Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. Charlie Eccleshare: It’s a toss-up between the two men’s ...

Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka received the top seeds in the upcoming Australian Open, the first major of 2026 in men's ...

Home hero Alex de Minaur has made light work of top-10 rival Alexander Bublik to set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final with world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz. Bublik crumbled with a double-fault ...

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley has raised the prospect of extending the best-of-five-set format to the women’s singles ...

What’s at stake: Sabalenka is looking to win her third Australian Open title in four years. Melbourne, where she’s won 20 of her past 21 matches, is her happy place. Meanwhile, Rybakina comes in with ...