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Jovic Rides Early-Season Rhythm Into Melbourne, Keeps Her Feet Firmly on the Ground
Iva Jovic arrived at the Australian Open with momentum already humming — and she made sure it stayed that way. The 18-year-old American opened her campaign with a composed 6–2, 6–3 win over fellow American Katie Volynets, extending a start to 2026 that increasingly looks like more than a hot streak. There was no drama,…
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Anisimova Gets Down to Business in Melbourne, Then Lets Her Personality Breathe
Amanda Anisimova opened her Australian Open with the brisk efficiency of a contender who knows exactly why she is here — and with just enough humanity to remind everyone she is still enjoying the ride. A 6–3, 6–2 dismissal of Simona Waltert took barely an hour, but it revealed both the steel and looseness of…
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Kasatkina Walks Out as One of Australia’s Own — Pride First, Pressure Second
Daria Kasatkina has played the Australian Open ten times. On Sunday, she finally does it as a local. When she steps onto court to face 18-year-old Czech qualifier Nikola Bartunkova, it will mark her first Grand Slam match under the Australian flag — a quiet but deeply significant shift in a career shaped by constant…
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Raducanu Survives the Wait, Then Sets the Tone in Melbourne
Emma Raducanu spent the days before her Australian Open opener talking about compromise. Late arrival. Late start. Limited preparation. Modest expectations. By the time she left Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night, she had turned all of that into a controlled 6–4, 6–1 win over Mananchaya Sawangkaew — and a reminder that disruption does not…
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Gauff Advances in Melbourne, But Serve Still Whispers Warnings
Coco Gauff began her Australian Open with the sort of win that looks routine on paper and revealing up close. A 6–2, 6–3 dismissal of Kamilla Rakhimova sent the world No. 3 safely into round two, even if the familiar tremor in her serve was impossible to ignore. The third seed arrived in Melbourne with…
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Naomi Osaka Breaks Silence on Evolve Exit: “I Never Had Any Equity”
Naomi Osaka has finally drawn a firm line under the confusion surrounding her departure from Evolve, insisting she was never an owner of the agency so often described as her own. Speaking candidly in a recent interview, the four-time Grand Slam champion pushed back against the narrative that framed her exit as a dramatic split…
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Australian Open 2026 Results: Full Match Scores, Daily Highlights, Charts, Draw, and Key Stats (Grand Slam Women)
The Australian Open 2026 is one of the four biggest tournaments of the season. With the first day of the main draw upon us, all qualifying results are in and the early contenders have begun to separate themselves. This page is built to follow the tournament match by match, day by day, with results updated…
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Was Jacquemot–Kostyuk the Match of the Australian Open Before Round One Was Even Done?
Imagine this. The Australian Open has barely got going and already Melbourne has staged a match that feels almost impossible to top. Elsa Jacquemot and Marta Kostyuk lock into something far bigger than a routine first round, dragging each other through tiebreak after tiebreak with no one willing to blink. Two tiebreaks are still not…
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LIVE WTA Rankings 2026 – On the Eve of the Australian Open
Welcome to our LIVE WTA Rankings hub for 2026. Here you’ll find the most up-to-date women’s tennis standings, updated weekly (and even more often) as the season and major tournaments unfolds. We’re also building a complete archive of past rankings, so you can track player progress month by month and revisit key shifts throughout the…
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Adelaide International 2026 Results: Full Match Scores, Daily Highlights and Key Stats (WTA 500)
The Adelaide International 2026 in Auckland is the final stop before the Australian Open. This page is designed to track the tournament match by match, day by day. From January 10–17, you’ll find every women’s singles score here, updated throughout the week as the draw tightens and the pressure builds. Adelaide International 2026 Results and…
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Hobart International 2026 Results: Full Match Scores, Daily Highlights and Key Stats (WTA 250)
The Hobart International 2026 in Australia is the final tournament before the Australian Open. This page is designed to track the action match by match, day by day. From January 10–17, you’ll find every women’s singles score here, updated throughout the week as the draw tightens and the pressure builds. Hobart International 2026 Results and…
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The Australian Open Isn’t the Problem — Our Perspective Is
This week, American columnist Aron Solomon argued that the Australian Open will never quite feel like a “true” Grand Slam — a thoughtful, personal take that sparked plenty of nodding heads and raised eyebrows in equal measure.You can read his original column here:https://tennisuptodate.com/tennis-column/column-why-the-australian-open-wont-ever-feel-like-a-true-grand-slam It is a well-written piece, honest in tone and unapologetically subjective. But…
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Adelaide Braces for a Teenage Showdown as Andreeva Meets Mboko in a Final With a Future
Adelaide rarely feels like a youth tournament, but this Saturday it becomes a window into the WTA’s next era. Mirra Andreeva and Victoria Mboko — the only teenagers inside the Top 20 — collide in a WTA 500 final that feels less like a warm-up act and more like a preview. Both arrive as reigning…
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Swiatek’s Melbourne Minefield: A World No.2 Draw With No Safe Ground
If the Australian Open is supposed to ease the top seed into rhythm, someone forgot to tell the draw gods. Iga Swiatek arrives in Melbourne as the player everyone wants to avoid, yet her own path is riddled with early danger, awkward matchups, and former champions lurking before the second week even comes into view.…
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Sabalenka, Swiatek, Rybakina: The Betting Board Takes Shape at Australian Open 2026
Qualifying has only just begun, yet the Australian Open 2026 betting market is already in full voice. With early matches underway and the first pressure moments logged, bookmakers have wasted no time in pushing out firm numbers—inviting predictions before the draw has even found its shape. At the top, the hierarchy is familiar. Aryna Sabalenka…
