Tennis
Chesnokov called Alcaras the favorite in the match with Medvedev in the semi-final of Wimbledon
Soviet and Russian tennis player Andrey Chesnokov said that he considers Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz the favorite in the upcoming semifinal match with Russian Daniil Medvedev at the Wimbledon tournament.
— Medvedev played Alcaraz in Indian Wells. There was no chance at all: Daniil serves the first serve, and the Spaniard just backhanded on nines. Now Alcaraz liberated and suffered. He had a very good match against Rune. Alcaraz is by far the favorite.
If Danya plays with Carlos, as in Indian Wells, then Alcaraz is definitely the favorite. But anything is possible. Everyone names one favorite, and the other wins. Everyone said that Djokovic would beat Wawrinka in the Roland Garros final, but in the end, Wawrinka won in four sets. Nobody expected this. Let’s hope that Danya will show us something fantastic. But Alcaraz does everything: he shortens, and goes to the net, and gives cut, and twisted, – Chesnokov told the “Championship”.
The match between Medvedev and Alcaraz will take place on July 14, starting at 17:30 (Moscow time).
Source: Sportbox
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All first round matches ended on January 20 Australian Open 2026. According to the results of the matches, they could not advance to the second round. 15 seeded players.
On the third day, two seeded tennis players and three seeded tennis players left the major. Tallon Grikspor completed the men’s competition [23] and João Fonseca [28]and for women: Maya Joynt [30]Leila Fernandez [22] and Lyudmila Samsonova [18].
The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:
- R1:
Tallon Grixpor [23] – Ethan Quinn – 2:6, 3:6, 2:6 - R1: João Fonseca [28] – Eliot Spizziri – 4:6, 6:2, 1:6, 2:6
The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:
- R1: Maya Joynt [30] – Teresa Valentova – 4:6, 4:6
- R1: Leila Fernandez [22] – Janice Tjen – 2:6, 6:7 (1:7)
- R1: Lyudmila Samsonova [18] – Laura Siegemund – 6:0, 5:7, 4:6
Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:
- Felix Auger-Aliassime [7]
- Jiri Legechka [17]
- Flavio Cobolli [20]
- Tallon Grixpor [23]
- Arthur Rinderknesh [24]
- Brandon Nakashima [27]
- João Fonseca [28]
Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:
- 🏳️ Ekaterina Aleksandrova [11]
- Emma Navarro [15]
- Lyudmila Samsonova [18]
- Marta Kostyuk [20]
- Leila Fernandez [22]
- Dayana Yastremskaya [26]
- Sofia Kenin [27]
- Maya Joynt [30]
Source: Sport UA
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39-year-old French tennis player and husband of Elina Svitolina Gael Monfils (ATP 110) Withdrew from the 2026 Australian Open.
The Frenchman lost to the Australian in four sets in the first round of the major tournament in Melbourne Dane Sweeney (ATP 182) in 3 hours 54 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Dane Sweeney (Australia) [Q] – Gael Monfils (France) – 6:7 (3:7), 7:5, 6:4, 7:5
Monfils played on the Australian Open courts for the 20th time. For Gael, this was his last match at the Australian slam; He will retire in 2026.
Gael’s best results at the Aus Open are quarter-finals in 2016 and 2022. Sweeney will face eighth seed Ben Shelton in the second round.
“First of all, thank you very much. My journey started with you in 2005 – that’s when I first came here. Now the year is 2026 and somehow this is already the finish line. Thank you very much for this amazing journey. You were incredible. Thank you very much. I have very good memories here… Great battles. I am lucky to have played here for many years.”
Source: Sport UA
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Australian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has completed her fight at the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.
In the first round of the competition, Kasatkina, ranked 43rd in the WTA rankings, lost to Czech Nikola Bartunkova (126), who made it into the main draw through qualification. The meeting lasted a little longer than two hours and ended with a score of 7:6 (9:7), 0:6, 6:3 in favor of the Czech tennis player.
In the next round of the Australian Open, Bartunkova will play against world number ten Belinda Bencic from Switzerland.
Earlier in January, Kasatkina announced that she had received Australian citizenship by publishing a photo of the official document. A native of Tolyatti has been playing for this country in international tournaments since the spring of 2025.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. First round
Nikola Bartunkova (Czech Republic, Q) — Daria Kasatkina (Australia) — 7:6 (9:7), 0:6, 6:3
Source: Sportbox
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