Casper Ruud has announced that he has become a father for the first time over the weekend. Ruud was expecting his first child with his wife, Maria, and the pair had already announced that they were having a daughter.
It should have been a moment of pure, unadulterated joy. Elena Rybakina, the calm and collected star from Kazakhstan, had just battled through three grueling sets to defeat the defending champion and world No.
Aryna Sabalenka has once again struggled on the sport’s biggest stage, falling short in Saturday’s Australian Open final against Elena Rybakina. Rybakina came out on top 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and has been backed to overtake Sabalenka for the top spot in the world rankings this year.
History was made early Sunday morning, as Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets in the Australian Open final. It was Alcaraz’s seventh Grand Slam title during his brief, yet illustrious career.
Can you name every women's Australian Open tennis champion in the Open Era?Note: The Open was moved from January to December in 1977, so there were two Opens played in that year. It was moved again in 1986 from December to January, so there was no Open played in 1986.
Coco Gauff's campaign at the 2026 Australian Open did not end the way she had wanted. Despite running through the first four rounds, Gauff came up short against the surging Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals.
Carlos Alcaraz will not compete at the 2026 Rotterdam Open, withdrawing from the event after his win at the Australian Open. At the start of his tennis career, Alcaraz used to travel to South America to compete at the Golden Swing.
And just like that, the 2026 Australian Open is in the books — a tournament that started slowly but finished with no shortage of drama, driven by a spectacular final two rounds that more than delivered.
Martinez – Mannarino: 02.02.2026 16:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Pedro Martinez has won three of his last five matches. Last week in Quimper, Martinez played at the Challenger tournament, losing to Gueymard Wayenburg in the 1/8-Finals in straight sets.
There is something definitely admirable about how Elena Rybakina goes about her business on a tennis court. There is very little to go by from her on-court demeanor.
The Australian Open has concluded, and the tennis world looks different now. Carlos Alcaraz is a Melbourne champion for the first time in his career after lifting the only Grand Slam trophy that had eluded him.
Not short of historical landmarks in tennis already, Carlos Alcaraz arguably claimed his magnum opus after becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam, overcoming Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final.
"I already know it's going to be a kangaroo. I just don't know the place," Carlos Alcaraz said of his plans to commemorate his 2026 Australian Open victory over Novak Djokovic.
At just 22 years old, Carlos Alcaraz managed to complete a tennis grand slam. He finally accomplished that incredible feat on Sunday, when he took down the legendary Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, to the tune of a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 score.
Fifth-seeded Liudmila Samsonova and sixth-seeded Leylah Fernandez both advanced in straight sets in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Open, played on the outdoor hard courts in the United Arab Emirates.
Emma Raducanu will play for the first time since splitting with Francisco Roig on Day 2 in Cluj-Napoca. She faces an interesting matchup against the veteran Greet Minnen.
The first ATP event after the Australian Open kicks off in the south of France, and, as is the norm, a whole host of Frenchmen are on the order of play in Montpellier on Monday, which has three main draw matches scheduled.
Seven opening round WTA Cluj-Napoca matches are scheduled for day with a former-world #1 amongst those headlining the action. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Emma Raducanu vs Greet Minnen.
As the 2026 Australian Open has come to a close, there will be quite a few big moves around the WTA top 100 once new rankings are officially released on Monday.
Shortly before Novak Djokovic took the court for Sunday's Australian Open men's final, a racket he used to win the 2012 tournament set a record for the highest selling price for any game-used racket.
Fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina rallied from three games down in the third set to defeat World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and win her first Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.