The career of Jennifer Capriati is one of the most fluctuating in tennis history. From setting age records and becoming Olympic champion as a teenager, Capriati drifted into the tennis wilderness, including brushes with the law, before experiencing an Indian Summer to her career that produced a treble of Grand Slams.
Serena Williams has been snubbed by her former coach Rick Macci when naming the best junior player in history. Macci coached both Serena and Venus Williams during their childhood years between 1991 and 1995.
Victoria Mboko continues to go from strength to strength on the WTA Tour, where she is one of the most exciting players right now. Mboko has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2026 so far, with her fine efforts including a run to the finals of the Adelaide International and the Qatar Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played out an exciting Australian Open final at Rod Laver Arena, where the Spaniard emerged victorious. Alcaraz battled past Djokovic after three hours and two minutes of action in Melbourne, winning 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
Jennifer Capriati made her long-awaited return to the Australian Open after 23 years away from the tournament. Capriati retired from tennis in 2004, but she had not competed at the Australian Open since 2003.
Back in 1992, Steffi Graf moved into the Olympic gold medal match after seeing off Mary Joe Fernandez in the semi-finals. Graf, who beat Fernandez 6-4, 6-2, had already taken home the gold medal four years earlier at the Seoul Games.
American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff enters Thursday’s Australian Open semi-final against World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka as the betting underdog. Still, if history is any indicator, there’s ample reason to feel optimistic about Gauff defying the odds and winning her second major.
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