Tennis
Medvedev should have beaten Tiafoe with a more comfortable advantage, Chesnokov believes
The victory of Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Masters in Indian Wells over the representative of the United States Francis Tiafoe, despite the controversial episodes, speaks of a good psychological state of the Russian, according to the well-known Soviet and Russian tennis player Andrei Chesnokov.
The match lasted 1 hour 48 minutes and ended in two games – 7:5, 7:6 (7:4).
– Medvedev and Tiafoe have already played before, Medvedev won quite comfortably. As for this match, the first set – the score was 7:5, but, in theory, Daniil should have won with a more comfortable advantage. If we take only the intrigues at the filing of Medvedev, then they did not exist at all. The most difficult thing for him, it seems, was the score of 30:30 in one game, and everything else was easy enough.
Tiafoe, of course, tried to impose his game with sharp, fast shots. Due to them, he beat Cameron Norrie, who simply could not cope with these blows. Many do not keep up with the pace that Tiafoe sets. But Medvedev is in such shape now – he catches up with everything, some impossible balls, makes impossible strokes.
At the same time, Tiafoe’s serve hung 0:40. He behaved this way at that moment, he showed some emotions – this discouraged Medvedev a little. Then, the public supported its own. Against this background, when there were break points, Daniil played poorly – not in one game, in the entire match. Let’s say in the second set 3:1 and 15:40. If he had won this game, Tiafoe’s parade would have ended, because, I think, the score would have been 5:1 further on. And since Medvedev lost this game, the score became 3:2, we had to keep our serve. Then – 4-3. With a score of 5:3, Tiafoe played three match points, the audience was delighted. Medvedev really lost the game at that moment. Then – the next game, another match point, and still Tiafoe made a break.
With the score 5:5, Medvedev returned to the game again, forgot that he had lost three match points and started playing the tennis that he showed earlier when he scored points. The score is 6:5 and 40:0 – how can Medvedev lose his serve with such a score? And he filed and ran to the net – did he do this at least once in the entire match? But suddenly he ran to matchball and lost. Then there was an unforced error, Tiafoe played great on the last match point, and everything went in the opposite direction. The score was 5:1 in the tie-break and suddenly it became 5:4 – I didn’t know if he would win in the end or not. But Daniel made two excellent pitches and won. This suggests that his psychological state is amazing,” Chesnokov told Gazeta.Ru.
In the final, the Russian will play with the Spaniard Carlos Alcaras. The game is scheduled for March 20, starting at 2:00 Moscow time.
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Tennis
Minus Osaka and Noskova. All pairings in the women’s 1/8 final of the Aus Open have been determined
All matches of the third round were completed on January 24 Australian Open 2026.
World number two Iga Swiatek beat Anna Kalinska and advanced to the second week of the Grand Slam tournament for the 21st time in her career.
Her next opponent will be Australian Maddison Inglis, who advanced to the grand tour without a fight after Naomi Osaka withdrew. Inglis became the first player from her country to reach the last 16 of the Aus Open women’s singles since Ashleigh Barty in 2022.
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Reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys beat former world number one Carolina Pliskova, who returned to the tour after two surgeries. Pliskova played in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2024 US Open. Keys became only the second active tennis player with more than 125 major wins, after Venus Williams (271).
In the fourth round of the Slam, Keys will play against world number six Jessica Pegula – she defeated American “neutral” Oksana Selekhmetyeva. For the first time in her career, Jessica reached the 1/8 finals in two consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without losing a single set.
Amanda Anisimova, the fourth racket in the world and one of the favorites of the cup, defeated Peyton Stearns without any problems. In the next round, Amanda will meet the Chinese representative Wang Xinyu, who sensationally knocked out the 13th ranked Linda Noskova. Wang Xinyu reached the fourth round of the slam for only the third time in his career.
In another match of the 1/8 final of the lower part of the group, Elena Rybakina and Elise Mertens will meet. Rybakina defeated Teresa Valenta and Mertens decided against Nikola Bartunkova. Elena and Elise deprived the Czech fans of the derby.
The day before, the Aus Open hosted the 1/16 final match at the top of the group, which in particular was furthered by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 final
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Jessica Pegula [6] – 🏳️ Oksana Selekhmetyeva – 6:3, 6:2
Carolina Pliskova – Madison Keys [9] – 3:6, 3:6
Linda Noskova [13] – Wang Xinyu – 5:7, 4:6
Peyton Stearns- Amanda Anisimova [4] – 1:6, 4:6
Elena Rybakina [5] – Teresa Valentova – 6:2, 6:2
Elise Mertens [21] – Nikola Bartunkova [Q] – 6:0, 6:4
Naomi Osaka [16] – Maddison Inglis [Q] – WO., Inglis
🏳️Anna Kalinskaya [31] – Iga Swiatek [2] – 1:6, 6:1, 1:6
Australian Open 2026. 1/8 end pair
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Arina Sabalenko [1] – Victoria Mboko [17]
Yulia Putintseva – Iva Jovic [29]
Coco Gauff [3] – Carolina Muchova [19]
Elina Svitolina [12] – Mirra Andreeva [8]
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Jessica Pegula [6] – Madison Keys [9]
Wang Xinyu- Amanda Anisimova [4]
Elena Rybakina [5] – Elise Mertens [21]
Maddison Inglis [Q] – Iga Swiatek [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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