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Emma Navarro Steadies the Ship in Adelaide as Teenager Jones Tests Her Resolve
Emma Navarro did not need fireworks in Adelaide—she needed ballast. After a flat opening stumble in Auckland, the American found just enough steel to brush aside 17-year-old Emerson Jones and put her season back on sensible footing. Experience Over Enthusiasm on Centre Court The world No. 15 knew the arithmetic before she walked out: points…
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ASB Classic 2026 Results: Full Match Scores, Daily Highlights, TV Guide and Key Stats (WTA 250)
The ASB Classic 2026 in Auckland is where the WTA season properly gets moving, and this page is built to follow it match by match, day by day. From January 5–11, you’ll find every women’s singles score here, updated throughout the tournament as the draw narrows and the stakes rise. ASB Classic 2026 Results and…
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Brisbane International 2026 Results: Full Match Scores, Daily Highlights and Key Stats (WTA 500)
If you’re looking for every score, every round, and every update from Brisbane, you’re in the right place. The Brisbane International launches the 2026 WTA season from January 4–11, and this page will track the tournament from the opening ball to the final point, with full women’s singles results updated daily. Played at the Queensland…
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Marta Kostyuk Emerges as an Australian Open Dark Horse After Statement Brisbane Run
Twelve months ago, Brisbane barely registered for Marta Kostyuk. This year, it has become the stage for her strongest opening statement yet. The 23-year-old Ukrainian has powered her way into the 2026 Brisbane International final, already defeating three top-10 opponents in the WTA 500 event, and doing so with a level of authority that sharply…
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Australian Open 2026 Women’s Entry List and Draw: Seeds, Cutoff, Qualifying, Wildcards Explained
The Australian Open 2026 women’s singles entry list outlines which players are eligible to compete in the tournament’s main draw, how seeding is determined, where the direct acceptance cut-off sits, and how protected rankings, wildcards, and qualifying shape the final field. As of January 9, this list is fully updated from the official December 22…
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Zheng Qinwen’s Melbourne Heartbreak as Elbow Injury Forces Australian Open Withdrawal
Zheng Qinwen’s love affair with Melbourne has been put on hold. The former Australian Open finalist will not feature at the 2026 season opener after deciding her right elbow still isn’t ready for the brutal demands of a Grand Slam. It is a sobering moment for a player who had been pushing firmly into the…
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Mirra Andreeva Finds Her Feet Again in Brisbane, One Match at a Time
Mirra Andreeva did not stride into 2026 announcing herself. She edged in, breathless but standing, the kind of opening-night win that says more about survival than sparkle. A 4:6, 6:1, 6:2 escape against Olivia Gadecki at the Brisbane International was hardly flawless, yet after a brittle end to 2025 it was precisely the sort of…
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Rybakina Overcomes Early Deficit to Defeat Zhang – Brisbane Round of 32 Report & Stat Breakdown
Fourth seed Elena Rybakina opened her 2026 season with a straight-sets win over Shuai Zhang in the Brisbane International Round of 32, but the scoreline only tells part of the story. After a commanding first set, Rybakina was forced to rally from a 1–4 deficit in the second, raising her level under pressure to close…
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Venus Back Where It Began: Williams Returns to Australian Open After Five-Year Gap
Venus Williams is heading back to Melbourne, and with it comes a sense of sporting déjà vu that no algorithm can manufacture. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been added to the Australian Open 2026 women’s entry list after receiving the final wildcard, marking her first appearance at Melbourne Park in five years. At 45,…
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How Were the Australian Open 2026 Women’s Seeds Decided? Full Seeding Explanation + Top 32
What seeding means at the Australian Open The women’s singles seeds at the Australian Open are designed to keep the highest-ranked players apart in the early rounds. In a 128-player Grand Slam draw, the top 32 seeds are positioned so they cannot face each other in round one, and the very top seeds are protected…
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Aryna Sabalenka’s 2025: No.1 All Year, Two Titles in the States, and the Fine Art of Not Folding
Aryna Sabalenka spent 2025 doing the hardest thing in tennis: staying on top while everyone takes their best swing at you. She played the season as world No.1, carried the bullseye everywhere, and still made finals on every surface that matters. The year was not flawless, but it was power with maturity, and it delivered…
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Iga Swiatek’s 2025: A Wimbledon Crown, a Paris Fall, and the Strange Shape of No.2
Iga Swiatek spent 2025 living in the penthouse without quite owning it. She delivered the year’s most ruthless scoreline on the sport’s biggest lawn, lifted a hard-court title, and still watched her season repeatedly slip sideways at the moments when she normally tightens the screws. For a player built on control, 2025 was oddly full…
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WTA 2026 Watch: Who Has the Least Ranking Pressure at the Start of the Season?
The WTA calendar has a habit of biting back. Ranking points earned in one blazing fortnight can turn into pressure twelve months later, and the opening weeks of 2026 will feel unforgiving for those defending deep runs from last season. But for a select group, January arrives with opportunity rather than anxiety. With minimal points…
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Coco Gauff’s 2025: Peaks on Clay, Silence Elsewhere, and a Season Salvaged Late
Coco Gauff began 2025 as world No.3, a fixture of the elite and a player expected to press hard on the very biggest prizes. What followed was a season of sharp contrasts. Before the clay swing, she went missing. After it, the pattern repeated. In between came her most convincing stretch of tennis, capped by…
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Amanda Anisimova’s 2025: From the Margins to the Top 4, and Above the Curve
On Christmas Day of the WTA season assessments, after working through 36 others, we arrive at the Top 4. Amanda Anisimova earns that place not on reputation, but on evidence. She began 2025 ranked outside the elite conversation (No.36)and finished it as one of the tour’s most complete competitors, a player who survived momentum swings,…