Tennis
The finalists of the tournament at Indian Wells have been announced
On the night of March 18, the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 series tough tournament were held in Indian Wells (USA).
The world’s first racket, Iga Swiatek (Poland), could not reach the final in the competition. In the 1/2 finals, Iga suffered a devastating loss to Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, WTA 10) in two sets at 1 hour 17 minutes. Rybakina was born in Moscow and represented Russia until 2018, but later acquired Kazakh citizenship.
Note that Sventek took the trophy on these courts last year.
Another semi-final also did not please. Australian Open 2023 champion Arina Sobolenko defeated Maria Sakkari (Greece, WTA 7) in 1 hour 25 minutes in two sets, not against the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Previously, Sobolenko and Rybakina played in the finals of AO 2023. Then, as mentioned above, Arina took the trophy.
Indian wells. 1/2 finals
Iga Sviontek [1] – Elena Rybakina [10] – 2:6, 2:6
Maria Sakkari [7] – Arina Sobolenko [2] – 2:6, 3:6
Indian wells. End
Elena Rybakina [10] – Arina Sobolenko [2]
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38-year-old legendary Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (ATP 4), reached the 1/8 finals at the 2026 Australian Open.
Djokovic lost Botica van de Zandschulp (Netherlands, ATP 75) won his 400th Grand Slam victory in three sets.
Novak became the first tennis player in history to reach this level. Next are Roger Federer (369), Serena Williams (367), Rafael Nadal (314) and Martina Navratilova (306).
Djokovic will play in the fourth round of the Australian Open for the 18th time, breaking Roger Federer’s record, and will surpass Federere’s record of 69 for the 70th time in the slams.
Novak’s next opponent will be 16th ranked Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, ATP 17).
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 final
Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [4] – 3:6, 4:6, 6:7 (4:7)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-YFciAzSFO
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open, which is taking place in Melbourne.
Fourth seed Djokovic beat Botik van de Zandshulp of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the third round. The tennis players spent 2 hours and 44 minutes on the court.
For the 38-year-old Serb, this is his 400th victory in Grand Slam singles tournaments. Previously, Djokovic became the first tennis player in history to win 100 or more games at three different Grand Slam tournaments.
Djokovic’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, 16th seeded) and Ethan Quinn (USA).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. Third circle
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:4)
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Russian Anna Kalinskaya failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
In the third round, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed at the tournament, was defeated by the second racket of the world, Poland’s Iga Szwiatek, with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 41 minutes.
In the next round, Szwiatek will play against Maddison Inglis from Australia, who reached the fourth round on the refusal of the former first racket of the world, Japanese Naomi Osaka.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Third circle
Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 2) – Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 6:1, 1:6, 6:1
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He made history. Australian Open: Djokovic wins 400th Grand Slam
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