Zeynep Sönmez Rushes to Aid Ballkid During Australian Open Upset Win
- On Sunday, January 18 the main draw opened at Melbourne Park with the biggest names competing at the Australian Open 2026.
- Tennis Australia invited Roger Federer to play an exhibition during the opening ceremony, attracting a packed Rod Laver Arena for his match with Casper Ruud on Saturday.
- Top rivalries continue to shape the draw, with the Sinner–Alcaraz rivalry dominating recent majors by sharing the past eight major titles and last three slam deciders.
- Venus Williams returns after a five-year absence thanks to a wild card and is scheduled for the final match of the day on John Cain Arena.
- For viewers in the US, the Australian Open airs on ESPN and the Tennis Channel, while Australian fans can watch free via 9Now and use NordVPN to unlock streams abroad.
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Top-ranked Sabalenka, Alcaraz advance, Venus loses on opening day of Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled expectations on opening night of the Australian Open, the No. 1 seeds advancing in straight sets in a Sunday session that started with tennis royalty Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd. Rod Laver Arena was heaving for their first-round matches, capping a…
Seynep Sonmez also achieved a very big victory at the Australian Open, eliminating No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Olga Danilovic beat Williams by 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-4.
Alexander Zverev makes a sentence difficult at the start of the Australian Open, but then wins for sure. However, in order to achieve the goals he has to increase significantly. Strange words fly to him away from the court.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz began his Australian Open tennis tournament with a victory on Sunday.
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