Tennis

Paris Olympics Alcaraz “dreams” of a double with Nadal

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3 years ago

May 26, 2023

Nancy

Paris Olympics Alcaraz “dreams” of a double with Nadal

(Paris) Playing doubles with Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics in 2024, on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, “would be a dream” for Carlos Alcaraz, said the new winning face of Spanish tennis on Friday, two days before start of the Parisian Grand Slam.

“It would of course be a dream to be able to play doubles with “Rafa” at the Olympic Games next year,” imagined Alcaraz, world No.1 and main favorite at Roland-Garros with Novak Djokovic.

“It’s in a year, both for him and for me, a lot can happen, but I hope we will both be at the Olympics,” he added.

Nadal, soon to be 37, is absent from Roland-Garros, the favorite tournament where he has triumphed fourteen times, the last in 2022, for the first time since 2004.

The Majorcan with 22 Grand Slam titles, who has been struggling with a stubborn injury since the Australian Open, announced last week that he would not play again in the coming months, in the hope of enjoying one last season on the circuit. in 2024.

For Alcaraz, which has just celebrated its 20th birthday, Paris would be its first Olympic experience.

Nadal was crowned Olympic champion in singles in 2008 and in men’s doubles in 2016, associated with Marc Lopez.

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

Kalinskaya beat Grabher and reached the third round of the Australian Open

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5 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Gary

Kalinskaya beat Grabher and reached the third round of the Australian Open

Anna Kalinskaya / Photo: © Bradley Kanaris / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya has reached the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the second round match, Kalinskaya defeated Austrian Julia Grabher with a score of 6:3, 6:3. The meeting lasted 1 hour 13 minutes.

The Russian’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between the second racket of the tournament, Iga Sventek, and Marie Bouzkova.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. Second round

Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) – Julia Grabher (Austria) – 6:3, 6:3

Source: Sportbox

Gary

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Tennis

Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

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6 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

(Melbourne) Defending champion Madison Keys beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Ninth seeded, Keys won the American duel in an hour and a quarter ahead of Krueger, 62^e in the world.

Keys erased a 5-2 deficit in the second set.

“I would say I started the match really well and Ashlyn was a little slower to get into the rhythm,” Keys said. I expected it to get tougher, and that’s what happened. »

Last year, Keys earned her first major title by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Melbourne Park.

Sixth seed, American Jessica Pegula defeated her compatriot McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2, after dominating 6-1 in breaks.

Among the men, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, titled 10 times in Melbourne, will play against the Italian Francesco Maestrelli, 141^e in the world.

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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

Khachanov beat Basavareddy in the second round of the Australian Open

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6 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Khachanov beat Basavareddy in the second round of the Australian Open

Karen Khachanov / Photo: © Lintao Zhang / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov beat American Nishesh Basavareddy in the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The meeting ended with the score 6:1, 6:4, 6:3. The match lasted 1 hour 57 minutes.

In the next round, the 15th tournament seed Khachanov will play against the winner of the meeting Luciano Darderi (Italy, 22) – Sebastian Baez (Argentina).