Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest Wimbledon finalist since Nadal

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3 years ago

July 14, 2023

Nancy

Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest Wimbledon finalist since Nadal

The world’s first racket carlos alcaraz (Spain) reached the final of Wimbledon 2023.

In the turf major semi-finals, the young Spaniard defeated Daniil Medvedev in three sets with the scores of 6:3, 6:3, 6:3.

Carlitos will face former men’s tennis leader Novak Djokovic in the final.

Carlos Alcaraz became youngest Wimbledon finalist 72 days at age 20 since 2006. 17 years ago, the legendary Rafael Nadal played in a major championship game when he was 20 years and 36 days old.

Then Rafa lost to Roger Federer in four matches with scores of 0:6, 6:7 (5:7), 7:6 (7:2), 3:6.

.@CarlosAlcaraz He became the youngest man to reach the top with 20 years and 72 days. #wimbledon final since countryman @RafaelNadal (20 years, 36 days) was runner-up in 2006 (to 1. Federer).

— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) 14 July 2023

Source: Sport UA

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Khachanov defeated Mickelsen in four hours and reached the second round of the Australian Open

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Gary

Khachanov defeated Mickelsen in four hours and reached the second round of the Australian Open

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

Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov made it to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Khachanov, who received the 15th seed, beat the 38th racket of the world, American Alex Mickelsen, with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3. The athletes were on the court for 3 hours 55 minutes. The Russian needed eight match points to win.

Khachanov’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Christopher O’Connell (Australia, WC) and Nishesh Basavareddy (USA, Q).

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

Men. First round

Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15) — Alex Mickelsen (USA) — 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

Gary

Anna Kalinskaya / Photo: © Cameron Spencer / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open.

In the first round match, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed, defeated Briton Sonay Kartal with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. The meeting lasted 1 hour 38 minutes.

Kalinskaya’s next opponent will be Julia Grabher from Austria.

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

Women. First round

Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) — Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) — 7:6 (7:3), 6:1.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

Elena Rybakina / Photo: © Clive Brunskill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina reached the second round of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.

At the start of the competition, the fifth racket of the world beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan, who finished in the top 100 in the world rankings. The meeting lasted 1 hour 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Rybakina.

In the next round, the Moscow native will play against French representative Varvara Gracheva. Both athletes previously competed at international tournaments for Russia.