#australian-open

#australian-open

I don't really feel like there is a lot of house money or underdog mentality that I'm feeling, because I don't feel like I have been playing anything outside of my comfort zone or outside of my normal level, Jovic said. I have come from two other tournaments where I was playing every day and winning a lot of matches, as well.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- It's Day 8 at the Australian Open and that means it's time for the fourth-round action to begin. World No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka will return to Rod Laver Arena eyeing their places in the last eight, as will Coco Gauff and top-ranked Australian Alex de Minaur. Yesterday at Melbourne Park, temperatures hit a scorching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), forcing organisers to implement the tournament's extreme heat policy.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Third round singles action begins at the Australian Open on Friday with world No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as American star Coco Gauff, highlighting the day session. The evening session will be headlined by Australia's top-ranked Alex de Minaur, who will do battle with American Frances Tiafoe. Also featuring on the program is Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, and Cameron Norrie.

You will notice the announcer of the following highlight reel continually returns to one word to describe Learner Tien's performance against Alexander Shevchenko in the second round of the Australian Open: control. The 20-year-old American tidily dispatched Shevchenko in two quick hours, half of which the Kazakh spent in apparent physical agony and the entirety of which Tien spent in command.

Bruised and wounded from injuries, the pair looked set for victory when they led by a break in the third but by the end, there was more wincing and more limping on show than winners. I don't want to play another match feeling like that ever again, Kokkinakis said. I will take a serious break. The crowd was incredible. It was exciting, unfortunately probably they saw shadows of our former selves.

Raducanu had struggled early on, trailing 1-3, 15-40 against an impressive Sawangkaew. However, she found her form quickly, rolling through 11 of the subsequent 13 games to close out a comfortable victory. I feel very happy to have gotten through the match, said Raducanu. From the beginning, I felt like she was playing incredibly well. All of her returns and shots seemed to fall on the baseline and were really difficult. So I'm really happy with how I was able to fight back.