Tennis
Medvedev – Tsitsipas 2: 0: Stefanos lost concentration and thus the qualification for the final of the Rome Masters
Stefanos Tsitsipas lost concentration after the intensive dialogue with his mother, lost to Medvedev with 0:2 sets and completed his presence at the Rome Masters.
In a game twice suspended due to rain, Stefanos Tsitsipas lost 2-0 sets to Daniil Medvedev to end his run at the Rome Masters in the semifinals.
The 24-year-old Greek tennis player (No. 5) had to pay for the intense episode with his mother as from that point on he was clearly irritable and losing concentration.
The 27-year-old Russian (No.3) made the best of it and meets Rooney in the Rome Masters final on Sunday afternoon.
The match: Medvedev managed to open the semifinals with a fast break. Stefanos Tsitsipas came into play sluggishly and the Russian used his advantage.
The 24-year-old Greek started to push more and more as time went on, managing to reclaim the break in game eight and level the semi-finals to an even level.
At this point, the game was abandoned due to rain after the Russian protested. After two hours and 40 minutes, the athletes returned to the court, but managed to play only one game, with Tsitsipas winning it, leading 5-4.
The two athletes then stayed in the dressing room for around 1 hour and 40 minutes before returning to the court. Medvedev served and held and in the next game Tsitsipas took a 40-0 lead, with the Russian turning the ball and earning a break.
This was immediately followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas outburst of anger towards his mother, which completely threw him out of rhythm. Medvedev then held his serve and finished the first set 7:5.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother left his box and went to another part of the podium at the request of the Greek tennis player, but Steph was visibly irritated.
This led to Medvedev taking advantage and going into the second set with a break. Tsitsipas was visibly irritated and was looking for a way to get back into the game. In game six, Tsitsipas finally managed to win back the break and then take a 4-3 lead.
The Greek tennis player held his serve again shortly afterwards and took a 5-4 lead. There, however, Tsitsipas repeated the many mistakes he made at the end of the first set, resulting in Medvedev winning the next three games and securing his qualification for the final with a 7-5, 7-5.
Source: sport 24
22 January at Australian Open 2026 1/32 final matches were played in the lower group of men’s singles.
Number two in the ATP world rankings and current champion Jannik the Sinner He defeated James Duckworth. He will then compete with Italian player Eliot Spizzirri.
Distinguished Novak Djokovic He coped with Francesco Maestrelli without any problems. Novak’s next opponent will be Botik van de Zandshulp.
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Old Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka also advanced to the third round by knocking out Denis Shapovalov and Arthur Hea respectively.
Hubert Hurkacz’s loss to Ethan Quinn was quite unexpected and came in three sets.
Among Thursday’s top 10 players, Lorenzo Musetti (beat Lorenzo Sonego), Ben Shelton (beat Dane Sweeney) and Taylor Fritz (beat Vit Koprzyva) won their second-round matches on Thursday.
On the 21st of the month, the 1/32 upper group final took place in Melbourne, and as a result, the star Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz took one step forward.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 last pair
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Carlos Alcaraz [1] – Corentin Moutet [32]
Tommy Paul [19] – Alejandro Davidovic Fokina [14]
Alexander Bublik [10] – Thomas Martin Etcheverry
Francis Tiafoe [29] – Alex de Minaur [6]
Alexander Zverev [3] – Cameron Norrie [26]
Francisco Cherundolo [18] – Andrey Rublev [13]
Daniil Medvedev [11] – Fabian Marozan
Lerner Tien [25] – Nuno Borges
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Lorenzo Musetti [5] – Tomas Machac
Stan Wawrinka [WC] – Taylor Fritz [9]
Yakub Menshik [16] – Ethan Quinn
Botik van de Zandshulp – Novak Djokovic [4]
Ben Shelton [8] – Valentin Vachereau [30]
Marin Cilic Casper Ruud [12]
Karen Khachanov [15] – Luciano Darderi [22]
Eliot Spizziri – Jannik the Sinner [2]
Source: Sport UA
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37-year-old Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic (ATP 70) and a 40-year-old Swiss Stan Wawrinka Reached the 1/16 final at the 2026 Australian Open.
Cilic defeated 21st seed Denis Shapovalov (Canada, ATP 23) in three sets in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Marin started the Australian Open with a win over Daniel Altmaier. His next opponent will be Casper Ruud, who is ranked 13th in the ATP rankings.
Cilic achieved his 599th career win at the ATP level, equaling Goran Ivanisevic for the most wins by a Croatian tennis player in the Open era.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Denis Shapovalov (Canada) [21] – Marin Cilic (Croatia) – 4:6, 3:6, 2:6
Wawrinka, who is in the final season of his career, won in 4 hours and 33 minutes in a five-set thriller against Arthur Gea (France, ATP 198) in the second round of the Aus Open. This fight is the longest fight in slam so far.
This match marked the 49th five-setter match of Stan’s career in Grand Slam tournaments; He surpassed Roger Federer (48) and became the sole owner of the Open Era record in this indicator.
Since the introduction of the 128-player draw across the four Grand Slams in 1987, Wawrinka became the oldest player to achieve multiple wins at a single major, at 40 years and 296 days.
Stan started AO-2026 with a victory over Laszlo Gyore. His next opponent will be world number 9 Taylor Fritz.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Arthur Hea (France) [Q] – Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) [WC] – 6:4, 3:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:7 (3:10)
Besides Cilic and Wawrinka, 38-year-old Novak Djokovic from Serbia also qualified for the 1/16 final at the Aus Open on January 22. After the end of the match day, Novak published a post in his story with the match result and Marin and Stan’s results and signed:
“There is no coup without the old man” translated from Serbian means: “There is no coup without the old man.”
Source: Sport UA
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Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic (WTA 10) was sensationally eliminated from the 2026 Australian Open.
In the second round, Switzerland was defeated by the Czech Republic representative in three sets. Nikola Bartunkova (WTA 126) in 2 hours 13 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Nikola Bartunkova (Czech Republic) – Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) [10] – 6:3, 0:6, 6:4
Bartunkova and Bencic played each other for the first time.
Belinda lost her first match of 2026. She started the season in the United Cup, where she defeated Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini, among others.
19-year-old Nicola started the Aus Open with the qualifiers. In the first round of the main draw, Bartunkova will compete with Elise Merets after eliminating Daria Kasatkina.
For the first time in her career, Bartunkova beat a tennis player in the top 10 of the WTA rankings. This was also the first defeat of a tennis player ranked in the top 10 at the Australian Open.
Source: Sport UA
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