Ziga Sesko of Slovenia Wins the Boys' Final at the Australian Open; Ksenia Efremova Wins the Girls
Sesko overcame a first-set loss to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and will join Slovenia’s Davis Cup team against Turkey, becoming the third Slovenian junior Grand Slam finalist.
- On Feb. 1, 2026, Ziga Sesko, Slovenian junior tennis player, beat American Keaton Hanse 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the junior boys final at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
- After a shaky first set, Ziga Sesko improved his serve and forehand, mixing in a backhand slice; he broke Keaton Hanse in the sixth game and took the second set in 37 minutes.
- Seventh-Seeded 17-year-old Sesko had two championship points on Hanse's serve in the ninth game and closed the match on his third match point after breaking early in the final set.
- He was due to board a flight hours after the final to join the Slovenian team for a tie against Turkey starting Friday, leaving Sesko little time to savor his victory.
- As a milestone, Ziga Sesko became the third Slovenian to reach a Grand Slam junior final since Katarina Srebotnik in 1998, with both finalists playing for the first time on Rod Laver Arena and warming up together.
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Slovenian tennis player Žiga Šeško won the junior champion trophy of the Australian Open in Melbourne today, after defeating the American Keaton Hans in the final with 4:6, 6:3, 6:4.
The Slovenian tennis player defeated American Keaton Hance 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne in the junior competition.
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Ziga Sesko of Slovenia wins the boys' final at the Australian Open; Ksenia Efremova wins the girls
Slovenian Ziga Sesko has lifted his game after a shaky first set to beat favored American Keaton Hanse 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the junior boys' final at the Australian Open.
Slovenian junior representative Žiga Šeško advanced to the grand final with another outstanding performance at the Australian Open Junior Championship. In the semi-finals, the 17-year-old Slovenian defeated the sixth junior in the world, a year older than Japanese Ryo Tabata, with a score of 6:3 and 6:3, and qualified for the first time in his career for the final of a Big Four tournament.
Slovenian tennis player Žiga Šeško is a finalist in the junior section of the Australian Open in Melbourne. In the semifinals, the young Slovenian tennis prodigy defeated third-seeded 18-year-old Japanese Ryo Tabata 6:3, 6:3 in an hour and 14 minutes.
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