Tennis
“Alcaras deservedly defeated Medvedev, Daniil was emotionally exhausted” – Chesnokov
Well-known Russian tennis player and coach Andrei Chesnokov considers the result of the final match in Indian Wells, in which Daniil Medvedev lost to Carlos Alcaraz, to be logical.
On Sunday, Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaras defeated Medvedev in the Indian Wells tournament final with a score of 6:3, 6:2. The Russian lost for the first time in the last 20 matches.
– I did not think that Medvedev was like the final in Indian Wells as a favorite. Even before the game, I said that it would be extremely difficult for Daniil, because Alcaraz played this tournament very confidently. I had doubts about the victory of our tennis player. In Indian Wells, Carlos had the strongest matches of his career. There were big doubts that Daniil would win this final. Because Alcaraz didn’t play so well at the US Open.
Yes, according to the rating, Alcaraz is now the best tennis player in the world, bypassing Djokovic. But if Novak had not been punished, he would have been the first in the world at least until Roland Garros. Lately, the best tennis players in the world have been playing in waves. In Australia, Djokovic was on the wave and absolutely first in the game. Then everything turned to Medvedev – he won three finals in a row, now he lost the fourth. It is impossible to play matches every day, plus Daniil still needs to work. Medvedev suffers from volleys, it was evident from the match with Alcaraz, where he was wrong. It seems that Daniil was emotionally exhausted, because it is impossible to play every day in tournaments. Therefore, Alcaraz deservedly won.
I would like to note that last year Djokovic also did not play in either Miami or Indian Wells. I think that at these tournaments he reached at least the semi-finals and would have kept the first place in the ranking. And it turns out that America did not let Novak. After all, the infection that Djokovic carries is dangerous. If he came to the US, then half the population would die from the coronavirus. There is more politics here than tennis. And Alcaraz won this match positionally and tactically, Medvedev simply did not have time to get to the ball. But I want to say that the ending was uninteresting. There was no such performance as in the game with Zverev, in that match there was a mini-final. Daniil was already playing worse after the game with Alexander, this was evident already in the semi-final with Tiafoe, Chesnokov told Metaratings.ru.
In the updated rating of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on Monday, Medvedev rose from sixth to fifth position, and in the championship race, the Russian athlete rose from third to second place.
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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)
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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).
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Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:4)
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