Elina Svitolina had kind words for Iva Jovic after beating her in Auckland “We practiced together before the tournament. She really surprised me with the way she strikes the ball and moves really well. Many more titles for her to come in the future.”
Alex Michelson is 3-0 vs Learner Tien in ATP.
Four years ago, Djokovic was detained and deported from Australia for being unvaccinated. Nadal won AO and took lead in slam race. He said he was willing to miss even more slams as principles of decision making on my body was more important than anything else.
Coco Gauff beat Iga Swiatek 64 62. She has beaten her four times in a row all in straight set, after Iga’s return from drug ban.
Xinyu Wang after beating Alex Eala in Auckland “It was a crazy battle from the start to the end. She’s an absolute fighter. I’m really happy to be through to my first ever final.” Her team had to correct her – it’s Wang’s second WTA final.
It’s Sabalenka vs Kostyuk in the Brisbane final.
Carlos beat Sinner in the Korea exo in straight sets. One fan curiously yelled out during the match, “Carlos are you single?” Carlos, ready to serve, responded by pointing at himself and Sinner. A very odd reply.
With Team USA’s elimination from the United Cup, Taylor Fritz is officially the ninth seed for the Australian Open. Ben Shelton will be 8th seed. It will be Poland vs Switzerland for the United Cup. Belinda Bencic Jaub Paul lead Switzerland into the final with a 63 06 10-5 win over Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs. Mertens lost to Bencic and Bergs beat Stanimal in singles.
Christian Harrison and Coco Gauff won their first three deciding mixed doubles matches but lost the fourth one to Mertens Bergs 10-5 in match tiebreaker. During the USA vs Belgium match Christian Harrison was interviewed on live TV by courtside reporter Ryan Harrison, a possible first in ATP history that two brothers did a live interview.
AO · Christian Harrison · Coco Gauff · USA
Sam · January 14, 2026 at 3:02 am
Coco Gauff beat Iga Swiatek 64 62.
I guess poor Iga wasn’t “allowed” to play freely again. 😉
Scoop Malinowski · January 14, 2026 at 8:20 am
Sam, Yup, I wouldn’t not be shocked if one of the terms of her two month ban was she can’t beat the African queen.