Tennis
The champion of the Australian Open admitted that she had been thinking about the Russian final since the beginning of the tournament
Russian tennis player Alina Korneeva admitted that she initially allowed the Russian final at the junior Australian Open.
Korneeva won the tournament by defeating compatriot Mirra Andreeva in three games.
– Not that the Russian final was a surprise. Maybe at the beginning of the tournament I was thinking about this final. Clearly, you need to think about each match in order: about the first, second rounds and so on. But I thought that we were in different parts of the grid and together we could reach the final. I’m very glad about it. We constantly had good matches for children in Russia and not only. Therefore, to meet in the final of the Australian Open is very cool.
Probably two or three years ago, when we played with Mirra, it was harder. I thought more that we were friends. And when you realize that this is the Grand Slam final, there are no such thoughts at all. Behind the court, we are her best friends, on the court we are opponents, ”Korneeva told the Championship.
Korneeva is ranked 553rd in the WTA rankings. Before winning the AO, she had eight wins at the junior level and one ITF tournament won.
Source: Sportbox
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Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) reached the quarter finals at the Australian Open 2026!
In the fourth round of the major in Melbourne, the Ukrainian beat the world’s “neutral” seventh racket in two sets Mirra Andreeva.
Australian Open 2026. 1/8 final
Elina Svitolina (Ukrainian) [12] – Mirra Andreeva [8] – 6:2, 6:4
Svitolina had her second head-to-head match with Andreeva and took revenge on her opponent for the defeat she suffered in the Indian Wells quarter-finals a year ago.
In the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Elina will play against US world number three Coco Gauff, who won her fourth round match against Carolina Muchova.
Svitolina reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open for the fourth time, specifically for the second time in a row. Elina has never reached the semi-finals so far. In total, this will be Elina’s 14th quarter-final appearance in her career at Grand Slam tournaments.
Elina won her seventh victory at the slams against a tennis player ranked in the top 10 of the WTA rankings. In total he has 44 victories at Tour level.
Svitolina continued her winning streak to nine matches. She won the cup at the WTA 250 competition in Auckland in the first week of 2026 and beat Andreeva, as well as Kristina Buksha, Linda Klimovichova and Diana Schneider in Melbourne.
Source: Sport UA
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38-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (ATP 4) reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open ahead of schedule.
On January 26, Novak was supposed to play in the fourth round against the representative of the Czech Republic, Jakub Mensik (ATP 17). However, the meeting will not take place – Meshik withdrew from the fight due to an abdominal muscle injury.
“After doing everything we could to continue my performance, I had to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an abdominal muscle injury that got worse in the last matches. Despite the disappointment, I will remember for a long time my debut in the fourth round of this tournament. I felt great energy from the fans and the atmosphere in Melbourne was really special,” said Yacoub.
The winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, ATP 5) and Taylor Fritz (USA, ATP 9) will be Novak’s next opponent.
Djokovic will play in the quarter-finals of the major tournament in Melbourne for the 16th time in his career and will compete in the semi-finals for the 13th time.
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Tennis
Menshik withdrew from the Australian Open due to injury, Djokovic reached the quarterfinals without a fight
Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik said that due to an injury he was forced to end his performance at the Australian Open early.
In the fourth round he had to play with Novak Djokovic, now the Serb reached the quarterfinals without a fight.
– It’s hard to write this. After we did everything we could to continue, I am forced to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an abdominal muscle injury that has progressed in recent matches.
After long discussions with my team and doctors, we have decided not to go on court tomorrow.
Although I’m disappointed, reaching the fourth round here for the first time in my life is something I’ll remember for a long time. I felt incredible energy from the fans and the atmosphere in Melbourne was truly special.
Thanks to my team for supporting me every step of the way, and to everyone who sent messages and encouraged me – it means more to me than you can imagine. Now it’s time to recover properly,” Menshik wrote on the social network.
In the quarterfinals, Djokovic will play the winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, 5) and Taylor Fritz (USA, 9).
Source: Sportbox
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