Tennis
He tore his shirt and brought his opponent to tears. Djokovic takes US title in spectacular fashion
Serb took revenge for the Wimbledon final.
The legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic, even at the age of 36, continues to give out an incredible show on the court. His almost four-hour hack with Carlos Alcaraz will be remembered by fans for a long time.
Nole took revenge for the Wimbledon final and brought the young opponent to tears.
Four hour standoff
Recently, the young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has become the main rival of Novak Djokovic in the fight for the championship in the ATP rankings. Not surprisingly, the two best tennis players on the planet met in the finals of the prestigious Masters in Cincinnati.
Djokovic went the entire distance of the tournament without problems, without giving up a single set to his opponents. Alcaraz, on the other hand, reached the final with adventures. Literally in every match he had to spend three sets. I had to suffer even with the Australians from the fifth dozen Purcell and Thompson.
The beginning of the final was left to Djokovic. Novak made the first break, but the Spaniard answered the same in the next game. This circumstance greatly upset the Serb. The nervous athlete even viciously yelled at his team, demanding creatine, a legal substance for maintaining energy.
Acid was very useful to Djokovic, because the final lasted almost four hours. In the first set, tennis players played 12 games, and Alcaraz became the winner. In the next two games, the opponents reached tie-breaks. Each of them remained with the Serbian player, as well as the final victory in the tournament.
“One of the toughest matches of my life”
The confrontation took a lot of strength from tennis players. After the end of the match, Djokovic, who withstood a powerful cut in the 33-degree heat, was overwhelmed with emotions. Tired Novak lay down on the court in the pose of a star. Then he got up and ripped his T-shirt off with a wild cry.
— Madness. To be honest, I don’t know what to say. It’s hard to describe. Definitely one of the most difficult matches of my life. No matter what tournament, what category and who is the opponent. Anyone who has seen this confrontation in the stadium or on TV will understand that our rivalry is getting better and better. Carlos is an amazing player, huge respect for him,” Djokovic said after the match.
The defeat was a heavy blow for Alcaraz. While Novak celebrated his victory, Carlos wept. The young Spaniard even gave interviews, holding back tears with great difficulty. Even some fans in the stands burst into tears from this.
“Honestly, I’m proud of myself. I cried because I fought until the last ball. I almost beat one of the greatest athletes of all time in our sport. It’s crazy to talk about it right now, but I left the court very, very happy with what I was able to show,” Alcaraz said at a press conference.
The victory in Cincinnati was the 39th for Djokovic at the Masters. Serb updated his own record in the “thousanders”. He broke away from the nearest pursuer Rafael Nadal by three victories. In terms of total Open Era titles, Djokovic (95) is in third place, behind only Roger Federer (103) and Jimmy Connors (109).
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19 January Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) updated the world rankings after the WTA 500 in Adelaide and the WTA 250 in Auckland, as well as the Australian Open 2026.
Ukraine’s first racket, Elina Svitolina, remained in 12th place. Like top 20 starter Marta Kostyuk, she missed the previous week.
Dayana Yastremskaya left 500th place in the first round in Adelaide and fell to 28th place in the updated rankings. She lost to Hobart finalist Iva Jovic.
Alexandra Oleynikova, Angelina Kalinina, Anastasia Soboleva also lost a few places. Katarina Zawatskaya added three lines.
Ukrainian women in the WTA rankings
There was only one change in the top 10; Adelaide champion Mirra Andreeva moved past Jasmine Paolini to move into seventh place.
While Arina Sabalenka continues to be the first racket, she is followed by Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto, winner of the competition in Hobart, added a further 24 places and is now in 56th place.
Top 10 WTA rankings
In the WTA doubles rankings, Ukraine’s first racket, Lyudmila Kichenok, rose two places to 25th place.
Her sister Nadezhda Kichenok rose one place to 45th place. The top 100 also includes Marta Kostyuk – she is in 90th place.
Ukrainian women in WTA double the rankings
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10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic (Serbia, ATP 4) reached the second round of the major.
Serbs in the first round Pedro Martínez (Spain, ATP 71) within 2 hours.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Pedro Martinez (Spain) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) [4] – 3:6, 2:6, 2:6
Djokovic played his first head-to-head match against Pedro.
Novak won his 100th Australian Open victory. Novak became the second player with over 100 wins in men’s singles matches at the Australian Open, after Roger Federer (102).
Djokovic also became the first tennis player to reach this mark in three different Grand Slam tournaments (101 – Roland Garros, 102 – Wimbledon). Novak has 95 wins at the US Open.
Djokovic is playing the 81st major of his career and is on a par with Roger Federer and Feliciano Lopez in this indicator.
Novak’s next opponent will be Francesco Maestrelli (Italy, ATP 141) in the qualifiers.
Video review of the match
Photo gallery of the match
infographics
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37-year-old Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic (ATP 70) Made a successful start to the 2026 Australian Open.
In the first round, Croatia beat the German representative in three sets Daniel Altmaier (ATP 44) In 2 hours and 1 minute, he caused the opponent team to lose two balls in the first two matches.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Daniel Altmaier (Germany) – Marin Cilic (Croatia) – 0:6, 0:6, 6:7 (3:7)
Cilic played his first head-to-head match against Altmaier.
Cilic became the first unseeded player since Philipp Petzschner at the 2012 Australian Open to win the first two sets of a match at a Grand Slam, 6-0.
It’s funny that Altmaier was red-capped three times in a row and lost 25 games in total. Before the Australian Open 2026, Daniel played in competitions in Adelaide and lost to Jauma Munyar 3:6, 0:6 in the first round, but was ahead with a score of 3:0.
Cilic will play against 21st-seeded Denis Shapovalov (Canada, ATP 23) in the second round of the major tournament in Melbourne.
Video review of the match
Photo gallery of the match
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