Naomi Osaka was happy after gaining 'revenge' over Karolina Muchova to reach the third round of the Australian Open. She lost to her Czech rival in straight sets at the US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic victories on Monday.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has lost to British 15th seed Jack Draper in a thrilling second round match at the Australian Open.Meanwhile, Aleksandar Vukic beat American Sebastian Korda in a rain-affected five-set battle to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
It led to the absurd scenario where neither Djokovic, the 24-time slam champion, or Alcaraz, with four slams on his resume aged just 21, was being shown on Aussie television as they began their tournaments. But for whatever reason, Djokovic and Alcaraz will again overlap on Wednesday, and neither man will feature in primetime either.
Matches today: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will be in aciton in their respective singles games.
Nine Australians have won their first round singles matches on a superb day of tennis at the Australian Open for the home fans, with Novak Djokovic winning despite an early scare in the night session on Rod Laver Arena.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic victories on Monday.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, the men's doubles champions at Melbourne Park in 2022, retired while down 7-5, 3-2 against another Australian team, James Duckworth ... runner-up to Novak Djokovic, played ...
Carlos Alcaraz‘s quest for his first Australian Open title ended when Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat him in the quarterfinals with a scoreline of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.
Former American tennis stars John McEnroe and James Blake believe Carlos Alcaraz mocked Novak Djokovic’s injury during the pair’s thrilling Australian Open quarter-final clash. Djokovic received treatment for a right leg injury in the first set and his movement looked compromised for much of the second set as he adopted a highly aggressive playing style.