Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek echo Coco Gauff’s concerns over the use of cameras away from the court at the Australian Open, insisting more privacy is needed for all players competing.
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos strengthened their push for a maiden Australian Open title on Wednesday, when they moved into the semi-finals.
The third seeds — the highest-ranked team left in the draw — defeated Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos 6-3, 6-4. Granollers and Zeballos won their first two major trophies at Roland Garros and the US Open last year and will next face sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski at Melbourne Park.
Harrison and Skupski, who both competed at the Nitto ATP Finals with different partners, are playing in just their second tournament together. The American-British duo defeated Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl 6-2, 6-3 to reach the last four.
In the top half of the draw, Luke Johnson and Jan Zielinski upset fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-6(5), 6-2. They converted three of the four break points they created against the former World No. 1s, according to Infosys Stats, en route to their first major semi-final as a team.
They will face Aussie wild cards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans, who overcame 12th seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 7-6(3) on Tuesday. Kubler won the 2023 Australian Open title, partnering Rinky Hijikata to defeat Hugo Nys and Zielinski. Polmans is back in the semi-finals in Melbourne for the first time since 2017.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Novak Djokovic’s bid for more tennis history is still alive as he scrapes into the Australian Open semi-finals as Lorenzo Musetti retires injured at two sets up.
Novak Djokovic has added another milestone to his illustrious career simply by stepping on court Wednesday for his Australian Open quarter-final against Lorenzo Musetti.
The former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Djokovic has become just the third man to play 1,400 tour-level matches. Heading into his milestone-breaking meeting with Musetti, Djokovic held a 1166-233 career record, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
The 38-year-old Djokovic joins his fellow ATP No. 1 Club members Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer as the only men to hit 1,400 tour-level outings. Djokovic holds the best winning percentage (83.29%) of the three, followed by Federer (82%) and Connors (81.8%).
| Player | Matches | W/L Record | Win % |
| Jimmy Connors | 1,557 | 1274-283 | 81.8 |
| Roger Federer | 1,526 | 1251-275 | 82 |
| Novak Djokovic | 1,400* | 1163-233 | 83.3 |
| Ivan Lendl | 1,310 | 1068-242 | 81.5 |
| Rafael Nadal | 1,308 | 1080-228 | 82.6 |
Djokovic currently playing his 1,400th tour-level match at 2026 Australian Open.
Only two men aside from Connors, Federer and Djokovic have even contested more than 1,300 tour-level matches. They are Rafael Nadal and Ivan Lendl, who are also former World No. 1s.
Djokovic’s win percentage is the best of all 29 members of the ATP No. 1 Club. His closest rival in that category is Nadal, who retired in 2024 with a 1080-228 record in tour-level matches, equivalent to an 82.6% success rate.
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Dejected and deflated, where can Alex de Minaur turn after another sobering defeat to Carlos Alcaraz?
The sixth seed walked onto court to face the World No. 1 in the Australian Open quarter-finals having dropped just one set all fortnight. De Minaur had looked assured in straight-sets victories against Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Bublik, and from some corners of the tennis world there was quiet belief that the Australian might finally be able to trouble Alcaraz and improve on his 0-5 Lexus ATP Head2Head record against the Spaniard.
For a brief spell, that belief felt justified. De Minaur matched Alcaraz’s intensity early and stayed competitive through a high-quality first set, energising the crowd inside Rod Laver Arena. But once the top seed moved ahead, the contest quickly tilted in familiar fashion. Alcaraz surged clear to seal a 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 victory in two hours and 15 minutes, once again exposing the gap De Minaur is still striving to close against the very best.
The result left the Australian No. 1 with more questions than answers, not about effort or intent, but about execution at the highest level.
“In terms of mentality or the way I committed to hitting the ball today, it’s what I set out to do. I just can’t really execute it. I didn’t really execute it for the whole match,” De Minaur said on his performance. “There was some good parts out there, but overall, I’m playing out of my comfort zone and at times out of my skin.
“Of course, for me to take that next step, I’ve got to be comfortable in playing that sort of way for the whole match, and that’s what it takes, to take it to the next level, especially against these types of guys.”
De Minaur has now exited at the quarter-final stage of a major on seven occasions, losing six times and withdrawing once through injury. While the 26-year-old believes he is moving closer to his peak level, sustaining it across an entire match against the very best remains the challenge.
“You just keep practising, keep working at it, keep getting to the stage of committing and playing at that level more frequently,” De Minaur said on how he makes the next breakthrough. “Then some tweaks here and there that’s going to allow me to increase ball speed, because at the moment the way my natural groundstrokes are, they’re quite flat, and it’s quite difficult for me.
“There is a whole lot of risk for me to play at a very high ball speed, and I feel like Jannik or Carlos, they have so many revolutions on the ball that they’re able to not only play at a higher speed but also have their consistency, because they’re able to get that spin that helps the ball come down and create different angles as well.”
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De Minaur has made significant progress in recent years. The 10-time tour-level titlist is competing at a career-high No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings and has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in each of the past two seasons. Yet he has been unable to make a notable impression against Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner, losing all 19 matches contested between the two, a source of mounting frustration.
“You try to do the right things, you try to keep on improving, but when the results don’t come or the scoreline doesn’t reflect those improvements, then of course you feel quite deflated,” De Minaur said.
Alcaraz, who is aiming to complete the Career Grand Slam this fortnight, has yet to drop a set in Melbourne and has reached the semi-finals for the first time. De Minaur further acknowledged the challenge posed by the six-time major champion.
“I’m probably hitting the ball bigger than I’ve hit previously in these types of matches, but I’m still not able to kind of hit through him,” De Minaur said. “Then he’s obviously got the ability to generate on command. If you leave one ball short, then the point’s over. So he’s definitely playing at a very high level. I’ll be very intrigued to see how the rest of the tournament plays out.
“I do think he’s playing at a very high level. Ultimately, No. 1 in the world for a reason.”
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Coco Gauff calls for more privacy for players after she was filmed smashing a racquet after a devastating defeat by Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarter-finals.