In a five-hour, 27-minute marathon inside Rod Laver Arena on Friday, Alcaraz overcame physical distress and a fierce Zverev to prevail 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-7(4), 7-5 in the longest semi-final in tournament history, according to the ATP website.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the women's singles final after thrashing 12th-seeded Elina Svitolina in a one-sided semifinal at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
Serbian legend and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open as his opponent, Lorenzo Musetti, was forced to retire while leading 6-4, 6-3, 1-3 in the pair's quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and Germany's Alexander Zverev reached the men's singles semifinals of the ongoing Australian Open 2026 event after securing victories in their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka crushed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic's Australian Open dream run, securing a 6-3, 6-0 victory on Rod Laver Arena in under 90 minutes.
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the ongoing 2026 Australian Open tournament due to an abdominal injury, according to Olympics.com.
As per ATP's official website, Sinner beat Eliot in a fine comeback win from being one set down, by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena in a battle that lasted for three hours and 45 minutes.
In the women's singles first round, defending champion Madison Keys survived a nervy match as she defeated Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova to move to the second round of the Australian Open 2026 event.
Sabalenka, a two-time Australian Open champion in 2023 and 2024, beat Tiantsoa by 6-4, 6-1 victory at Rod Laver Arena. The win did not come easy for the four-time Grand Slam champion, being level at 4-4 in the first set at one point. However, Sabalenka's experience and stature was simply too
Tennis legend Roger Federer will return to the Australian Open 2026, where he will be in action in an exhibition match featuring other ATP No. 1 club members - Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt, according to Olympics.com.