He has guts, the world number 1. Despite his pain, despite his difficulties of the day, he resisted and saved two break points on his serve. It comes back to 3 games everywhere in this fourth set. Zverev doesn’t show much, as if he was disturbed by the state of his opponent. While he could … Read more
Alexander Zverev has so far spoiled German tennis fans with almost flawless performances at the Australian Open 2026. The number three in the world rankings is already in the semi-finals and can still hope for the first Grand Slam success of his career. From that point on, things look bleak for the DTB – however, … Read more
Lubakina Image courtesy of Getty Images The women’s singles semi-final of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 29th, and fifth seed E. Rubakina (Kazakhstan) defeated sixth seed J. Pegula (USA) in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), advancing to the final for the second time in three years. >>[Video]Return … Read more
Schafft er dieses Mal den ganz großen Wurf? Im 40. Anlauf soll es für Alexander Zverev (28) endlich mit dem ersten Grand-Slam-Titel klappen. Im Halbfinale der Australian Open in Melbourne muss der Hamburger kommende Nacht (4.30 Uhr, Eurosport) gegen Carlos Alcaraz (22) ran. Gegen den Weltranglisten-Ersten ist die Nummer 3 aber nur Außenseiter. Zu dominant … Read more
Phenomenal point by Jannik Sinner in the match against Ben Shelton. In the fourth game of the first set, the American plays a short ball with the blue player far from the court. Jannik, however, is super: sprinting forward and delicate touch behind the post to place the ball on the back line. A champion’s … Read more
There is a moment in tennis when talent stops being enough and the territory of champions begins. It is the moment in which the body must support what the head and hand are already doing perfectly. Lorenzo Musetti, in Paris as in Melbourne, arrived ahead of everyone: two sets ahead, the crowd on his side, … Read more
It is the Musettian paradox (Gaia Piccardi, sent to Melbourne) «He was the best on the pitch today: he should have won». Beelzebub no longer lives here, in the Australian den where he won ten Major titles out of 24 in his career. The flames have gone out: after the scorching Tuesday at 45 degrees, … Read more
Ist das bitter! Tennis-Sternchen Eva Lys (24) fällt wochenlang aus! Das ist das Ergebnis einer Untersuchung ihres rechten Knies, die die Hamburgerin nach dem Erstrunden-Aus bei den Australian Open in Melbourne angekündigt hatte. Beim United-Cup Anfang Januar in Sydney hatte sie sich in ihrem ersten Match des Jahres gegen die Niederländerin Suzan Lamens (26) verletzt, … Read more
11:24 Sinner calmly equalizes (6-3, 6-4, 1-1) On his first service game in this third set, the Italian reassures about his state of health. He easily wins his throw-in and returns to 1-1. 11:23 Unusual: Sinner, star… hats Jannik Sinner is a talented player, it’s no surprise. It is strong, to the point of getting … Read more
Da stood Novak Djokovic, the winner of this quarter-final game, and looked irritated. He looked very serious. He had to sort out his thoughts first. Even though this unique Djokovic has been playing on the tennis tour since 1742 and has won 700 Grand Slam titles, he had rarely experienced something like that, especially not … Read more