How players in the worst tennis matchups and head-to-heads live with being a pigeon
MELBOURNE, Australia — In team sports, the side on the wrong end of a terrible head-to-head record has a few levers to pull. Players in each team change year on year, so the strengths and attributes of each side shift. Players with less scar tissue from previous meetings can come in to give a fresh look. There are tactics to alter, and even if it goes badly again, it’s just one match that won’t define a season. Tennis isn’t like those sports. There are no substitutes. There is no easy excision o
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Relentless Swiatek, dizzy Sinner eye Australian Open semi-finals
Iga Swiatek will look to continue her march to a maiden Australian Open title on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested in a quarter-final against home hope Alex de Minaur.De Minaur is looking to become the first Australian man to reach the semi-finals at his home Open since Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.
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Madison Keys vs. Elina Svitolina: Results from 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals
Australian Open: Iga Swiatek overwhelms Emma Navarro and will face Madison Keys in the semifinals
Iga Swiatek’s latest lopsided win at the Australian Open came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No. 8 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday. The No. 2-seeded Swiatek not only has not dropped a set so far in the tournament, but also has lost a grand total of only 14 games as she seeks her first title at Melbourne Park and sixth Grand Slam trophy overall. The last woman to make it to the Australian Open semifinals having ceded fewer than 15 games was Maria Sharapova back in 2013.
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The moment Carlos Alcaraz let Novak Djokovic mount an epic, improbable Australian Open comeback
Madison Keys reaches the Australian Open semifinals with a win over Elina Svitolina
Madison Keys is back into the Australian Open semifinals for a third time after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win Wednesday over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The 29-year-old Keys is on a 10-match winning streak after warming up for the year’s first major with a title at Adelaide, where she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula in the final.
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