4 h. ago Australian Open 2026: De Minaur, Andreeva and Zverev in action, Raducanu crashes out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu bounced out of by Potapova | Mail DanielNorrie is doing his thing again, upping it when he needs to for another mini-break and 6-2. I wonder if it’s a cognitive thing, because it’s not like he wasn’t trying his best when struggling earlier in the set, so it’s not an effort thing, but I guess focusing for hours at a time is hard if not impossible and there’s a kind of locked-in version that intensifies as the match does and, as I type, he serves out to lead Nava 6-1 7-6(3) having saved two set points not that long ago.Obviously Zverev finds an ace to restore deuce – he may be resigned to his fate of never winning a slam, but his serve remains one of the best shots in the game, and from there, he ends a long hold. And back with the breaker, Norrie has a mini-break and a 3-2 lead. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The copycat controversy surrounding Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open conqueror

Anastasia Potapova beat Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open after declaring her allegiance to Austria last month

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5 h. ago Australian Open 2026: De Minaur and Andreeva in action, Raducanu crashes out – live

Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu bounced out of by Potapova | Mail DanielAt 6-1 5-6, Norrie finds himself serving down set point, and a protracted rally doth ensue, featuring fearsome hitting from the back, until a backhand unloaded down the line is good enough for deuce. Then, on advantage, Norrie punishes down an ace, and we’ll now play a tiebreak.Maria Sakkari has previously been as high as no 3 in the world. And though she’s also one of those players whose ranking you could never quite believe – see Kournikova, A – she’s made the semis of two majors and now, aged 30, properly knows her way around a tennis court Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Emma Raducanu crashes out of the Australian Open in straight sets to world No 55

Emma Raducanu gave a damning assessment of her own game after losing to Anastasia Potapova in the second round of the Australian Open.

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6 h. ago Emma Raducanu drops Australian Open bombshell after crashing out in second round

Emma Raducanu was beaten in straight sets by Anastasia Potapova in the second round of the Australian Open, and the British No. 1 has opened up about her injury struggles

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6 h. ago Emma Raducanu knocked OUT of Australian Open as woeful start to 2026 continues

Emma Raducanu was beaten in her second-round clash with Anastasia Potapova in straight sets, bringing her time at the Australian Open to a premature end on Wednesday

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7 h. ago Erratic Emma Raducanu bounced out of Australian Open by Anastasia Potapova

Briton falls to disappointing 7-6 (3), 6-2 loss to Austrian world No 5528th seed’s struggles with same issues as opening matches of seasonEmma Raducanu crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round with a poor 7-6 (3), 6-2 loss to Anastasia Potapova after a tepid, error-strewn performance in Melbourne.Having only lost to grand slam champions inside the top 10 at the grand slams last year – Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek twice – defeat to world No 55 Potapova is Raducanu’s worst first-week result by ranking since the 2024 Australian Open, which was her comeback major from an eight-month layoff. Continue reading...

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