In short: (ABC-Australia) Defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner has been pushed to five sets by Miomir Kecmanović while women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka breezed past her Serbian opponent. Both world number ones were coming back from tough exits at the French Open, Sinner in the second round and Sabalenka in the quarterfinal. Naomi Osaka dazzled […]
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Philippines star Alexandra Eala sends Australian Open crowds into a frenzy
By Luke Pentony at Melbourne Park https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/australian-open-alexandra-eala-philippines-melbourne-park/106246520 (ABC-Australia) It is rare a player ranked 49th in the world would attract a crowd that virtually brought a grand slam tournament to a standstill. But such is the pulling power of Alexandra Eala, Melbourne Park was overcome with a feverish atmosphere on Monday as the rising star from the […]