Tennis

Roland-Garros table Auger-Aliassime in the same section as Alcaraz and Djokovic

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3 years ago

May 25, 2023

Nancy

Roland-Garros table Auger-Aliassime in the same section as Alcaraz and Djokovic

(Paris) Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have been placed in the same section of the table as world number one Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Novak Djokovic ahead of the French Open tennis tournament, which begins Sunday in Paris.

Auger-Aliassime, 10^e world player, and Alcaraz could cross swords in the quarter-finals. The winner of this match could then take on third-seeded Djokovic in the semi-finals.

Auger-Aliassime will play his first match of the tournament against Fabio Fognini, a 35-year-old Italian ranked 130^e in the world. The two players have played one game against each other in their career, and the Quebecer won in two sets of 6-2, 6-3, on clay, in 2019 in Rio de Janeiro.

As for Shapovalov, 26^e seeded, he will start the tournament against the American Brandon Nakashima. If he wins his first two games, he could also find Alcaraz, and this from the third round.

Russian Daniil Medvedev is the second seed and in the semi-finals he may have to face Denmark’s Holger Rune, whom he beat in the final of the Italian Tennis Open last Sunday.

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The tournament will take place in the absence of the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, still bothered by a hip injury. Nadal has 14 career triumphs on clay at Roland-Garros and has taken part in all editions of the tournament since his very first appearance in 2005.

Among the women, the Quebecer Leylah Fernandez is in the lower section of the table, the one where the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, second player in the world, was placed. If they have to face each other, this duel will occur in the semi-finals.

Fernando, 51^e in the world, will play her first match against Poland’s Magda Linette, 21^e first in the series.

For her part, Bianca Andreescu will have a difficult first outing against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, 18^e first in the series. If Andreescu manages to win her first three matches, she may very well have to battle Poland’s Iga Swiatek, world number one, in the round of 16.

Finally, Rebecca Marino will play her first match of the tournament against Russian Diana Shnaider.

Meanwhile, Spain’s Paula Badosa withdrew from the tournament on Thursday due to a spinal stress fracture suffered during the Italian Open.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

The first big sensation occurred in the Australian Open 2026 women’s draw

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45 minutes ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

The first big sensation occurred in the Australian Open 2026 women’s draw

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

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Australian Open Denis Shapovalov loses in second round

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1 hour ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Denis Shapovalov loses in second round

(Melbourne) Denis Shapovalov lost sharply 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2 to Marin Cilic in the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament on Thursday.

Shapovalov, the 21^e seeded in the tournament, fell to the Croatian, who was finalist at Melbourne Park in 2018, thus leveling the record between the two tennis players at 3-3 in their careers.

As for Cilic, who is 37 years old, he reached the third round of the first major tournament of the season for the first time since 2022. He will face the winner of the duel between the Spaniard Jaume Munar and the Norwegian Casper Ruud, 12^e seeded.

The Canadian did not seem to be in his right mood during his match against Cilic. He was notably limited to 12 winning shots, committed 42 unforced errors, and seven double faults during their match.

Moreover, Shapovalov was very generous towards his opponent, 70^e world racket. He conceded six breaks in 12 chances to Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open winner, and converted only two of his six break points.

For the 26-year-old Ontarian, it was a fourth defeat in his last five matches.

There is therefore only one representative of the maple leaf left in the singles tables of the Australian Open: Victoria Mboko.

The Ontarian, the 17^e seeded, will face the Danish Clara Tauson, 14^e seeded, in the third round in the evening on Thursday.

Her compatriot, the Ontarian Gabriela Dabrowski, and her Brazilian playing partner, Luisa Stefani, will play their second round doubles match against the French Elsa Jacquemot and the Colombian Emiliana Arango, in the evening.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Mirra Andreeva was accused of obscene insults to fans at the Australian Open

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4 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Gary

Mirra Andreeva was accused of obscene insults to fans at the Australian Open

Mirra Andreeva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Social media users accused Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva of obscenely insulting fans at the Australian Open.

On Wednesday, Andreeva beat Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the second round of the Australian Open with a score of 6:0, 6:4. After the match point, the Russian woman applauded the audience and uttered a phrase that was not heard in the broadcast.

Users on social networks believe that 18-year-old Andreeva swore at the fans: “100% She said it!”, “She said exactly what you think,” “If she said it, then I will be a fan of Mirra all my life!”

The other half states that the Russian woman thanked the fans: “No, she didn’t do that. She said “thank you everyone,” “I think so, but she seemed to be thanking the crowd.”

In the third round of the Australian Open, the Russian will play with Elena Gabriela Ruze from Romania.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.