When the French world No. 41 stunned Taylor Fritz, he told the Margaret Court Arena spectators that he “warmed up the court” for his wife. Svitolina then stormed back to upset Jasmine Paolini and said: “I would want to say that I got inspired after my husband’s win.”
That triumph means the world No. 41 is the oldest men's player to defeat a top-five opponent at the Aussie Open since those rankings started, and the 38-year-old moved level with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for wins at the opening Major of the year in the Open Era after his 37th against the world No. 4.
Worrying claims from Corentin Moutet that he fainted before his match, Alex de Minaur shows his fighting spirit, and America's next generation announce themselves to the world. Here are the five quick hits from day seven of the Australian Open.
Amid the Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter as well as Anna Kalinskaya and Jannik Sinner of the world, Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina were the original tennis power couple of the modern era and it
Gael Monfils celebrated an incredible victory over Taylor Fritz in the third round of the 2024 Australian Open with a unique dance. The match took place on Saturday, January 18, at Margaret Court Arena.
The first week of the new season is over so that means the ATP Rankings have been updated on Monday January 6 with the latest movers and shakers as Alex de Minaur, Kei Nishikori and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard feature heavily.
A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex de Minaur also all progressed into round two at Melbourne Park. In the women's draw, Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina were both ...
The American's third-round challenge will be the recently crowned Auckland champion Gael Monfils, who defeated Germany's Daniel Altmaier 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to extend his win streak to seven. De Minaur on the other hand will be facing Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo, the 31st seed in the competition.
American star Coco Gauff and newcomer Learner Tien are still in the draw at the Australian Open -- but who else is? We break it down.
Into the 2nd week is Monfils after he stunned Fritz - with the veteran's wife Svitolina also enjoying a shock win immediately after on the same court
Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Vitor Pereira will hope his side can rediscover winning ways on Monday night in the Premier League against Enzo Maresca 's Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but he will have to contend with a number of injury absentees.