-
)
Serie A
17 Jan 21:45
)
Cagliari
)
Juventus
1 0 -
)
LaLiga
17 Jan 22:00
)
RealBetis
)
Villarreal
2 0 -
)
Ligue 1
17 Jan 22:05
)
Angers
)
Marseille
2 5 -
Serie A
18 Jan 13:30
)
ParmaCalci
)
Genoa
0 0 -
LaLiga
18 Jan 15:00
)
Getafe
)
Valencia
0 1 -
Serie A
18 Jan 16:00
)
Bologna
)
Fiorentina
1 2 -
)
Premier
18 Jan 16:00
)
Wolverhamp
)
NewcastleU
0 0 -
Ligue 1
18 Jan 16:00
)
Strasbourg
)
Metz
2 1 -
)
Bundesl
18 Jan 16:30
)
VfBStuttga
)
UnionBerli
1 1 -
LaLiga
18 Jan 17:15
)
AtleticoMa
)
DeportivoA
1 0 -
Ligue 1
18 Jan 18:15
)
Rennes
)
LeHavre
1 1 -
Ligue 1
18 Jan 18:15
)
Nantes
)
ParisFC
1 2 -
Bundesl
18 Jan 18:30
)
Augsburg
)
Freiburg
2 2 -
Premier
18 Jan 18:30
)
AstonVilla
)
Everton
0 1 -
Serie A
18 Jan 19:00
)
Torino
)
Roma
0 2 -
LaLiga
18 Jan 19:30
)
CeltaVigo
)
RayoVallec
3 0 -
Serie A
18 Jan 21:45
)
ACMilan
)
Lecce
- - -
Ligue 1
18 Jan 21:45
)
Lyon
)
Brest
- - -
LaLiga
18 Jan 22:00
)
RealSocied
)
Barcelona
- - -
Serie A
19 Jan 19:30
)
Cremonese
)
HellasVero
- -
THE SECRET MEANING BEHIND EMMA RADUCANU’S NEW RADDO NICKNAME AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Emma Raducanu overcomes a slow start to reach the second round. Discover the story behind her new nickname "Raddo" in Melbourne.
Emma Raducanu has picked up a new nickname at the Australian Open. Despite a bit of a slow start, the British No. 1 made it to the second round by winning against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew in straight sets.
Raducanu didn't get to the Australian Open until just before it kicked off. Her off-season was rough, with an injury and a surprising loss at the Hobart International recently. The former US Open champ was bummed about having to play late on the first day.
She gave props to Sawangkaew, the world No. 195 from Thailand, who came out strong in her first major tournament main draw match. Sawangkaew almost had a 4-1 lead in the first set. But Raducanu bounced back and won 6-4, 6-1.
After the match, Raducanu thanked a fan who cheered her on by shouting, “Raddo. She even wrote her new nickname on the camera by the court.
“Apparently, Down Under I’ve got Raddo,” she said. “Never heard that before. Pretty original. I really appreciate the support. It was great. Having that behind me really helped in the big moments. I told him he’s welcome to come to any match. I just need to find him. I hope he comes back.”
Raducanu said she was happy with how she turned things around after Sawangkaew's early lead. It was only her fourth match of the season, since she was limited during the off-season with a foot injury. With a possible match against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, Raducanu is quickly finding her form.
“I didn’t even practise any points before coming out here,” said Raducanu, who is seeded 28th. She will now play against Anastasia Potapova, who was born in Russia, in the second round. “My match with Maria Sakkari was pretty much my first practice, which is unusual.
“Given that, and only having two weeks to play and get used to things here, I’m happy with my level and how quickly I’ve adapted on the court.
“It makes me think that if I keep at it and get in some solid practice, I can improve a lot more.”
Raducanu will have a couple of days off before playing Potapova, who has been ranked as high as 21st in the world.
Fellow Brit Arthur Fery also made it to the second round, pulling off the first surprise of the Australian Open. Fery, ranked 186th, beat the 20th seed, Flavio Cobolli, in the first round.
Fery, playing in his first overseas major tournament, won 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1 against Cobolli, who struggled with a stomach bug and had to take a medical timeout.
Having received a wildcard at last year’s Wimbledon, the French-born player won his first-round match, also against the 20th seed, Australia’s Alexei Popyrin.
This time, Fery has already won four matches in Melbourne, after making it through qualifying, and will now face Argentina’s Tomas Martín Etcheverry in the second round.
Arthur Fery celebrates beating Flavio Cobolli.
“I guess I like playing 20th seeds at Grand Slams,” Fery joked after his on-court interview. “I felt great. I felt really comfortable on the court. Playing three matches in qualifying really helped.”
After Fery qualified for the main draw, his mum, former player Olivia Fery, flew to Australia just in time for his match against Cobolli.
“When I won that last round, she asked if she could come,” Fery said. “It’s a long trip, but at least I made it worth it. She’ll get to see at least two matches, hopefully more.”
