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Australian Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Amanda Anisimova vs Katerina Siniakova

The second round wraps up on Day 5 of the Australian Open. We have 16 women’s singles matches on deck to decide who reaches Round 3. As always, our writers at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on the matches.

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Daria Kasatkina responds to rival stealing her citizenship change statement

Daria Kasatkina provided an honest reaction to one of her rivals stealing her statement about her citizenship change. Kasatkina represented Russia for the vast majority of her tennis career, but recently, she made a difficult decision to accept citizenship in a different country.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Sorana Cirstea

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Madison Keys vs Ashlyn Krueger

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Women’s Predictions Including Iga Swiatek vs Marie Bouzkova

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Lorenzo Musetti vs Lorenzo Sonego

Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a slate of compelling matchups featuring emerging stars and established contenders. Ben Shelton looks to build on an explosive opening performance against local favorite Dane Sweeny, while Jakub Mensik faces crafty youngster Rafael Jodar.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Denis Shapovalov vs Marin Cilic

Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a mix of veteran stars, rising talents, and intriguing stylistic clashes. Former champion Stan Wawrinka looks to extend his stay in Melbourne, while Karen Khachanov faces young American Nishesh Basavareddy.

Jannik Sinner News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Jannik Sinner vs James Duckworth

Second-round action at the Australian Open continues on Day 5, with several top players looking to build momentum in Melbourne. World No. 2 Jannik Sinner headlines the day against local favorite James Duckworth, while Casper Ruud faces Jaume Munar in a baseline-heavy clash.

Novak Djokovic News / Last Word On Sports / January 21

Australian Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Novak Djokovic vs Francesco Maestrelli

Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a strong slate of second-round matchups featuring all-time greats, established contenders, and rising talents.

Emma Raducanu News / BBC Sport / January 21

Raducanu knocked out of Australian Open by Potopova

British number one Emma Raducanu is knocked out of the Australian Open in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 by Austria's Anastasia Potapova in the second round.

Yannick Hanfmann News / ESPN / January 21

Alcaraz prevails vs. Hanfmann in Melbourne

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round Wednesday at the Australian Open, defeating Yannick Hanfmann in a tough match for the Spaniard.

Roger Federer News / BBC Sport / January 21

Coffee, cards & golf with Federer - how do players spend a day off?

A round of golf with Roger Federer or coffee and sleep. How do players spend their days off at the Australian Open?

Tennis News / ESPN / January 21

Becker: Osaka's flamboyant entry a 'contradiction'

Boris Becker hit out at "contradictory" Naomi Osaka over her flamboyant entrance to the Australian Open.

Tennis News / BBC Sport / January 21

'Near perfect' Gauff joins Sabalenka in third round

A "near-perfect" Coco Gauff and world number one Aryna Sabalenka both blast their way into the Australian Open third round with speedy victories.

Tommy Paul News / Field Level Media / January 21

Tommy Paul among seeds advancing to Australian Open 3rd round

Three seeded men's players advanced with relative ease to the third round of the Australian Open in ideal Melbourne conditions on day four of the tournament.

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Aryna Sabalenka News / Field Level Media / January 20

Aryna Sabalenka regroups, advances to third round of Australian Open

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

Joao Fonseca News / Last Word On Sports / January 20

Joao Fonseca’s Beautiful, Fragile Game

Joao Fonseca arrived on the professional tennis scene with the kind of hype that only genuine talent can generate. The Brazilian teenager brought something rare to the court: shotmaking that made veteran observers take notice.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / January 20

Australian Open Men’s Day 3 Recap: Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton Advance, João Fonseca Eliminated, Gael Monfils Says Goodbye to Melbourne

Day 3 at the Australian Open on the men’s side was quite eventful, with several great matches and many long five-setters. In the end, though, the top seeds all advance, albeit some with considerable difficulty.

Tennis News / HITC / January 20

Coco Gauff and Chris Eubanks share hilarious exchange at the Australian Open

Coco Gauff is back in business at the Australian Open, where she has powered into the second round. Gauff is the third seed at the Australian Open, with the American beating Kamilla Rakhimova in her opening match.

Tennis News / HITC / January 20

Carlos Alcaraz now reveals what he was thinking before his first-ever match against Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have played out a thrilling rivalry on the ATP Tour despite their relatively brief careers so far. Alcaraz and Sinner could meet once again at the Australian Open, but only at the very last stage of the Grand Slam.

Tennis News / HITC / January 20

Boris Becker makes bold Novak Djokovic prediction at Australian Open

Boris Becker has offered an interesting prediction about what might be in store for Novak Djokovic at this year’s Australian Open. During their three years together, Djokovic picked up six of his 24 Grand Slam titles, with Becker playing a significant role in his success during that period.

Iga Swiatek News / Total Apex Sports / January 20

Skirt-Gate 2026: Why Iga Swiatek Ripping Her Own Clothes Won the Internet

We’re not even a full week into the 2026 Australian Open, and we’ve already got the moment that everyone is going to be talking about for the rest of the tournament.

Naomi Osaka News / Serve on SI / January 20

Naomi Osaka Makes Waves in Jellyfish Nike Kit at Australian Open

It is officially jellyfish season in Melbourne. Last week, Nike dropped Naomi Osaka's jellyfish-inspired kit for the 2026 Australian Open on its website.

Tennis News / Field Level Media / January 20

Italian men dominate early play on Day 3 of Australian Open

The Italian men dominated play on Tuesday afternoon at the Australian Open. And the top dog of the newest tennis power country, No. 1 Jannik Sinner, does not take the court until in the evening at Melbourne.

Madison Keys News / Field Level Media / January 19

Champ Madison Keys shaky early but advances in Australian Open

For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion. For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs.

Felix Auger-Aliassime News / Field Level Media / January 19

Alex de Minaur advances, Felix Auger-Aliassime retires in Australia

Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.

Coco Gauff News / Field Level Media / January 18

Coco Gauff earns 75th major victory, advances to Australian Open 2nd round

It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open. But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne conditions.