Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates victory over Italy's Jannik Sinner after their men's singles semi-final match on day thirteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 31, 2026. “I’m lost for words right now, to be honest,” said Djokovic, who dropped to his knees and was emotional when the match ended. It has proved increasingly difficult with the emergence of Sinner and Alcaraz, who have shared every Slam title since then. – Hate giving up –Against Zverev, Alcaraz only narrowly avoided crashing out after a huge fright at 4-4 in the third set when he pulled up in pain with what appeared to be cramp. In another action, wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the first team to retain the Australian Open mixed-doubles title since 1988-89.

Source: Punch January 31, 2026 05:57 UTC