13 h. ago Sinner v Darderi live: Australian Open latest score updates as defending champion passes another test

Sinner did not have to face the same extreme heat as the defending champion returned for the quarter-finals

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16 h. ago Sinner v Darderi live: Australian Open latest score updates after ‘lucky’ escape for defending champion

Sinner will not have to face the same extreme heat as the defending champion bids for the quarter-finals

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17 h. ago Jessica Pegula reveals special motivation behind beating Madison Keys as defending Australian Open champion exits

Pegula, whose parents own the Buffalo Bills, avoided wearing a Kansas City Chiefs jersey as a forfeit after setting up a quarter-final with Amanda Anisimova

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18 h. ago Jessica Pegula ousts defending Australian Open champion Madison Keys

Pegula defeated close friend and podcast co-host Keys 6-3 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.

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65 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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66 h. ago Podcast pals Keys and Pegula set to play in Australian Open's fourth round

Whatever happens in the fourth-round match between defending champion Madison Keys and fellow American Jessica Pegula at the Australian Open, Keys has already nailed the promo for it

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2 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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2 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Keys and Pliskova in action, defending champion Sinner next – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Pliskova v Keys, then Spizzirri v Sinner 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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6 d. ago Jannik Sinner powers into Australian Open second round while Monfils says goodbye

Reigning champion through after Hugo Gaston retires Retiring Monfils, 39, thanks crowd for ‘amazing ride’The defending champion Jannik Sinner advanced to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday, taking just over an hour after his French opponent Hugo Gaston retired upon losing the first two sets 6-2, 6-1.In his first official match since beating Carlos Alcaraz for the ATP Finals crown in November, the Italian world No 2 was in ominous form on Rod Laver Arena. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why Jannik Sinner returns ‘stronger’ after ‘difficult’ Australian Open title defence

The defending champion won last year’s Australian Open title a couple of weeks he reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over a three-month ban

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