Australian Open

Australian Open: ‘Remarkable’ Aryna Sabalenka lauded by Justine Henin and Laura Robson after defending title

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[ Eurosport experts Justine Henin and Laura Robson have given their reactions to the stunning triumph from Aryna Sabalenka in clinching her second Australian Open title in successive years. For the 25-year-old, who now has four Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles, it was a hugely impressive third triumph at Melbourne Park after her … Read more

Australian Open: Daniil Medvedev nets astonishing comeback win over Alexander Zverev to set up Jannik Sinner final

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[ Daniil Medvedev launched a remarkable comeback to beat Alexander Zverev in five epic sets and reach the Australian Open final. Medvedev had appeared to be suffering physically in the first two sets after a series of gruelling matches earlier in the tournament. But he turned things around in some fashion, winning back-to-back tie-breaks to … Read more

Barbara Schett backs ‘incredible’ Aryna Sabalenka to win Australia Open – ‘Buckle up and embrace this level’

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[ Sabalenka is now eight matches unbeaten in Grand Slam quarter-finals, and the 2023 champion was in cruise control against the ninth seed on Rod Laver Arena. The Belarusian dispatched her Czech opponent in just 71 minutes, and she is still to drop a set at Melbourne Park. Now, with the top seed and world … Read more

Coco Gauff stutters into last four at Australian Open after wild ride against Marta Kostyuk

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[ Coco Gauff stuttered into the 2024 Australian Open semi-finals after a wild ride against world No. 35 Marta Kostyuk. The American fourth seed struggled to keep her game together on Rod Laver Arena, with both players guilty of some astonishing unforced errors, but somehow got it done 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2. She will face defending … Read more

Daniil Medvedev survives big wobble to beat Nuno Borges and reach Australian Open quarter-finals

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[ Third seed Daniil Medvedev survived a big wobble to creep into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a four-set win over surprise package Nuno Borges. The Russian looked on course for a routine victory but his serve deserted him at the tail end of the third set, allowing his drop shot-loving opponent to win five … Read more

Australian Open 2024: Nick Kyrgios on Andrey Rublev title hopes, scary Melbourne scenes and Daniil Medvedev surprise

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[ Nick Kyrgios returned to the Eurosport commentary booth for a five-set thriller between home favourite Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev. Once again, the Australian gave more box-office views, opinions and insight such as Rublev’s title hopes, scary scenes on Rod Laver Arena and Danill Medvedev’s “worst technique” back in the day. Does De … Read more

Carlos Alcaraz ‘will need to play better’ as he makes Australian Open last 16 for first time, says Tim Henman

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[ Carlos Alcaraz “will need to play better in the second week” if he has designs on winning a maiden Australian Open title – that is according to Eurosport expert Tim Henman. Alcaraz was in near-total control for the entirety of the match, and it was little surprise when Shang retired as a thigh injury … Read more

Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios on Novak Djokovic tree-hugging, ‘inspiring’ Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and more

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[ Nick Kyrgios was back in the Eurosport commentary box at the Australian Open as Novak Djokovic took on Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and the Australian aired his customarily forthright views on a range of subjects, including the GOAT debate, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and tree-hugging… On Djokovic ‘tree-hugging’… In his press conference after beating Alexei … Read more

Australian Open: Must-see ‘outrageous’ point as Stefanos Tsitsipas fends off FOUR smashes to thrill fans

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[ Stefanos Tsitsipas created a jubilant atmosphere on Rod Laver Arena after he won a truly incredible point in his third-round match with Luca Van Assche at the Australian Open. The No. 7 seed wasted little time in romping through with a straight-sets, 6-3 6-0 6-4, victory over the Frenchman in the second match on … Read more

Elena Rybakina shocked by Anna Blinkova at the Australian Open after longest ever women’s Grand Slam tie-break

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[ Elena Rybakina suffered her earliest Grand Slam defeat since the 2022 US Open as Anna Blinkova pulled off the biggest win of her career following a record-breaking deciding set tie-break at the Australian Open. Kazakhstan’s third seed lost 6-4 4-6 7-6(20) to the Russian, who is down at 57th in the world rankings, to … Read more