Greece will face Japan with Maria Sakkari taking …
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Stefanos Tsitsipas admitted he contemplated ending his career after struggling with serious back pain throughout the 2025 season. The 27-year-old, who has reached as high as No. 3 in the world rankings, was the runner-up to Novak Djokovic at both the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open.Now ranked 36th in the world after playing just two Davis Cup matches since a second-round exit at the US Open in August, he said he is finally seeing progress through ongoing med…