Carlos Alcaraz put on a show against Germany's Alexander Zverev in the men's semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open, winning a five hour, 27 minute thriller that went into the early hours of Friday morning after the tennis phenom had battled back from what he described as cramps or an adductor

A wheelchair tennis player said it was "insane" to become a junior champion on her Grand Slam debut – at the age of 12. Lucy Foyster, from Hethersett, near Norwich, was inspired by Norfolk star Alfie Hewett to take up the game just three years ago and is ranked sixth in the girls' wheelchair tennis world rankings.

"Accountability must come before expansion, and credibility must be rebuilt through action—not promises," the association said on Friday.

Standing in his way is world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, setting up a blockbuster rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final and the Paris Olympics gold-medal match. Alcaraz advanced earlier in the day after a marathon battle with No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev, outlasting him 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in nearly five and a half hours.

An even 400 in Grand Slams and 102 in Australia. Novak Djokovic just keeps setting tennis records.

Fourth seeds Elise Mertens and ‍Zhang Shuai won the Australian Open women's doubles title on Saturday with a 7-6(4) 6-4 victory over Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic, claiming their first Grand Slam trophy as a duo.

Stan Wawrinka celebrated his final Australian Open appearance with a beer after losing to Taylor Fritz, as the three-time Grand Slam winner plans to retire in 2026.

His name wasn't splashed across any of the headlines when Grand Slam Track — the running league that was supposed to infuse cash into the sport and its athletes' bank accounts — declared bankruptcy, making it official that dozens of runners and even more vendors might not see any of the money they were promised.