Iva Jovic: The Rising Star Ready to Challenge Sabalenka At just 18 years old, American sensation Iva Jovic is turning heads with a breakout run at the Australian Open 2026, reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final without dropping a set. Ranked 27th in the world, Jovic is the youngest American wo...

Australian Open Shifts Schedule as Heatwave Intensifies The Australian Open 2026 has once again been forced to alter its schedule as temperatures in Melbourne soar to 42°C, marking the second extreme-heat disruption in four days. With a severe heat warning issued across Victoria by the Australian B...

Jovic and Mboko Light Up Melbourne as Teen Power Takes Centre Stage While the men’s side of the 2026 Australian Open has leaned heavily on veteran firepower, the women’s draw is being rewritten by fearless teenagers—led by Iva Jovic and Victoria Mboko, both reaching the second week of a Grand ...

Jannik Sinner has built his reputation on precision, composure and relentless baseline control. But under the brutal Melbourne sun, even the calmest minds can fray. As temperatures surged towards 40C at the Australian Open, Sinner found himself fighting not just an inspired opponent, but his own bod...

Norrie Finds Inspiration in Humour as He Looks to End Losing Run Against Zverev Cameron Norrie is taking a page out of tennis history’s playbook of humour and resilience, as he prepares to face Alexander Zverev in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open—a player he’s never beaten in six pr...

Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open journey came to an abrupt and sobering end on Thursday night, as the British number one was bundled out in the second round by an inspired Anastasia Potapova. What had been billed as a potential blockbuster clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka instead became ...

For Madison Keys, the opening match of a Grand Slam title defence was never going to feel routine. Even for a player with years of experience on the biggest stages in tennis, there was something uniquely unsettling about walking back onto Rod Laver Arena as the reigning Australian Open champion. Add...

The Australian Open retirements came early this year, and they came heavy. On the outer courts of Melbourne Park, far from the glamour of Rod Laver Arena, tennis reminded everyone of its most unforgiving side. There were tears, wheelchairs, unanswered questions and the kind of silence that only arri...

Sabalenka Holds Nerve in Front of Legends to Advance at Aus Open World number one Aryna Sabalenka launched her Australian Open title defence with a straight-sets victory over French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, winning 6-4, 6-1 in a star-studded opener on Rod Laver Arena. In attendance we...

Venus Williams Sets Age Record at Australian Open But Falls in Three Sets Venus Williams, aged 45, made history at the 2026 Australian Open by becoming the oldest woman to compete in the singles main draw during the Open Era. Despite a heroic effort and a 4-0 lead in the final set, she narrowly lost...