Tennis
Medvedev stole the semi-finals of the US Open from Rublev. Andrew is furious
Daniil Medvedev and Andrei Rublev / Photo: © Sarah Stier / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru, picture alliance / Contributor / picture alliance / Gettyimages.ru
The historical meeting of the best Russian players did not live up to the expectations of the fans
The quarter-final of a status tournament, in which two Russian tennis players meet in front of the American public, is a wonderful sight in itself. And the understanding that we were guaranteed to get our player in the semi-finals, allowed us to enjoy the fight without unnecessary worries.
However, to the disappointment of many, instead of a stubborn game, the audience saw a confident victory for Dani in three sets. Although Andrei had to take at least the first game.
Rublev freaked out and was again left without a semi-final at the Major in 2020.
Another entry to the semi-final
It is no coincidence that Andrei Rublev is called one of the main losers of the world tour, although this sounds ambiguous in relation to a tennis player from the top 10 world rankings. However, he never reached the semi-finals of the Majors, each time stumbling over stronger opponents, then over his own psychological swing.
In 2020, on the way to the cherished goal, Rublev faced the 2019 finalist Medvedev, with whom by that time the slightly younger Andrey had disastrous head-to-head statistics: Danya won three previous matches without losing a set to his opponent.
Both players approached the quarter-finals in a good mood. Rublev outplayed the strong Berrettini in the fourth round, giving him only the first set. Medvedev, on the other hand, didn’t have a single nervous match at all in the grid – he won all four fights with a shutout (3-0).
Enough for one set
The opening game gave the audience an epic tie-break, in which Rublev took the lead with a score of 5:1. It seemed that the long-awaited victory of Rublev in at least one set over his childhood friend would finally happen. Apparently, Rublev himself believed this and was preparing to start the second game in a positive mood.
At this most important moment, Medvedev stepped in and “saved” the game, pulling out three set-balls. Rublev was discouraged by such a denouement. From emotions, he began to literally beat his bag with equipment with a racket. Oh, if this nervous impulse helped Andrey not to lose heart.
But Medvedev played the second game so confidently that it seemed as if he was playing it with another opponent. Rublev seemed to have been replaced: he lost aggression in his attacking actions and, on the whole, looked depressed.
Medvedev’s tricks
Of course, this course of the match weakened Danya, so in the third installment he allowed himself to loosen his grip. It cannot be said that Rublev returned to the game, rather, it was the opponent that allowed Andrey to hope for a comeback. But he did not seem to believe in this possibility himself. Moreover, Medvedev used his favorite strategy, with which he so often broke much more difficult matches.
With Rublev leading 5-4, Danya took a medical time-out, citing shoulder pain. It took about three minutes to manipulate, Medvedev gathered his thoughts and took the game to zero. Then the opponents once again exchanged confident victories on their serves and came to the second tie-break in the match.
Danya, despite the tremor and muscle cramps, did not follow the path of the first game. With the score 5:5, Medvedev first took a point on his serve, and then converted the first match-ball. He accompanied this success with a triumphant cry, which, in general, is rarely seen in such cases from Dani.
In an interview after the game, Medvedev praised his opponent in a gentlemanly manner and admitted that there was a lot of luck in this victory. It’s hard to disagree with this – Rublev had an ideal opportunity, at least, to lead in this quarter-final in sets. But Andrei is not yet ready to cope with such a heavy psychological burden.
Unfortunately, this problem remains with Rublev three years later. At the US Open-2023, he will try to reach the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament for the ninth time. And again, Medvedev may stand in his way.
Source: Sportbox
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Tennis
Yulia Starodubtseva – Ayla Tomlyanovich. Prediction and announcement for the Australian Open match
On November 19, Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) and Ayla Tomljanovic (WTA 76) will start competing at the Australian Open.
The meeting is planned to start at 08.00 Kyiv time.
Sport.ua together with a betting partner bet announcing the upcoming fight!
Yulia Starodubtseva
The Ukrainian athlete has already played six matches this season and won five of them. Starodubtseva started with a tournament held in Auckland, where she successfully qualified by beating Frenchwoman Ponchet and Austrian Tagger. Katie Boulter suffered defeat in the first round of the main round.
