Tennis
Angelina KALININA: “I finally beat Pliskova”
Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina She commented on the victory over former world number one Carolina Pliskova at the tournament in San Diego (7:6, 0:6, 6:3).
– How are your preparations different for such late matches (ending around midnight local time)?
– The weather is quite nice in the evenings. The afternoon is hot and humid. The humidity was high today too, but the weather was cooler. It was comfortable to play because it’s not that easy to run back 2 and a half hours. This coolness helped me stay more vigorous throughout the match. In general, the preparations for the evening match were no different, there was a warm-up in the morning, then I rested at the hotel and returned to the field.
– Is there anything special you noticed today to better prepare for the next match?
– I finally beat this tennis player. I had lost to him twice before, this year I lost in three sets and then we played for almost 3 hours. I was ready for powerful aces and quick exchanges of blows. He’s incredible. Because when it succeeds we get 6:0.
Today was quite difficult but I tried to concentrate on my game. I remember the match in Dubai was very close, there was also a competitive fight a few years ago and in the end today the victory was on my side,” said Angelina.
Kalinina will face fourth seed Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic in the next round.
Source: Sport UA
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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.
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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)
Source: Sport UA
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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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