Carlos Alcaraz full of confidence in his team after Juan Carlos Ferrero split
Carlos Alcaraz insisted he has full confidence in his team following the shock off-season split from long-term coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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Tsitsipas seeks the joy of competition ahead of Melbourne Park return
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Stefanos Tsitsipas returns to Grand Slam tennis following a back injury that derailed the second half of his 2025 campaign and the former Australian Open runner-up said on Friday he was only focused on enjoying himself at Melbourne Park. The former world number three played two singles matches for Greece in the Davis Cup in September after his second-round exit at the U.S. Open a month earlier, before taking time off to recover from the niggling issue. Ahead of the year's opening major, where he reached the final in 2023, Tsitsipas said his goal was just to feel competitive again after managing only two match wins at the Grand Slams last year.
Keys ready to soak up 'pinch-me moments' as defending Australian Open champion
Jan 16 : Madison Keys is soaking up the fun parts of returning to the Australian Open as defending champion and the American said on Friday she is eager to get a photo with her name in the champions' tunnel to send to her mother.
Sabalenka primed for Australian Open after exhibition experiments
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Aryna Sabalenka's off-season featured a string of exhibition matches and the world number one said on Friday they had given her the ideal platform to experiment and refine her game ahead of her push for a third Australian Open title. While the majority of players chose to wind down after a gruelling 11-month campaign, Sabalenka played exhibition matches in Atlanta and New York last month before facing Nick Kyrgios in a controversial "Battle of the Sexes" showdown in Dubai. She began the 2026 season by claiming the Brisbane title, mixing her raw power with a serve-and-volley game and deft touches that she believes will hold her in good stead ahead of the Melbourne Park major starting on Sunday. "I had a great off-season, so I was really recovered and ready," Sabalenka told reporters. "I played extra exhibitions, but I think they all made sense ... good matches to test a couple things that I'd been working on during the pre-season. "I felt exhausted after Atlanta and New York, but I had one or two days off, so I felt recovered.
Australia's great hope De Minaur balances 'noise' and perks at home Slam
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Alex de Minaur knows there is no hiding at the Australian Open, especially as the home nation’s biggest hope of ending a 50-year drought for a men's champion.
Sinner returns to Melbourne stronger after doubts and doping cloud
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Defending champion Jannik Sinner arrives at the Australian Open a different man to the one who walked into Melbourne Park a year ago, stronger in body and mind after navigating a period he describes as the most difficult of his young career.
Wawrinka at peace as former champion plays last Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Stan Wawrinka will play his final Australian Open with a sense of nostalgia for the Grand Slam that made his career as well as a feeling of calm about the road ahead.
Alcaraz focused on career Grand Slam at Melbourne Park after Ferrero split
MELBOURNE, Jan 16 : Carlos Alcaraz said winning the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam was the main goal of a season in which Juan Carlos Ferrero is not by his side as head coach for the first time since he turned professional at 15.