Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park
Alcaraz overcomes Paul | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyG’day and welcome to the Australian Open – night session day eight! The brilliance of the first week at a grand slam is the head-spinning amount of action on offer all at once; the beauty of the second week is the focus sharpens considerably on individual matches, so this night session brings us two contests to get immersed in: Alex de Minaur v Alexander Bublik followed by Mir

Australian cycling star holds on to lead the hard way Kangaroo caused Vine and others to crash during final stageThe Australian cycling star Jay Vine has survived a race crash caused by a kangaroo to win the Tour Down Under for the second time.Despite losing two more UAE Team Emirates colleagues on Sunday’s last stage, Vine’s commanding lead was enough of a buffer. He also won the event in 2023. Continue reading...

Alcaraz overcomes spirited Paul to reach quarter-finals without dropping a setThis is the first-ever meeting between Sabalenka and 19-year-old rising star Mboko.“I think it’s super cool,” Mboko said in the build-up. “I’ve never played a current number one in the world. That’s going to be a very different experience. I assume we’d be playing on Rod Laver, as well. I’ve never played on a Grand Slam centre court either. A lot of firsts. I’m jus

World No 1 claims 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-5 victory over 19th seed Alcaraz recovers from slow start to navigate first real test at tournamentCarlos Alcaraz continued to build momentum in his pursuit of the career grand slam as he navigated a slow start and pushed through his first test at the Australian Open to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-5 win over the 19th seed Tommy Paul.
Alcaraz, the world No 1, has now reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park for three consecutive years and