Tennis
Medvedev swam in the match with no name. I became scared for the Russian tennis player
Daniil Medvedev / Photo: © Phil Walter / Staf / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Daniil, have pity on the fans!
The fun begins at the Australian Open. Daniil Medvedev is among those who confirm their favorite status and step by step approach the main stages. But the presence of Portuguese Nuno Borges in the second week greatly surprised most tennis fans. Many people have probably never heard of such a player.
To Borges’ credit, he proved that it was no coincidence that he made it this far up the grid. At one point Medvedev simply floated, but pulled himself together in time and put the no-name in his place.
Passing opponent
Medvedev made fans nervous in the early stages of the Australian Open. The second round match with Emil Ruusuvuori lasted more than four hours. At the same time, Dana had to fight back from 0:2 in sets. But in the game with Felix Auger-Alassime, the Russian tennis player looked good, without losing a single game to the Canadian.
In the fourth round, the lot was favorable to our player. His opponent was the Portuguese Nuno Borges, who occupies a modest 69th place in the ATP rankings. By the age of 26, this athlete had not achieved any significant success in tennis. For a long time, he played in the US NCAA student league for the University of Mississippi, where he received a degree in kinesiology, the science of human movement.
Now the Portuguese prefers to compete in Challengers. In Melbourne, Nuno played the tournament of his life, knocking out two strong tennis players along the way. Borges’ victims included 23rd seed Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina and 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov. The victory over Medvedev could even claim to be the sensation of the year, but there were practically no real prerequisites for such a result.
Problems out of the blue
The weather in Melbourne was sunny, but not too hot – comfortable for playing tennis. Medvedev was also lucky: the shadow from the stands at Rod Laver Arena began exactly where he was receiving, six meters from the baseline.
The starting segment was quite routine. The Russian won with a break in the sixth game. Daniil’s problems began in the second set, when Nunu saw through the tactics of our tennis player. He began to use shortened punches, forcing Medvedev to come out of the shadows more often. High speed and good physical fitness allowed our player to save plays, but not always.
In the fourth game, he literally made the fans’ mouths open with a spectacular tweener, which, unfortunately, ended unsuccessfully for him. Constant changes in the direction of attack allowed Borges to reach the tiebreaker, but at the decisive moment Daniil rallied and took the second game – 7:6 (7:4).
In the third set everything was in the hands of the Russian player. He could have easily sent the Portuguese home in the ninth game, but instead he created problems for himself out of the blue. Unnecessary double faults and lapses in concentration meant Borges turned 2-5 into 7-5. Daniil became nervous and began to communicate in a raised voice with the coach. Everyone knows perfectly well how this can end for a Russian.
Fortunately, this time everything worked out. Our player avoided an emotional breakdown, was fresh and motivated to win. Daniel literally went out to destroy his opponent. In ten minutes, he took the first three games, and during the entire set he gave up only two plays on his serve. The final result of the game was 6:1.
In the quarterfinals, Medvedev will face the Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz, who is seeded ninth in Melbourne.
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It will take place on January 15 draw main grill Australian Open 2026 in both men’s and women’s singles.
The ceremony will start at 05.00 Kyiv time. The video broadcast will be available on the official Australian Open website and the tournament’s YouTube channel.
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Current major champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys will attend the draw ceremony.
They know their opponents Ukrainian tennis players: Elina Svitolina (WTA 12), Marta Kostyuk (WTA 20), Dayana Yastremskaya (WTA 27) and Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA 90).
Svitolina, Kostyuk and Yastremskaya rank 12th, 20th and 26th, respectively. There will be a total of 32 seeded players for both men and women.
US Open main rule matches will begin on January 18 and run through February 1.
Three Ukrainians continue to compete in the Australian Open 2026 qualifiers: Yulia Starodubtseva, Daria Snigur and Angelina Kalinina.
Australian Open 2026 draws. Rivals for Ukrainians. Watch online. LIVE
Video broadcast is available on the Australian Open YouTube channel.
Seeded tennis players and women tennis players:
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Austrian tennis player Sebastian Ofner (ATP 131) suffered a disappointing defeat in the second round of the 2026 Australian Open qualifiers.
