Fresh from a mental health break at the end of last year, Elina Svitolina is through to the third round at the Australian Open and feeling rejuvenated. The 12th-seeded Svitolina, who lost in the quarterfinals here last year to eventual champion Madison Keys,

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz is back in action for the second round of men’s singles to highlight the fourth day of action at the 2026 Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu are in second-round action at the Australian Open - listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra coverage and follow text updates.

Alcaraz is the number-one seed at this year’s Australian Open and looking for that elusive Grand Slam title Down Under, which would help the Spaniard complete a career Grand Slam. The 22-year-old has won two titles each at the French Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon, but he has yet to advance past the quarterfinals in Melbourne.

The Australian Open opens the 2026 tennis season with two weeks of nonstop action from Melbourne featuring the world’s best players.

Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys all kicked off their 2026 Australian Open runs with victories on Tuesday.

Kateřina Siniaková defeated Panna Udvardy in straight sets in the opening round at the Australian Open, and Amanda Anisimova also defeated Simona Waltert in str

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Britain's Emma Raducanu is below-par in an Australian Open second-round defeat by Austria's Anastasia Potapova.

The spat between Nick Kyrgios and Jannik Sinner has escalated with the world no.2 unsure if he would rather spend time with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un or the controversial Aussie.