Aryna Sabalenka overcame a controversial first-set penalty to reach her fourth straight Australian Open final with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina

After an eventful start, four top-12 seeds remain in the women's bracket as the 2026 Australian Open reaches its final stages.

The most successful player ever in men’s tennis felt disrespected, and had to pause before summarizing the offending question out loud just to process it again. Novak Djokovic, winner of 24 Grand Slam singles titles,

Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka’s run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final.