By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, January 22, 2026Photo credit: Australian Open Facebook Belinda Bencic fell victim to familiar tennis truth: What you don’t know can hurt you. Qualifier Nikola Bartunkova …
Wait a second. Are we really about to watch third-round matches at 2026’s first major? Where does the time go? While most of the US will be blanketed in blizzard, …
Sorana Cirstea battled until the bitter end on Day 5 at the Australian Open. And when the dust settled after Naomi Osaka’s 6-3 4-6 6-2 victory over the Romanian, only …
Stan Wawrinka has turned his Australian Open wild card into pure emotional gold. The 40-year-old Swiss, the 2014 champion in Melbourne, fought through a four hour and 33-minute battle on …
Novak Djokovic on the brink of history at the Australian Open… what else is new? The 24-time major champion, and ten-time Australian Open champion, cruised past Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli …
By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, January 21, 2026Photo credit: Jon Buckle/ROLEX Demolition expert Ben Shelton is dispensing damage—with sheer speed and soft touch—at this Australian Open. The left-handed Shelton scalded …
By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, January 21, 2026Photo credit: Australian Open Facebook Madison Keys has spent recent offseasons remodeling her home. Reigning Australian Open champion Keys continues renovating her game …
Suddenly it feels like he sky is the limit for Alexander Bublik, and it’s about time. Always wildly talented, always grossly entertaining, Bublik had developed a reputation as a guy …
By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, January 21, 2026Photo credit: Australian Open Facebook Tommy Paul has reached the Australian Open semifinals and cracked the world’s Top 10 last January. All of …
By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, January 21, 2026Photo credit: Australian Open Facebook A thrilling five-set duel between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Reilly Opelka got rowdy and crowded on Kia Arena. …
