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

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

Inspired by Alfie Hewett, Lucy Foyster is ranked sixth in the girls' wheelchair world rankings.

With his first-round win over Pedro Martinez, Djokovic equaled two all-time tennis records by starting his 21st Australian Open and his 81st Grand Slam event, and he added another milestone with his 100th win at Melbourne Park.

Monica Seles never won another Grand Slam title. A new generation arrived and supplanted her, led by Martina Hingis, Davenport and two sisters from Compton, Calif. named Venus and Serena Williams. This is what happens in tennis, and sometimes it happens fast.

Grand Slam Track, the competition backed by Michael Johnson, is urged to settle debts owed to athletes who took part last year or risk setting a "dangerous precedent".

Carlos Alcaraz has a plan in place to get a new tattoo if he wins the 2026 Australian Open to complete the career grand slam.

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.