Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Elena Rybakina booked her place in the women’s singles final of the Australian Open 2026 with a composed, hard-fought straight-sets victory over sixth seed Jessica Pegula on Thursday night, prevailing 6-3, 7-6(7) under the lights at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Thursday.The fifth seed reached her third career Grand Slam final, and her first since 2023, by withstanding a fierce late surge from Pegula, saving two set points in a tense second-set tiebre…
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Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Jessica Pegula finally broke her Melbourne ceiling on Wednesday, defeating fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6(1) at Rod Laver Arena to secure a first-ever Australian Open semifinal berth.The World No. 6 delivered an authoritative performance in the all-American quarterfinal, prevailing in an hour and 35 minutes to continue her strong run against compatriots at the Grand Slam level. The victory sends Pegula into the last four of a major for the third time in her ca…
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) World No. 2 Iga Swiatek defeated qualifier Maddison Inglis on Monday and reached her 14th career Grand Slam quarterfinal and third at the Australian Open. The second seed dropped just three games in her 6-0, 6-3 win.This was the first time that Swiatek has played an Aussie at the Australian Open. She has faced Inglis on her home turf before, though, winning 6-1, 6-2 in the 2021 Adelaide second round en route to her first hard-court title.Swiatek broke serve to claim th…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) India’s Yuki Bhambri and his Swedish partner Andre Garansson progressed to the second round of the Australian Open 2026 men’s doubles event with a win over local wild cards James Duckworth and Cruz Hewitt, the son of former World No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt, in Melbourne on Wednesday.The 10th-seeded Indo-Swedish pair registered a 6-3, 6-4 victory in just 57 minutes. In the second round, Bhambri and Goransson will face either Mexico’s Santiag…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) American legend Venus Williams and Ekaterina Alexandrova bowed out of the women’s doubles in the first round at the 2026 Australian Open after the American-Russian duo lost 6-3 (3), 6-4 to France’s Elsa Jacquemot and Colombia’s Emiliana Arango on Tuesday.The loss ended Venus’ campaign at Melbourne Park after the two-time Australian Open finalist succumbed to a heartbreaking first-round defeat to Olga Danilovic in the women’s singles. This was her first appearance a…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Former Australian Open director Paul McNamee has said the absence of Nick Kyrgios from the singles draw is unlikely to affect the tournament, adding that time is running out for the Aussie to have a run at a grand slam.Last week, Kyrgios announced he would not be contesting the singles draw at this year’s Australian Open owing to his ongoing fitness struggles. Instead, he will be partnering Thanasi Kokkinakis in the doubles.Kyrgios played only five matches in 2025 befo…
Melbourne, Jan 9 (IANS) Former champion Stan Wawrinka and Australians Jordan Thompson and Chris O’Connell have been awarded wildcards for Australian Open maind draw, which begins January 18 at Melbourne Park.Wawrinka won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at Australian Open 2014, a season during which he peaked at world No.3. He reached additional semifinals in 2015 and 2017, as well as advancing to the 2020 quarterfinals.This will be the 20th time Wawrinka competes in singles at the Aus…
Brisbane, Jan 6 (IANS) Last year’s Australian Open finalists Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka have made strong opening statements in 2026, each beginning their new campaigns with convincing wins at the Brisbane International. World No.1 Sabalenka opened her campaign in emphatic fashion, dismantling Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in 47 minutes on Tuesday, while defending Australian Open champion Keys secured a 6-4, 6-3 win against McCarthy Kessler in the second round at Pat Rafter Arena.Brisbane defe…
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Jakub Mensik clinched Czechia’s victory over Norway at the United Cup on Monday, when he defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-6(6).Making his United Cup debut and playing his first match of the season, Mensik’s win followed Barbora Krejcikova’s victory over Malene Helgo, giving Czechia a 2-0 win in the Group D tie and eliminating Norway, which fell to 0-2 this week.Mensik, 20, is the second-youngest man to record a singles win in United Cup history, behind 18-year-old Stefanos …
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The 2026 tennis season is poised to deliver another relentless, globe-spanning campaign, with the sport’s biggest stars set to navigate Grand Slams, elite tour events and high-profile team competitions across six continents. From the opening ball strike in Australia to the season-ending showdowns in Europe and the Middle East, the calendar is packed with opportunities for history, redemption and breakthrough performances. The Grand Slams, tennis’ fab fourThe campaign…