A real score. At 39 years old, Novak Djokovic has not said his last word against the new generation. The world number 4 qualified this Saturday, January 24 for the round of 16 of the Australian Open by knocking out the Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp between three sets: 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). With this … Read more
The hottest day so far at the Australian Open pushes the players to their limits. Melbourne champion Jannik Sinner is also suffering and limping. “I don’t know what to do,” he says. The heat rule eventually leads to disruption. Nothing worked for Jannik Sinner, second in the world rankings. The heat in Melbourne had filled … Read more
The Australian Open loses one of its headliners. Naomi Osaka, seeded No. 16 and winner of the tournament twice in 2019 and 2021, announced on her Instagram account that she was withdrawing from the rest of the competition. “I had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to treat a physical problem following my last … Read more
Every year, heat is the worst enemy of tennis players during the Australian Open. And this year is no exception. This Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. in Paris), the thermometer rose to 35°C in Melbourne. Enough to push the organizers of the Grand Slam tournament to interrupt the matches, to preserve the … Read more
Jannik Sinner was very hot, in every sense of the word. This Saturday, the world number 2 faced the American Eliot Spizzirri in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. And what should have been a formality turned into a real ordeal. Harassed by the heat of Melbourne, the Italian had to deal with violent … Read more
As of: January 23, 2026 5:20 p.m “American Teen Sensation” – if the serious BBC comes with such superlatives, then there must be something to it. To Iva Jovic, 18 years old, and surprising round of 16 finisher at the Australian Open. The best of all time helped. Von Andreas Thies, Melbourne There is this … Read more
Große Namen bei großen Tennis-Turnieren sind nicht selten. Aber manchmal sind die Personen andere, die man hinter ihnen vermutet. Hewitt und Federer auf der Tribüne bei den Australian Open in Melbourne, das klingt erstmal nicht ungewöhnlich. Nur die Vornamen sind nicht Lleyton und Roger. Wir sehen Kinder der beiden einstigen Tennis-Helden. Cruz Hewitt (17) schaut … Read more
A simple formality… After a somewhat delicate start and a more complicated first round than expected against the Chinese Yuan, the Polish Iga Swiatek found the rhythm to quite calmly defeat the Czech Marie Bouzkova (44th) in two short sets (6-2, 6-3), this Thursday during the 2nd round of the Australian Open tennis. “The conditions … Read more
As of: January 22, 2026 7:40 a.m Laura Siegemund was somewhat surprisingly eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open. The 37-year-old lost on Thursday against the Australian local hero and qualifier Maddison Inglis after a dramatic and exciting game in 3:20 hours with 4:6, 7:6 (7:3) and 6:7 (7:10). The second round encounter … Read more
Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue lost this Friday against the Indonesians Jafar Hidayatullah and Felisha Alberta Pasaribu. A little disappointment at the Masters in Indonesia – a tournament ranked Super 500, the third level on the world circuit – with the elimination in the quarter-finals of the French mixed doubles composed of Thom Gicquel and … Read more