10 h. ago Australian Open Tennis 2026 Quarter Finals: Prize money, full draw, Tuesday schedule, how to watch, odds

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23 h. ago Spotless Pegula ends Keys’ Australian Open reign with serve of apple pie and cheese | Tumaini Carayol

Sixth seed marches into quarter-finals with 6-3, 6-4 victory while the defending champion must pay forfeit agreed on with her podcast co-hostWhile speaking on a podcast before her big match against Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula was discussing their battle last January in the Adelaide final. Keys’s performance, Pegula recalled, had prompted Pegula to accurately predict to their mutual friends that Keys would win the Australian Open two weeks later. It is normal for players to discuss future opponents, but they do not usually do so in conversation with each other. With a chuckle, Keys interjected: “Jess is like, ‘I hope I don’t see that level [tomorrow].’”She did not. Keys’s reign at the Australian Open came to a difficult end in the fourth round as the defending champion and ninth seed was crushed under the weight of her hefty unforced error count and a spotless performance from Pegula, the sixth seed, who marched into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win. This was, in some ways, a ...

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23 h. ago Spotless Pegula ends Keys’ Australian Open reign with serve of apple pie and cheese

Sixth seed marches into quarter-finals with 6-3, 6-4 victory while the defending champion must pay forfeit agreed on with her podcast co-hostWhile speaking on a podcast before her big match against Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula was discussing their battle last January in the Adelaide final. Keys’s performance, Pegula recalled, had prompted Pegula to accurately predict to their mutual friends that Keys would win the Australian Open two weeks later. It is normal for players to discuss future opponents, but they do not usually do so in conversation with each other. With a chuckle, Keys interjected: “Jess is like, ‘I hope I don’t see that level [tomorrow].’”She did not. Keys’s reign at the Australian Open came to a difficult end in the fourth round as the defending champion and ninth seed was crushed under the weight of her hefty unforced error count and a spotless performance from Pegula, the sixth seed, who marched into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win. This was, in some ways, a ...

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24 h. ago Jessica Pegula defeats Madison Keys in straight sets – as it happened

Sixth seed knocks out defending champion 6-3, 6-4 Three US women through to quarterfinalsPegula (6) 1-0 Keys (9)* Pegula, in Adidas orange, holds to love. Keys, in Nike lemon and lime, mentioned in their podcast she was wary of her friend’s drop shots, which proved prescient when a delicate angle from Pegula secured the game.Pegula has breezed through the draw so far, dropping just ten games. Keys has yet to lose a set but has been made to work harder. Fortunately her serve remains massive, and her 194kmh effort is the second fastest so far in the women’s draw. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Jessica Pegula defeats Madison Keys – live

Updates from the women’s singles on Rod Laver Arena Sixth seed knocks out defending champion 6-3, 6-4 Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPegula (6) 1-0 Keys (9)* Pegula, in Adidas orange, holds to love. Keys, in Nike lemon and lime, mentioned in their podcast she was wary of her friend’s drop shots, which proved prescient when a delicate angle from Pegula secured the game.Pegula has breezed through the draw so far, dropping just ten games. Keys has yet to lose a set but has been made to work harder. Fortunately her serve remains massive, and her 194kmh effort is the second fastest so far in the women’s draw. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Tennis fans left divided after American star Ben Shelton wrote a four

Like most winners at the Australian Open, Shelton wrote a few words on a TV camera for his fans. However, his words kicked off a big debate online amid huge tension in America.

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56 h. ago ‘I feel like I’ll never be cold again’: How tennis stars coped with Melbourne heat | Tumaini Carayol

Extreme heat wreaked havoc on Saturday’s schedule but tennis has changed its ways of dealing with extreme heatEven before the first set and first hour of his match elapsed, Tomas Machac had asked the umpire for the tournament doctor, trainer and pickle juice, the drink du jour for tackling cramps. Those preventive measures taken in the intense early stages of his third-round tussle with Lorenzo Musetti proved to be sensible, for the pair would spend a brutal four hours, 25 minutes on court.Four hours of that took place inside an open John Cain Arena, a furnace in suffocating heat. “We knew today was going to be really, really hot,” Musetti said. “I think I managed well to finish the match without cramping.” Continue reading...

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62 h. ago ‘Calm down, you jerk’: Djokovic admits to losing cool in Australian Open battle

Djokovic beats Van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)Serb apologises after wild shot almost hits ball girlNovak Djokovic chalked up his 400th grand slam victory with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) defeat of Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the fourth round on Saturday, but the Serb was fortunate not to receive a code violation after losing his cool.An incident in the second set might have proved very costly, with Djokovic carelessly sending a ball flying close to the head of a ball girl at the net. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago UFC 324: Start time, schedule, fight card, how to watch and latest odds today

Paddy Pimblett bids to make history when he faces Justin Gaethje for lightweight interim title

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64 h. ago ‘It breaks my heart’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open with injury

Two-time champion says ‘my body needs attention’Third-round match with Maddison Inglis scrappedNaomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open just hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis, citing an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy.The news landed late on a Saturday in Melbourne that had been heavily affected by soaring temperatures that triggered the tournament’s heat protocols, forcing arena roofs closed and suspending play on outside courts. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago ‘My body has changed’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open with injury

Osaka cites abdominal injury linked to prior pregnancyTwo-time champion withdraws before Inglis matchNaomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open just hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis, citing an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy.The news landed late on a Saturday in Melbourne that had been heavily affected by soaring temperatures that triggered the tournament’s heat protocols, forcing arena roofs closed and suspending play on outside courts. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago ‘My body has changed’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open

Osaka cites abdominal injury linked to pregnancyTwo-time champion withdraws before Inglis matchNaomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis. She cited an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy.The withdrawal propelled the Australian into a fourth-round match with Iga Swiatek. The world No 2 and second seed was given an almighty scare by the Russian Anna Kalinskaya before earning a 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 victory in 1hr 44min. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago ‘I got lucky’: Jannik Sinner overcomes cramp and extreme heat to hold off spirited Spizzirri

Australian Open reigning champion beats world No 85 by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4Italian makes most of suspension in play in win at Melbourne ParkThe grim expression across Jannik Sinner’s face as he limped gingerly to the bathroom said enough. As play was briefly suspended in the overbearing Australian heat, the two-time defending champion was suffering from full-body cramps and at serious risk of also enduring one of the great Australian Open upsets in recent memory.Sinner, the second seed, survived thanks to the combined force of his supreme mental toughness and a significant amount of luck, holding off a spirited challenge from Eliot Spizzirri to reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats the heat and Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – as it happened

Keys, Pegula, and Anisimova all cruise into fourth round Defending champion overcomes cramp amid extreme heatPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats the heat and Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Play suspended on outside courts amid extreme heat Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner levels with Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner trails Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Spizzirri in action, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Keys beats Pliskova, defending champion Sinner next – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys defeats Pliskova 6-3 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tennis star Yulia Putintseva slams 'disrespectful' Australian Open crowd

Yulia Putintseva has slammed fans for their lack of tennis etiquette - after the Kazakhstan star twerked on court in her third round match against Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez.

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