MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Carlos Alcaraz accesses the eighth finals of the Australians Open 2026. The number one in the world lands in three sets of Corentin Moutet and earns a place in the top 16 players in Melbourne: 6-2 6-4 6-1, in two hours and 7 minutes in the field, the score in favor of Spanish.
“It is never easy to play against Moutet, you never know what he can do, it is not obvious to prepare the game against him, I am happy with how I managed”, the words, in the interview in the field, of Alcaraz, who will play a place in the quarters with Tommy Paul. The American took advantage of the withdrawal after two sets (6-1 6-1) of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to save energy in view of the match with the murcian six times champion Slam.
Daniil Medvedev is saved in the fifth set against Fabian Marozsan. The Russian, serial number 11 head, sets a disadvantage of two sets and folds the Hungarian resistance after three hours and 46 minutes of play: 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 6-0 6-3 the score that rewards the former number 1 of the world, which will find the U.S. Learner Tien, author of a solid test with the Portuguese Nuno Borges, ko for 7-6(9) 6-4 6-2.
SABALENKA AVANTI A FATICA, GAUFF RIMONTA
Aryna Sabalenka struggles but conquers the eighth of the Australian Open 2026. Success suffered by the number one of the world, which folds in two tie-breaks the Austrian Anastasia Potapova, number 55 Wta. 7-6(4) 7-6(7) the fart in favor of the Belarusian, waiting for the eighths from an ostical challenge with Victoria Mboko. The 2006 Canadian class, serial number 17, eliminates Danish Clara Tauson in three sets (7-6 5-7 6-3) and reaches for the first time in career the second week of a Slam.
A comeback win for Coco Gauff. The number 3 of the world beats the compatriot Hailey Baptiste: 3-6 6-0 6-3, in an hour and 50 minutes of play, the score that rewards the 21-year-old American. Gauff will play a place in the quarterfinals with Karolina Muchova. The Czech, 19th seeding force, dominates Magda Linette and leaves only two Polish games (6-1 6-1). He stops the Zeynep Sonmez race. The Turkish, in the board through the qualification, goes ko with the kazaka Yulia Putinseva with the score of 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3.
ERRANI E VAVASSORI ELIMINATI NEL DOPPIO MISTO
The race of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the double-mixed tabellone at the Australian Open, where they started as series heads number one. The blue pair was defeated with the score of 6-4 6-2 by the German duo Laura Siegemund and the French Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
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