Tennis
“Medvedev tried to act aggressively, but could not outplay Alcaraz” – Petrova
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Former world number three and Olympic bronze medalist Nadezhda Petrova admitted that she expected more from the Wimbledon semifinal match between Russian Daniil Medvedev and Spaniard Carlos Alcaras.
Medvedev in the semi-finals lost to the first racket of the world Alcaraz with a score of 3:6, 3:6, 3:6.
– Match Alcaraz – Medvedev did not exceed my expectations. I thought that Danya would still be able to fight, or at least impose a fight. But for everything to be so simple – 6:3, 6:3, 6:3, Alcaraz has 14 break points, six of which he converted – it’s incredible. Danya tried to play somewhere closer to the line, to act aggressively, to go to the net, but he couldn’t outplay Carlos in any way, he just blocked the entire court, rushed about, dragged everything. And his answer was just cannon, powerful blows.
How cool he went to the net from the serve, he mixed the direction of his serve very well, even the rotation on it was – the ball was uncomfortable and bounced high at Daniil. Carlos also finished near the net. He played well, used the whole court. It was clear that he was concentrated, ready to fight and for a long match, Petrova told Gazeta.Ru.
Alcaraz will play in the Wimbledon final for the first time in his career. Rival 20-year-old tennis player will be Serb Novak Djokovic (2nd seeded).
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Alexandrova and Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles
Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova and American Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
In the first round match, Alexandrova and Williams lost to the duo Emilian Arango/Elsa Jacquemot (Colombia/France) with a score of 6:7 (3:7), 4:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 29 minutes.
The next rivals of Arango and Jacquemot will be the winners of the meeting McCartney Kessler/Jessica Pegula (both USA) – Gabriela Dabrowski/Louise Stefani (Canada/Italy, 5).
Earlier, Alexandrova and Williams also completed their performance in singles.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Doubles. 1st circle
Emiliana Arango/Elsa Jacquemot (Colombia/France) — Ekaterina Alexandrova/Venus Williams (Russia/USA, WC) – 7:6 (7:3), 6:4.
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33-year-old former world No. 1 and Czech tennis player Carolina Pliskova (WTA1057) has made a successful start to the 2026 Australian Open.
In the first round, the Czech defeated the 32-year-old American in two sets. Sloane Stephens (WTA 1102) in 1 hour 35 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Carolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – Slovan Stevens (USA) [Q] – 7:6 (9:7), 6:2
This was the eighth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. Carolina beat Sloane for the second time.
Pliskova earned her first victory at the Tour level since the 2024 US Open. Since then Caroline has had two ankle surgeries.
Stevens started the Australian Open with qualification. In the election, the American defeated Barbora Palicova, Olivia Gabeki and Lucia Bronzetti.
Pliskova will compete with Indonesian representative Janice Tjen, who knocked out 22nd seed Leila Fernandez, in the second round of the majors.
Video review of the match
Photo gallery of the match
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January 20 Ukrainian tennis player Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA 92) lost to world ninth Madison Keys (USA) In the 1/64 final of the Australian Open 2026.
The Ukrainian player was defeated with a score of 6:7 (6:8) and 1:6 in 1 hour and 40 minutes. For Alexandra, this was her first match in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament.
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Oleynikova, who won the first set 4-0, had two set points in the tiebreaker but could not capitalize on this advantage.
Keys is the current champion of the major in Melbourne. She will face Ashlyn Kruger in the second round..
🏆 Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Alexandra Oleynikova – Madison Keys [9] – 6:7 (6:8), 1:6
Video review of the match
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