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INSIDE THE "KILLER INSTINCT" DEBATE: WHAT JIMMY CONNORS REALLY MEANT ABOUT ARYNA SABALENKA
Jimmy Connors criticizes Aryna Sabalenka for lacking "killer instinct" after she blew a 3-0 lead against Elena Rybakina in Melbourne.
Jimmy Connors didn’t hold back about Aryna Sabalenka’s performance in the Australian Open final—he thinks she just didn’t have that killer instinct when it mattered.
For about a set and a half, Sabalenka had a rough time trying to break Elena Rybakina’s serve. She finally did it in the tenth game of the second set, forced a third set, and quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead. She even got within two points of going up 4-0. But after that, things completely unravelled. Sabalenka lost the next five games, suddenly trailing 3-5. She managed to hold serve one more time, but Rybakina kept her cool and closed it out, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Connors, who’s racked up eight Grand Slam titles himself, didn’t mince words. He said Sabalenka should never have let it slip away.
“Sabalenka—she was up 3-0 in the third, right? I might get a little heat for this, but you need that killer instinct,” Connors said on his podcast. “When you’re in a final, and you’ve got someone on the ropes, you have to stay on top, keep the pressure on, cut down on mistakes, and make your opponent fight for every single point. Don’t hand anything over.”
He pointed out Sabalenka’s history of tough losses, saying, “She’s had some bad luck in finals, and maybe there were a few she should’ve won. But when you’re up 3-0 in the third set of a major, you have to finish the job. She’s way too good not to.”
This latest loss marks Sabalenka’s third Grand Slam final defeat in the past year—she fell short in last year’s Australian Open and French Open finals, though she did win the US Open. That puts her at 4-4 in Grand Slam finals.
On the flip side, Rybakina adds the Australian Open title to her resume. With Wimbledon already under her belt, she now owns two Grand Slam trophies.
WHAT DID JANNIK SINNER MEAN BY "IT DOESN'T MATTER" WHEN LOOKING AT THE SCOREBOARD?
Despite hitting 70 winners and winning more points, Jannik Sinner falls to the resilience of Novak Djokovic in 5 sets.
At 38, he pulled off something wild—coming back from a set down not once, but twice. Four hours and nine minutes later, he left the favourite stunned. World No. 2 looked set to face Carlos Alcaraz in the final, but that dream just vanished.
Sinner actually won 12 more points than Djokovic. He just didn’t make them count. Eighteen break points came his way, but he only converted two. That hurt. The 24-year-old walked off the court knowing he’d outscored the legend, but on the scoreboard, it meant nothing.
Jannik led in almost every stat, even smashing over 70 winners. But when it mattered most, especially in the fifth set with eight break points, he couldn’t pull away. The favourite started strong, taking the first set 6-3.
Novak wasn’t going anywhere, though. He broke in the fourth game of the second set, then dug in to save break points in the fifth and seventh, grabbing the set 6-3 to even things up.
In the third, Sinner fended off a break point in game five, then pounced late to break at 5-4. Two sets to one—he was nearly there.
Djokovic just kept pushing. He broke right away in the fourth set, fought off break points at 4-4, and held his nerve to take it and force a decider.
Then, the old master really dug in. Novak saved five break points early in the fifth. Jannik, up 40-15 in the seventh game, blinked and got broken. That was the turning point.
Novak found himself down 40-0 in the next game but rattled off five points in a row to keep control. Serving at 5-4, he held steady and closed it out. That’s his 11th Australian Open final.
“I was holding serve a bit easier than Novak—he really had to fight and face all those break points. I know I won more points, but honestly, that doesn’t matter when you look at the scoreboard,” Jannik Sinner said.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC LANDS IN ATHENS AFTER HISTORIC AUSTRALIAN OPEN RUNNER-UP FINISH
After a historic loss to Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic returns to his family in Athens to reset for the 2026 tennis season.
After losing his first Australian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic just wanted to see his family.
Djokovic landed in Athens on Tuesday, wrapping up two weeks away from home and marking his 38th appearance in a major final.
For the first time ever, Novak walked away from Rod Laver Arena with the runner-up trophy. At 36, he became the oldest finalist in Australian Open history, but Alcaraz stopped him in four sets: 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. The match lasted just over three hours.
This was Djokovic's first tournament in more than two months, and even so, he showed why people call him a legend. He cruised through the first three rounds and reached the last 16 without much fuss.
In the fourth round, Jakub Mensik had to pull out with an abdominal injury, so Novak got a walkover and saved some energy for the big matches ahead. But things nearly fell apart a few days later. Lorenzo Musetti took the first two sets in their quarterfinal, and for a moment, Djokovic looked like he might be headed home early. Then, out of nowhere, Musetti retired in the third set, and suddenly Novak was through to his 13th Australian Open semi-final.
Next up was Jannik Sinner, the two-time defending champ. Djokovic had to dig deep. Twice he came back from a set down and eventually won 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 after more than four hours on court. He fought off 16 out of 18 break points and weathered over 70 winners from Sinner, proving that belief really does go a long way. At 36, he marched into his 38th major final.
Djokovic left everything on court against Alcaraz. He started strong, but the Spaniard found his rhythm and took control in the second and third sets, racking up five breaks. In the fourth, Novak saved six break points early on and kept pace, even earning a break chance at 4-all. Then he missed a forehand he’d usually make, and just like that, his shot at a fifth set slipped away.
Alcaraz broke late in the set and sealed the win, handing Djokovic his first-ever loss in an Australian Open final. Now, Novak’s taking some time off to be with his family. He’s expected back on court soon, probably in Doha, but right now, only he knows how his schedule will look.
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