Tennis
“On paper Alcaraz is the clear favorite, but Medvedev is in very good shape” – Vesnina
Carlos Alcaraz / Photo: © Clive Brunskill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Olympic champion Elena Vesnina shared her expectations from the semifinal match of the US Open between Russian Daniil Medvedev and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
— Probably, on paper, Alcaraz can be called the clear favorite in the match with Medvedev. Carlos won their last two head-to-head matches. But now the situation is completely different. Medvedev is in very good shape. He had great matches with de Minaur and Rublev. Andrey caused a lot of problems, but Danya left no chance. All his matches are very stable and even, without declines. I am sure that Medvedev will draw conclusions from the latest defeats in the matches with Alcaraz. I think we will have a very strong fight in this semi-final. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a five-setter,” Championship quotes Vesnina.
The approximate start of the game is at 2:00 Moscow time on Saturday. American Ben Shelton and Serbian Novak Djokovic will play in the other Grand Slam semi-final.
Alcaraz and Medvedev have played each other three times, two of them in 2023. In March, the Spaniard won the Masters final in Indian Wells with a score of 2–0; in July, in the semifinals of Wimbledon, he again won with a clean sheet – 3–0. At Wimbledon 2021, Medvedev was stronger than Alcaraz in three games.
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January 18 Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk He suffered defeat at the beginning of the 2026 Australian Open.
The Ukrainian player was defeated in three sets in the first round Another Jacquemot (France, WTA 58) with a score of 7:6 (7:4), 6:7 (4:7), 6:7 (7:10) in 3 hours 27 minutes.
Marta finished the match with a leg injury. In the 12th game of the third set, with a score of 5:6 (30:15), Kostyuk sprained his ankle and took a medical timeout.
In the super tiebreak Marta immediately started losing 1:5 and 4:7, managed to equalize at 7:7 but unfortunately lost the last three points.
For the first time in five years, Kostyuk failed to advance past the opening round of the Australian Open.
Jacquemot will compete with Yulia Putintseva, who defeated Beatrice Haddad Maya, in the second round.
PHOTOGRAPH. Kostyuk ends wild match at Australian Open with leg injury
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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) made a successful start to the Australian Open 2026 by beating the Spanish representative Kristina Buksha (WTA 51).
After the match, Elina published a message on her Instagram page describing her victory in one word: “Beautiful 🔥”, she wrote, and added a few photos from the match to the post.
In the next round of the competition, Svitolina will play the winner of the double between Linda Klimovicheva (WTA 134) and Francesca Jones (WTA 69).
Earlier, Elina talked about Gael Monfils’ important role in her success earlier this season, talking about her victory over Kristina Buksha.
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Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Bublik reached the second round of the Australian Open.
Bublik, who received the 10th seed, defeated American Jenson Brooksby at the start of the tournament with a score of 6:4, 6:4, 6:4. The tennis players spent a little more than two hours on the court.
For reaching the third round, Bublik will compete with Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, who ranks 54th in the ATP rankings.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. First round
Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan, 10) – Jenson Brooksby (USA) – 6:4, 6:4, 6:4
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