The tennis player also started the Australian Open with the qualifiers, where she beat the Frenchwoman Tubello 6:2, 3:6, 6:0. Then there were victories against the Greek Papamikhail, 6:1, 6:2. In the qualifying final, Starodubtseva defeated Bulgarian Tomova with sets 7:6, 6:2. The Ukrainian player is in good form ahead of this season’s first Grand Slam.
Ayla Tomljanovic
The Australian athlete is a typical middle player in world tennis. Even though there are breaks, it has been in the top 100 for a long time. Tomlyanovich is 32 years old, he can already be considered a veteran. Although the Australian Open is a tennis player’s home tournament, he performs worst here because he has never been able to advance beyond the second round.
Tomljanovic started this season with a tournament in Brisbane, where she defeated France’s Jacquemo with scores of 6:1, 6:3 and then lost in a tough fight to the powerful Carolina Muchova with scores of 6:4, 1:6, 6:7. There was also a tournament in Adelaide where they managed to beat Clara Towson 7:6, and the opponent refused. Ayla, who was ahead 2:0 in the first set of the second round, withdrew from the match due to a knee injury at 40:40 in her serve. It is unclear at this time whether he is 100% physically ready.
personal meetings
Tennis players met only once, it was in September last year, then in Beijing Tomljanovic managed to win in two sets: 7:6 and 6:2.
To guess
This couple does not have a clear favorite, maybe it will be easier for the Australian, the public will support him, his body is more accustomed to such a time zone. For tennis players at this level, every victory in a major is extremely valuable.
I am waiting for a difficult and unpredictable match that can end with any outcome, I will bet on more than 20.5 matches for 1.66.
Yulia Starodubtseva19.01.2026 –
08:00
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Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez (WTA 112) has made a strong start to the 2026 Australian Open.
Turkish woman beat the world’s “neutral” 11th racket in three sets in the first round Ekaterina Aleksandrova In 2 hours 37 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Ekaterina Aleksandrova [11] – Zeynep Sönmez (Türkiye) [Q] – 5:7, 6:4, 4:6
In the third match, Sönmez lost a single break and came back with a score of 0:3.
Zeynep will compete in the main draw of the Australian Open for the second time in her career and advanced to the second round for the first time. Her next opponent will be either Anna Bondar or Elisabette Mandlik.
Sönmez achieved the highest scoring victory of his career. Zeynep became the first Turkish representative to win the Aus Open main draws.
During the match, one of the ball players fell ill due to the heat and lost consciousness. Realizing that something was wrong, Sönmez immediately came to the rescue and put the girl on the chair.
VIDEO. Zeynep Sönmez helped the girl who lost consciousness
With respect to Zeynep Sönmez, who went to the aid of the ball boy who fainted on the field ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iHnX2TDaZ7
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) January 18, 2026
Video review of Ekaterina Aleksandrova – Zeynep Sönmez match
Photo gallery of the match (Zeynep Sönmez)
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spanish tennis player Carlos AlcarazThe team, ranked No. 1 in the world, is off to a strong start at the 2026 Australian Open.
Spaniards in the first round Adam Walton (Australia, ATP 79) 2 hours 8 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [1] – Adam Walton (Australia) – 6:3, 7:6 (7:2), 6:2
Alcaraz played their second head-to-head match against Walton. In 2025, Carlos defeated Adam in the 1/16 final of the competition in London.
Alcaraz got his first win in 2026. Carlos managed to reach the second round of the Australian Open for the fifth time in his career.
Alcaraz became the fourth player in the Open Era to win the opening match in each of the first 20 Grand Slam singles matches. Previously this was done by Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal.
Carlitos’ next opponent will be Jannik Sinner’s namesake, Hanfmann. Sinner, on the other hand, is on the opposite side of the group, taking second place, and it is possible for them to meet Alcaraz only in the final. The Italian player will start the big tournament in Melbourne on January 20 with a fight against Hugo Gaston.
Video review of Carlos Alcaraz – Adam Walton match
Photo gallery of the match
Source: Sport UA
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