Australian Open 2026!
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Olde Hornet
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Wednesday results
No. 4 Novak Djokovic def. No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti, 4-6, 3-6, 3-1 (retired)
No. 6 Jessica Pegula def. No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Novak lucked out with Musetti's injury.
Pegula shocked me beating Anisimova.
Men's Singles
No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 8 Ben Shelton, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4No. 4 Novak Djokovic def. No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti, 4-6, 3-6, 3-1 (retired)
Women's Singles
No. 5 Elena Rybakina def. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, 7-5, 6-1No. 6 Jessica Pegula def. No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Novak lucked out with Musetti's injury.
Pegula shocked me beating Anisimova.
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tigertrail
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Ben Shelton seems to be one of those guys that just can't get over the hump against top players when it matters. I'm not a fan of him anyway. I am a fan of Trinity Rodman though! 
Olde Hornet
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The two week Australian Open messes me up every year.
Olde Hornet
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Shocked me! Rybakina was on fire!
Resilient Rybakina beats Sabalenka to AO 2026 title
Resilient Rybakina beats Sabalenka to AO 2026 title
Elena Rybakina has won her second Grand Slam crown, the No.5 seed avenging her AO 2023 final loss to down top seed and two-time AO champion Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday night.
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Elena Rybakina is the newest queen of Melbourne Park, finally earning the crown she was denied by Aryna Sabalenka three years ago.
The fifth seed captured the Australian Open 2026 women’s singles title, triumphing in a gripping 6-4 4-6 6-4 final over the world No.1 on Saturday night
Under a closed roof at Rod Laver Arena, the 26-year-old Kazakh took two hours and 18 minutes to prevail in the championship match, striking 28 winners en route to capturing her maiden AO crown and second Grand Slam title.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion was presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup by Jennifer Capriati, the AO women’s singles champion in 2001 and 2002.
“It was a battle,” said Rybakina, the first Kazakh player to win an Australian Open singles title. “I’m really proud.”
“It’s really a Happy Slam.”
The 26-year-old shared gratitude for her team.
Olde Hornet
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Major milestone: Alcaraz completes Slam set with AO 2026 title
Major milestone: Alcaraz completes Slam set with AO 2026 title
Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to win all four majors, the 22-year-old top seed taking his maiden AO men's singles title over Novak Djokovic on Sunday night.
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In a historic night at Rod Laver Arena, Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to capture a career Grand Slam by earning the Australian Open 2026 men’s singles championship.
The world No.1 overcame 10-time AO champion Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 to secure his maiden AO crown and etch his name onto the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for the first time.
By claiming victory in three hours and two minutes, the 22-year-old smashed a record held by Don Budge since Roland Garros 1938 when the American achieved a career Grand Slam days before his 23rd birthday. Alcaraz is also the youngest man in the Open Era to own seven Grand Slam singles titles, bettering Bjorn Borg’s achievement at the age of 23.
Olde Hornet
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Carlos had me worried after the first set, but he righted the ship!
tigertrail
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Joker and Sabalenka lost............all is good in my world. 
Jag-at-War
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Question is does professional tennis get the A to A+ African American athlete or the B to B+ African American athlete. Tiafoe and CoCo both fall into the B to B+ category in my honest opinion and thus we "pull" extremely hard for them to elevate their game.
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We havent seen a A+ AA player since Serena. I doubt we will see someone who is laser focus and hunger to win like she did. Its sad with our gifter athleticism