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Novak Djokovic captured a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. Djokovic simultaneously ties the men’s all-time record of 22 Grand Slams jointly held with Rafael Nadal. The Serbian star is also set to reclaim the No. 1 ranking officially on Monday, a little over six months from […] READ MORE
Novak Djokovic is set to face third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday. Tsitsipas is at the peak of his physical powers at 24 and is going to face an opponent 11 years older than him. He is also the higher-seeded player. But the Greek is very much the […] READ MORE
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus captured her maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 4-6 6-3 6-4 in perhaps the best Australian Open women’s final in the last decade. Sabalenka, playing in her first ever Grand Slam title at age 24, cemented herself as the most in-form player in women’s tennis today, winning a […] READ MORE
On Sunday, we will get to see a blockbuster final match at the Australian Open. The last time these two met in a Grand Slam final, Stefanos Tsitsipas won the first two sets before Djokovic roared back to win the 2021 French Open final. Will we see similar on Sunday in Melbourne? As always, our […] READ MORE
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece beat 18th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the first Australian Open semifinal in Melbourne on Friday. It is the second time that the 24-year-old Greek has qualified for the final of a Grand Slam, his first being in the 2021 French Open, where he […] READ MORE
The women’s final is set at the Australian Open, and we have a blockbuster match in store for you. Two women who hit the ball hard, cleanly, and will be competing for Major titles for years to come will duke it out for this one. Will it be the Kazakh to win her second Major, […] READ MORE
The men’s semifinal matches at the Australian Open are set. Novak Djokovic will take on rising American Tommy Paul, while in-form Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov will battle it out for a spot in the final. Is Djokovic unbeatable? Will either Khachanov or Tsitsipas falter? Our writers share their thoughts on both matches. Predicting these […] READ MORE
Fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat fifth seed Andrey Rublev of Russia 6-1 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the Australian Open semifinals. The 35-year-old thus remained in pursuit of a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam title and is only a couple of matches away from an incredible 10th title in Melbourne Park. The […] READ MORE
Both semifinal matches at the Australian Open will be contested on Thursday. One of those two matches is already set. The second will be finalized shortly after we publish this article. As always, our writers here at LWOT will share their thoughts on the matches with you. (Editor’s Note: Now that it’s set, we also […] READ MORE
18th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia beat 29th seed Sebastian Korda of the United States 7-6 6-3 3-0 in an Australian Open quarterfinal match in Melbourne on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Russian thus made it to back-to-back semifinals in Grand Slams, as he also qualified for the last four of the 2022 US Open. On the […] READ MORE