In the semi-finals of the selection, the Austrian player lost to the US representative in three sets Nisheshu Basavareddy (ATP 239) in 2 hours 32 minutes. Basavareddy took the victory over Ofner in the third set super tiebreaker.
Sebastian was ahead 7:1 in the super tiebreaker and started celebrating his victory after gaining a point. Sebastian started walking towards the goal and the referee told him the match wasn’t over yet.
As a result, Ofner lost 11:13 and missed two match points: one at 10:9 on the return, the other at 11:10 on serve.
Basavareddy will compete against George Loffagen (Great Britain, ATP 211) in the Australian Open qualifying final.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Nisesh Basavareddy (USA) – Sebastian Ofner (Austria) – 4:6, 6:4, 7:6 (13:11)
VIDEO. Winning gesture at 7:1 turned into failure: an epic fiasco at the Aus Open
When your brain calls the match point before the referee… pic.twitter.com/r1i49K1k2V
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Video review of Nishesh Basavareddy – Sebastian Ofner match
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Tennis
The quarter-final pairings of the WTA 500 in Adelaide and the WTA 250 in Hobart tournaments have been announced.
On January 14, all second round matches in tough tournaments ended WTA 500 in Adelaide And WTA 250 in HobartIt will take place parallel to the Australian Open 2026 qualifying match (Melbourne).
In Adelaide, Dayana Yastremskaya’s felon Katerina Sinyakova lost to Diana Schneider in the second round.
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Second-seeded five-hundred Madison Keys knocked out Tereza Valentova, and eighth-seeded Victoria Mboko fought Anna Kalinskaya.
WTA 500 Adelaide. 1/8 final
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🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – 
Maria Bouzkova [LL] – 6:3, 6:1
Maya Joynt- Ayla Tomljanovic [WC] – 0:2, RET., Tomljanovic
🏳️Diana Schneider [9] – Katerina Sinyakova [LL] – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5
Yulia Putintseva [Q] – Emma Navarro [6] – 1:6, 4:6
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Marketa Vondrousova – Kimberly Birrell – WO., Birrell
Daria Kasatkina – Jacqueline Christian [Q] – 4:6, 0:6
Victoria Mboko [8] – 🏳️ Anna Kalinskaya – 6:2, 3:6, 7:6 (8:6)
Teresa Valentova – Madison Keys [2] – 4:6, 1:6
WTA 500 Adelaide. Quarter final matches
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🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – Ayla Tomljanovic [WC]
🏳️Diana Schneider [9] – Emma Navarro [6]
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Kimberly Birrell- Jacqueline Christian [Q]
Victoria Mboko [8] – Madison Keys [2]
Video review of match day in Adelaide
In Hobart, top seed Emma Raducanu advanced to the quarter-finals without a fight – Magdalena French withdrew from her second round match.
Olga Danilovich, who defeated McCartney Kessler and advanced to the second place, also defeated Peyton Stearns in the 1/8 final.
Third-seeded Iva Jovic crushes her opponents: The young American first gave up just one game to Janice Tjen and then defeated Renata Sarasua with scores of 6:1, 6:2. Her next opponent will be Magda Linette.
WTA 250 Hobart. 1/8 final
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Emma Raducanu [1] – Magdalena French – WO., Raducanu
Rebecca Shramkova – Talia Preston [WC] – 4:6, 1:6
Iva Jovic [3] – Renata Sarasua [Q] – 6:1, 6:2
Wang Xinyu- Magda Linette [8] – 1:6, 5:7
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Tatyana Maria [6] – Anna Bondar – 6:7 (7:9), 5:7
Elisabetta Cocciaretto [Q] – Ann Lee [4] – 1:6, 7:5, 7:5
Antonia Ruzic – Solana Sierra – 7:5, 6:4
Peyton Stearns- Olga Danilovich – 6:7 (2:7), 1:6
WTA 250 Hobart. Quarter final matches
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Emma Raducanu [1] – Talia Preston [WC]
Iva Jovic [3] – Magda Linette [8]
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Anna Bondar- Elisabetta Cocciaretto [Q]
Antonia Ruzic – Olga Danilovich
Video review of match day in Hobart
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