Cameron Norrie is also through to the second round after a tough five-set win against Benjamin Bonzi from France. Norrie started strong, winning the first set 6-0, but the British No. 2 and 26th seed had to fight hard as Bonzi stepped up his game, eventually winning 6-0, 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Meanwhile, Venus Williams made history just by stepping onto the court at the Australian Open, but her comeback was spoiled as Serbia’s Olga Danilovic won the last six games to win in three sets.
At 45, Williams is the oldest woman to play in the singles tournament, after being granted a wildcard into the main draw. The seven-time Grand Slam champ, back in Melbourne for the first time in five years, started well and impressed the crowd with a great forehand winner to win the first set in a tiebreak.
Venus Williams acknowledges the applause as she walks off the court after losing to Serbia's Olga Danilovic.
Danilovic came back to win the second set and even the match. Williams seemed to be on her way to victory, and her first Grand Slam singles win since Wimbledon in 2021, when she took a 4-0 lead in the final set.
But Danilovic, 24, rallied to deny Williams a spot in the second round, winning 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. Williams, who first played at the Australian Open in 1998 at age 17, received a standing ovation as she left the court. She will also be playing in the doubles tournament with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Alexandrova, the 11th seed in the singles, was the biggest upset of the day, losing to Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sonmez. Marta Kostyuk, the 20th seed who was in good form after reaching the final of the Brisbane warm-up event, was beaten 6-7, 7-,6 7-6 by Elsa Jacquemot.
CARLOS ALCARAZ ADVANCES! WORLD NUMBER ONE BEATS ADAM WALTON TO START AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026 CAMPAIGN
Carlos Alcaraz begins his bid for a career Grand Slam with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-2 win over Adam Walton. Next up: Yannick Hanfmann.
Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his Australian Open campaign with a gritty win over local favourite Adam Walton on Sunday. He took the match 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena, firing eight aces and smacking 38 winners. Next up? Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann in round two. Still, it wasn’t all smooth sailing — Alcaraz racked up 36 unforced errors, actually more than Walton, who’s ranked 81st.
Alcaraz already owns six major titles at just 22, but the Melbourne hard courts have never really gone his way. He’s never made it past the quarterfinals in Australia, bowing out last year to Novak Djokovic and the year before that to Alexander Zverev.
If he finally cracks the code here, Alcaraz becomes the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam, edging out Rafael Nadal, who managed the feat at 24. He’d also be the youngest in the Open era to reach seven Grand Slam titles since Bjorn Borg at 23. Not bad company.
You could almost sense it’d be a tough day for Walton—Alcaraz has never lost in the opening round of a Slam. Still, the 26-year-old Aussie didn’t roll over. He pushed Alcaraz hard from the start.
The reigning French Open and US Open champ came out steady, poking around for a chance to break. He finally broke through on his fifth break point in the eighth game, nailing a forehand winner and then serving out the set with his trademark speed and court coverage.
But things got interesting in the second set. Walton snagged a 3-1 lead and really made Alcaraz work for it. The Spaniard managed to claw back, but Walton held firm and forced a tiebreak. That’s when Alcaraz shifted gears and ran away with it.
He rode that momentum into the third, breaking for 4-2 and never looking back. Just like that, Alcaraz kept his Grand Slam dream alive in Melbourne.
SUSPENDED: WHEN EMMA RADUCANU WILL RESUME HER DELAYED MATCH AGAINST CAMILA OSORIO
Emma Raducanu’s Hobart debut is delayed by rain! Leading 6-3, 2-4 against Camila Osorio, see the new Wednesday schedule here.
Emma Raducanu came into the Hobart International on Tuesday looking for her first win of 2026, but the weather had other plans.
She’d lost her last four matches, so getting a wildcard draw against Camila Osorio seemed like the perfect chance to turn things around. Raducanu, the top seed in Hobart, started strong and took the first set with authority. Osorio didn’t just roll over, though—she fought back and grabbed the lead in the second set.
Just as the match started to heat up, rain swept in. They’d gotten as far as 6-2, 2-4 in Raducanu’s favour when organisers called it for the night.
The weather had mostly played along earlier in the day. Stearns, Maria, and Wang Xinyu all managed to collect wins before the clouds really opened up. But by the time Raducanu and Osorio were on court, the rain was relentless. Organisers had no choice but to push their match, and the last one of the day—Selekhmeteva vs. Linette—to Wednesday.
It’s not looking much better for Wednesday, either. The forecast calls for more rain, so delays could keep piling up. Still, as of now, Raducanu and Osorio are set to finish their match as the second game on Centre Court, after Sramkova takes on local wildcard Taylah Preston. Play kicks off at noon local time (that’s 1 am in the UK, or 8 pm Tuesday on the US East Coast). Raducanu and Osorio won’t get going again before 2 pm local time.
Whoever wins faces Magdalena Frech in round two.
But here’s the thing—the rain delay could mean a packed schedule for whoever comes out on top. The second-round match against the French won't be played on Wednesday, so at least there's a bit of breathing room. After that, though, the winner might have to squeeze in round two, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final in just three days.
The Hobart final always lands on Saturday, which gives the finalists a sliver of time to head over to Melbourne for the Australian Open. That kicks off on Sunday, January 18—just a day later. Not much of a break, honestly.
Premier League Standings
Must Read
Read More News