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.
Alcaraz is a six-time Grand Slam champion, having won two titles each at Wimbledon, the French Open, and the US Open, but the Australian Open has eluded him so far, with two quarterfinal finishes. Vedika is a former Indian tennis player having played at the US College level. She is a part of
Novak Djokovic also said that Star tennis players Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are dominating men's tennis right now, but he believes there's still a chance for others to break through.
According to Olympics.com, the '1 Point Slam' was a tennis exhibition contest between amateurs and professionals, with a prize pool of 1 million Australian dollars.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz secured a narrow win over his arch-rival and world number two Jannik Sinner in an exhibition match in Incheon on Saturday.
"I think it would be fun to share the court in a different way, at least once," Sinner said as quoted by Olympics.com. "Maybe this year or next year -- why not? It could happen," he added.
The nominations for the 32nd Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards), now officially known as the Actor Awards 2026, were announced with Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer 'One Battle After Another' emerging as the most-nominated film of the year.
Actor Michael B. Jordan has revealed that he sought therapy after portraying Erik Killmonger in Marvel Studios' 2018 blockbuster 'Black Panther', saying the emotionally intense role stayed with him after filming ended, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to ATP rankings, Carlos finished this year at the top in the men's singles rankings with 12,050 official points to his name. Sinner, who is 24 years old, is placed second with 11,500 points to his name.
According to ATP rankings, Carlos finished this year at the top in the men's singles rankings with 12,050 official points to his name. Sinner, who is 24 years old, is placed second with 11,500 points to his name.