Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia World No. 2 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the finals of the Australian Open on Thursday, defeating reigning US Open winner Coco Gauff 7-6(2), 6-4. In a match that lasted one hour and 42 minutes, Sabalenka served five aces and hit 33 winners. Improving to 3-4 against Gauff in lifetime…
Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia faces Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals. Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 14-28, 2024A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at 2024 Australian Open Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic returns playing for a record-extending 11th AO championship and record…
Carlos Alcaraz‘s bid to win a third Grand Slam title shuddered to a halt on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the Australian Open. The second-seeded Alcaraz lost to in-form Alexander Zverev in four sets, which ended his interest in the tournament for another year. The Spaniard did not ponder the result with disappointment but instead…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 25, 2024 Coco Gauff’s final Grand Slam as a teenager ended in disappointment, but the American is trying to see the positives after falling to Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(2), 6-4 on in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday night in Melbourne. “Overall a positive tournament,” Gauff told reporters…
Friday’s schedule of play for opening day at the 2024 Australian Open from Melbourne, Australia can be found below. This year’s event, which will be played from January 8 – 28, will feature defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Check back for daily updates from…
Qinwen Zheng of China celebrates match point in their semifinal singles match against Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Melbourne’s motto is four seasons in a day. Beneath the closed roof of Rod Laver Arena, Zheng Qinwen calmly threw…
What will the Australian Open semifinals do for an encore? Jannik Sinner took the tennis world by storm last season, and the fall swing specifically was headlined by the emergence of Sinner’s rivalry with Novak Djokovic. They faced each other three times in the final two weeks of the 2023 campaign, as a pair of…
Carlos Alcaraz is ‘happy’ after his quarter-final exit from the 2024 Australian Open as he wants to focus on the bigger picture of having a good event as opposed to failing short of expectations. Perspective is everything in life, and depending on how you look at things, the same thing can look very different. Two…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 24: Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning match point during their quarterfinals singles match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Revival acts rarely thrive against major demolition artists. Riding a wrecking ball…
The semi-final line-up at the 2024 Australian is set after Daniil Medvedev and Sascha Zverev progressed from Wednesday’s quarter-finals. The pair will line up alongside Djokovic and Sinner on Friday for a place in Sunday’s final. First to progress was Daniil Medvedev, who overcame Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The third seed has…
