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US Open A first major title for Coco Gauff

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2 years ago

September 9, 2023

Nancy

US Open A first major title for Coco Gauff

At the age of 19, Coco Gauff defeated, at home, the one who will take first place in the world next week. In the final of the United States Open on Saturday, the American got the better of Aryna Sabalenka in three sets of 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2.

Despite a start to the match during which her racket seemed broken, Coco Gauff not only won the last grand slam tournament of the season, but also her first career major title.

To achieve this, she had to shake Sabalenka and push her back to her limits. At the end of her solutions, the Belarusian fought herself, in a way. And this, even if Gauff was calm, solid and fair.

The fact remains that Sabalenka was the favorite and she crashed, with unforced errors.

On the other hand, Gauff improved throughout this final, stifling every threat from her rival.

Ultimately, she became a grand slam champion during this match.

More details will follow.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

VIDEO. Turkish woman knocked down the 11th racket and helped the unconscious ball girl

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1 hour ago

January 18, 2026

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VIDEO. Turkish woman knocked down the 11th racket and helped the unconscious ball girl

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)

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

VIDEO. How Alcaraz started the Aus Open and went up against Yannick. But not him

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2 hours ago

January 18, 2026

Nancy

VIDEO. How Alcaraz started the Aus Open and went up against Yannick. But not him

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

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Australian Open Alcaraz wins in three sets in first round

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4 hours ago

January 18, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Alcaraz wins in three sets in first round

(Melbourne) World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz delivered a serious, if not perfect, match to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Sunday, the only Grand Slam tournament missing from his record.

For his first official match since his separation in mid-December with his historic coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 22-year-old Spaniard won 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 against the Australian Adam Walton (81^e).

Now coached only by Samuel Lopez, who joined his team at the end of 2024, Alcaraz started the game well, breaking his opponent at 4-3 in the first set before concluding the set on his serve.

But Walton responded at the start of the second set, breaking away at 3-1 before the boss of the ATP circuit pulled back to push the Australian to the tiebreaker, easily won 7/2 by the Spaniard.

In the third set, Alcaraz broke with a shutout at 3-2 to fly to victory, acquired after a little over two hours of match.

The next opponent for the world No.1 will be the German Yannick Hanfmann (102^e), who on Sunday disposed of the American Zachary Svajda (143^e), from the qualifications.

The Alcaraz-Walton duel was the last match of the first day at the Central, before the entry into contention scheduled for Monday of the ten-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic (4^e), the triple finalist in Melbourne Daniil Medvedev (12^e) and the winner of the 2014 edition Stan Wawrinka (139^e), invited by the organizers at the start of his last professional season.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.