MELBOURNE, Australia — A tennis player learned Wednesday not to celebrate victory before the match is really won.
Sebastian Ofner thought he had won the third set tiebreak against Nishesh Basavareddy when he led 7-1 but didn’t realise it was being played to 10 points, and was ultimately knocked out in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka were officially made the top-seeded players for the Australian Open, which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Marina Stakusic took a major step toward qualifying for the Australian Open with a quick, two-set victory over Teodora Kostovic of Serbia on Wednesday in Melbourne.
Eighth-ranked Ben Shelton “knocked off the rust” in his first match of 2026 on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Francisco Comesana in the ATP Tour event in Auckland, New Zealand.
Victoria Mboko is ready to go the distance in 2026.
All four of the Canadian’s singles matches this season have gone to a third and final set, and Mboko has emerged victorious in three of them.
Venus Williams lost 6-4, 6-3 to Tatjana Maria in the first round at the Hobart International on Tuesday, less than a week before her appearance at the Australian Open.
