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MELBOURNE : If there were any lingering doubts remaining over Rafa Nadal's fitness and preparations for the Australian Open, the 35-year-old Spaniard dispelled them during his win over fellow left-hander Denis Shapovalov.
Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has been left in awe of Stefanos Tsitsipas after the world No. 4 delivered arguably the performance of the tournament so far to defeat Jannik Sinner in straight sets. Tsitsipas reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a stunning showing against the rising Italian star, and he closed out what was supposed to be a tough challenge in only two hours and six minutes.
From Billie Jean King to Ons Jabeur, tennis is no stranger to trailblazing stars – and two more have emerged at the Australian Open. Iran's Meshkat al-Zahra Safi and Kenya's Angella Okutoyi both made history in the girls’ singles in Melbourne, becoming the first players from their respective nations to win a Grand Slam juniors match. Ad/> The pair recorded their feats on Sunday, and though Safi – Iran’s first female player to be ranked in the junior top 100 – has since exited the tournament, Okutoyi’s run goes on after the Kenyan beat Australia’s Zara Larke in three sets on Tuesday to reach the last 16.
Mats Wilander has suggested “great champions” like Rafael Nadal should be “cut some slack” after his flare-up with Denis Shapovalov. Nadal came through a tough five-set match against Shapovalov to make the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time since 2019. Ad/> Shapovalov was left angered by the time that Nadal was taking between points and yelled at umpire Carlos Bernardes for not handing him a code violation.
Mats Wilander has urged Stefanos Tsitsipas’ father to stop giving on-court advice for the benefit of his son’s development. Apostolos Tsitsipas is part of the world’s No 4’s coaching team and often appears to be giving out tactical tips to his son from the box during matches. Ad/> On-court coaching is not allowed on the ATP Tour and Tsitsipas was given a coaching violation in his Australian Open third-round win over Benoit Paire and his thrilling fourth-round victory over Taylor Fritz.
«Oh no, we’re going to 10, not to 9!» said Eurosport expert Mats Wilander after Kaia Kanepi celebrated her fourth round win over second seed Aryna Sabalenka too early in her deciding tie-break at the Australian Open. The Estonian forgot that the so-called 'super tie break' at the end of the third set was to 10 points — instead of the usual seven, or two points ahead after that.
Daniil Medvedev was left raging during his 6-2 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5 win against Maxime Cressy on Margaret Court Arena on Monday. Eurosport pundit John McEnroe said he understood the Russian's frustrations against a player he termed — in a complimentary manner — a dinosaur.
Mats Wilander has admitted he got «goosebumps» watching Rafael Nadal’s performance in his latest win at the Australian Open. The 20-time Grand Slam winner beat Adrian Mannarino in straight sets to advance to the quarter-finals but had to come through a epic first set tie-break which lasted 28 minutes — one Wilander described as ‘unbelievable’. Ad/> Speaking in Eurosport’s Cube afterwards, Wilander was in awe of the sheer will to win shown by Nadal not allowing himself to lose the set, even though he would still have been expected to win the match in the end.