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Madison Keys reaches the Australian Open semifinals with a win over Elina Svitolina
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 21 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
in the third and fourth rounds. Keys, the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, next faces the winner of Wednesday's later quarterfinal between five-time Grand Slam singles champion Iga Swiatek and No. 8 Emma Navarro.
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 21 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
Novak Djokovic has come back to defeat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the 12th time. Djokovic's victory on a windy Tuesday night moved him two wins away from an 11th championship at Melbourne Park and an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title overall. Djokovic will face No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev on Friday for a berth in the final. Zverev eliminated No. 12 Tommy Paul in four sets earlier Tuesday. This quarterfinal was the eighth meeting between the 37-year-old Djokovic and 21-year-old Alcaraz but the first at the Australian Open and first earlier than the semifinals of an event.
Australian Open 2025: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 21 - 7:33 a.m. | Save Story
The Australian Open quarterfinals will wrap up with defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy against local hope Alex de Minaur in a night match on Rod Laver Arena. Sinner is 9-0 against the No. 8 seeded Australian, but they've never met at this stage of a major. A second Italian, 55th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego, will play No. 21 Ben Shelton in the other men's quarterfinal on Wednesday. Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek will face No. 8 Emma Navarro. Swiatek has four straight-set wins in a combined 4 1/2 hours on court. Navarro has spent more than 10 hours on court in four three-set matches. Elina Svitolina plays 2017 U.S. Open finalist Madison Keys in the day's first quarterfinal.
Coco Gauff says she has more work to do after losing at the Australian Open. Djokovic beats Alcaraz
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 21 - 7:23 a.m. | Save Story
Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4. Tuesday's result ended a 13-match unbeaten run that dated to last season for Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion. Gauff was seeded No. 3 and trying to get back to the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the second year in a row. Badosa is a 27-year-old from Spain who is seeded No. 11. She will now head to her first Grand Slam semifinal, and her opponent will be two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. The No. 1-ranked Sabalenka got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets Tuesday night, before Novak Djokovic eliminated Carlos Alcaraz in the men's quarterfinals. Alexander Zverev beat Tommy Paul.
Aryna Sabalenka reaches the Australian Open semifinals as she seeks a third title in a row
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 21 - 3:22 a.m. | Save Story
when she grabbed the opener against 2021 French Open runner-up Pavlyuchenkova. But Sabalenka had a hard time harnessing her intimidating strokes on a windy evening in Rod Laver Arena. She will face her good friend, No. 11 seed Paula Badosa, in the semifinals.
Let it be: Zverev surprised when a feather delays play at the Australian Open
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 21 - 2:41 a.m. | Save Story
replay the point" during a rally when he saw a feather drop into Zverev's eyeline as the German player was in his backswing. A bemused Zverev yelled: "What? A feather? There's millions of them on the court." Zverev lost that point but went on to a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 victory. A missed call on a more obvious let bothered both players.
Goran Ivanisevic says he no longer will be coaching Elena Rybakina after the Australian Open
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 21 - 1:53 a.m. | Save Story
Goran Ivanisevic's brief stint as 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina's coach is over now that she is out of the Australian Open. Ivanisevic, a Wimbledon winner himself in 2001, posted a brief statement on social media Tuesday, saying: "After our trial period that finished with Australian Open, I wish Elena and her team best of luck moving forward." The sixth-seeded Rybakina was eliminated in the fourth round at Melbourne Park by Madison Keys on Monday.
Alexander Zverev beats Tommy Paul to reach his third Australian Open semifinal
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 21 - 12:07 a.m. | Save Story
Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open semifinals for the third time with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 win over Tommy Paul. The No. 2-ranked Zverev had to save a set point in each of the first two sets but rallied and dominated both tiebreakers Tuesday against the 12th-seeded Paul. Zverev is a two-time Grand Slam runner-up but has never been to a final at Melbourne Park. The German next plays the winner of a quarterfinal that he describes as a "clash of generations" between 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and four-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz.
Sports on TV for Tuesday, Jan. 21
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 20 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
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Novak Djokovic gets his apologies and is ready to focus on Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 20 - 5:34 a.m. | Save Story
Novak Djokovic has received the apologies he wanted from the Australian Open's local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air. And so, according to the tournament, the 24-time Grand Slam champion is ready to concentrate on his quarterfinal showdown with Carlos Alcaraz. After winning at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday evening to set up the contest against Alcaraz, Djokovic declined to do the customary post-match on court TV interview, but didn't immediately say why, eliciting some jeering from spectators. Only later that night, at his news conference, did Djokovic explain that he was taking a stand to protest comments made by Tony Jones on Channel 9 last Friday.
Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 20 - 4:48 a.m. | Save Story
Defending champion Jannik Sinner has moved into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after beating Holger Rune in a match slowed down by medical timeouts for each player and a delay because the net got knocked loose. The No. 1-ranked Sinner beat No. 13 Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. That stretched Sinner's winning streak to 18 tour-level matches dating back to last season. Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Elina Svitolina reached the women's quarterfinals, while Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego joined Sinner in the men's final eight.
Iga Swiatek's drug-case ruling will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 20 - 4:21 a.m. | Save Story
Iga Swiatek's one-month suspension for failing a drug test will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. WADA says Swiatek's explanation for her sample's contamination is plausible. WADA released its decision shortly after Swiatek sealed a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Eva Lys to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. The resolution of Swiatek's case was made public by the International Tennis Integrity Agency in late November. WADA has appealed the exoneration of Jannik Sinner and a hearing will be held in April at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Sinner and Swiatek win ITF world champion awards
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 20 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation's 2024 world champion awards. Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women's singles award announced by the ITF. Sabalenka won the Australian and U.S. Open titles and finished the year ranked No. 1. Swiatek won the French Open plus four WTA 1000 titles, an Olympic bronze medal and also helped Poland to the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals. Sinner is the first Italian to win the award. He finished 2024 at No. 1 after winning the Australian and U.S. Open titles, the ATP Finals and leading Italy's successful defense of the Davis Cup crown. Sinner and Swiatek were both subject to doping cases last year.
There's a screw loose at the Australian Open: Sinner's win over Rune was delayed by a net problem
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 20 - 3:48 a.m. | Save Story
The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open's main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner's fourth-round victory over Holger Rune. The episode delayed play for about 20 minutes early in the fourth set. The No. 1-ranked Sinner, who is the defending champion at Melbourne Park, hit one of his booming serves into the net, shaking it. That undid the metal piece that hooks into the bottom of the black webbing separating the players on a tennis court and then screws into the blue court. That left the net loose, so play couldn't continue.
Broadcaster apologizes after Novak Djokovic refuses post-match TV interview at the Australian Open
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 19 - 10:10 p.m. | Save Story
A broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match on court interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the host TV network. Djokovic said he wanted an apology from Channel 9 and its employee, Tony Jones, who called the 24-time Grand Slam champion overrated and a has-been during an on-air appearance at Melbourne Park where a crowd of the player's supporters were chanting. Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, said Jones "made a mockery of Serbian fans and made insulting and offensive comments toward me." The Nine Network issued an apology Monday. Jones says he meant the comments as "banter" and had reached out to Djokovic to apologize.
Elina Svitolina rallies to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 19 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
Elina Svitolina has rallied from two breaks down in the first set and taken 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time. The 30-year-old Ukrainian is into the last eight at a Grand Slam for the 12th time. It's her first time back in the quarterfinals in Australia since 2019. There was no handshake at the net with Kudermeotva, a 27-year-old from Russia, but no animosity, either.
Coco Gauff writes 'RIP TikTok USA' on a TV camera at the Australian Open
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 19 - 12:14 p.m. | Save Story
Tennis star Coco Gauff has mourned the loss of TikTok's app back home. The 20-year-old from Florida wrote "RIP TikTok USA" on a TV camera lens and drew a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals. Gauff's three-set victory in the Grand Slam tournament's main stadium finished about an hour after TikTok could no longer be found on prominent app stores in the U.S. on Saturday. When users opened the TikTok app, they encountered a pop-up message from the company that prevented them from scrolling on videos. Gauff frequently has posted on TikTok, often mimicking popular trends.
Coco Gauff drops a set but reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals. Sabalenka wins, too
Howard Fendrich, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 19 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. Gauff struggled with her shots in the opening set before dominating down the stretch for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 victory on a hot Sunday afternoon in Rod Laver Arena. Gauff will face Paula Badosa for a berth in the semifinals. Aryna Sabalenka extended her winning streak at Melbourne Park to 18 matches and will meet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next. Sabalenka is trying to become the first woman since Martina Hingis in 1997 to 1999 with three titles in a row at the year's first Grand Slam tournament. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Tommy Paul reached the men's quarterfinals.
Sports on TV for Monday, Jan. 20
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 19 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
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