CLAIRE Fahey has continued her dominance of women’s racquet sports with a trio of major titles at the start of 2026. The Oratory School’s head of racquets completed a real tennis brace with victory in both the singles and doubles at the Australian open. Fahey eased through the singles draw but saved her best performance for the final against world number two, Lea Van Der Zwalmen. And despite Van Der Zwalmen having chances in the third set, Fahey proved too strong as she emphatically closed the match out with another 6-0 set. It marked her 49th major open singles title to go alongside her eight world championship victories.

Source: Express February 19, 2026 15:16 UTC