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Sabalenka dazzles against Potapova in a crazy match and sets up meeting with Mboko in the round of 16. Photo: Gettyimages

Sabalenka sweats it out against Potapova in a crazy match and sets up a date with Mboko in the round of 16

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Aryna Sabalenka was pushed from start to finish by a Anastasia Potapova who was a real headache in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open. The Belarusian secures a spot in the round of 16 after a match that saw eight breaks and where Potapova even had four set points in the second set tiebreak. The world number one clinched the victory in two tiebreaks (7-6(4), 7-6(7)), after two hours and four minutes of play. Following this tough challenge, the Minsk native will battle for a spot in the quarterfinals against Victoria Mboko, who defeated Clara Tauson in three sets by 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3.

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Osaka apologizes to Cirstea for her statements: "The first things I said on the court were disrespectful". Photo: GettyImages

Osaka apologizes to Cirstea for her comments: "The first things I said on the court were disrespectful"

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Naomi Osaka has wanted to put an end to the controversy that started at the end of her victory against Sorana Cirstea in the second round of the Australian Open 2026. On social media, the Romanian accused her of shouting very loudly when she won a point, and the Japanese, in the post-match interview on the court, commented "apparently, there were many insinuations that upset her. It doesn't matter. She is a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open. I'm sorry she got upset about it."

In tough statements that Osaka later regretted in the subsequent press conference, she apologized: "I want to apologize, I think the first things I said on the court were disrespectful. I don't like to disrespect people. It's not my style. If she wants to talk about it, go ahead. When I am encouraging myself, in my mind, I'm not thinking, 'Okay, now I'm going to distract the other person.' It's purely personal. I could have done much better in my initial on-court statements," the Japanese lamented.

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The Australian Open breaks its attendance record one day later and already totals 500,000 people in 5 days. Photo: Gettyimages

The Australian Open breaks attendance record 24 hours later and already totals 500.000 people in 5 days

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The Australian audience has enthusiastically embraced the Australian Open 2026. The first Grand Slam of the season always attracts an outstanding number of spectators, but this edition is setting daily records. This fifth day of competition has brought together a total of  103,956 people at Melbourne Park, marking the best single-day attendance in the tournament's history. What's interesting is that the previous record was set just yesterday, and in the first five days of matches, it has already surpassed 500,000 spectators. A number that will only continue to grow as the days go by.

 

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Seeded players eliminated at the Australian Open 2026. Photo: gettyimages

These are the seeded players eliminated before the third round of the Australian Open 2026

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The first two rounds of the 2026 Australian Open have come to an end, and now it's time to assess the performance of the 32 seeds in each of the two singles draws. In total, out of the 64 seeds at the beginning of the tournament in Melbourne, a staggering 21 have been eliminated, with 9 in the men's draw and 12 in the women's.

Seeds that won't play in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open

Men's draw

  • Flavio Cobolli (20)
  • Arthur Rinderknech (24)
  • Félix Auger-Aliassime (7)
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas (31)
  • Jiri Lehecka (17)
  • Tallon Griekspoor (23)
  • Brandon Nakashima (27)
  • Denis Shapovalov (21)
  • Joao Fonseca (28)

 

Women's draw

  • Emma Raducanu (28)
  • Ekaterina Alexandrova (11)
  • Marta Kostyuk (20)
  • Emma Navarro (15)
  • Dayana Yastremska (26)
  • Paula Badosa (25)
  • Leylah Fernández (22)
  • Jelena Ostapenko (24)
  • Sofia Kenin (27)
  • Maya Joint (30)
  • Belinda Bencic (10)
  • Liudmila Samsonova (18)

 

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Nikola Bartunkova beats Bencic at the 2026 Australian Open. Photo: gettyimages

Bartunkova, the great promise of tennis who has knocked out Bencic in Australia

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A major surprise has occurred at the 2026 Australian Open with the elimination of one of the players who came in top form with high expectations for this tournament, Belinda Bencic. The Swiss succumbed in a great battle against a 19-year-old Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova, who, with her versatile and talented tennis, prevailed 6-3 0-6 6-4. She came from the qualifying rounds, and her next opponent will be Elise Mertens.

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Sorana Cirstea, upset with Osaka. Photo: gettyimages

This is the reason why Cirstea was upset with Osaka

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Sorana Cirstea criticized Naomi Osaka for her behavior during their match at the Australian Open 2026. She complained to the chair umpire mid-match, and in the end, after a frosty farewell, the Romanian didn't hesitate to chastise the Japanese player for constantly shouting encouragement, pushing her patience to the limit, especially between first and second serves.

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Cirstea and Osaka get angry. Photo: gettyimages

The tremendous clash between Osaka and Cirstea: "It seems like I have bothered her.."

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Sorana Cirstea has said goodbye to the Australian Open forever, not only with a defeat but also with tremendous anger towards her conqueror, Naomi Osaka. The Japanese player was very tense throughout the match and in the third set, she let out many loud "Come ons." This seemed to upset the Romanian, who reproached her at the end of the match after a frosty greeting. When asked about it in the post-match interview, Osaka explained the issue.

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Sabalenka dazzles against Potapova in a crazy match and sets up meeting with Mboko in the round of 16. Photo: Gettyimages

Sabalenka sweats it out against Potapova in a crazy match and sets up a date with Mboko in the round of 16

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Aryna Sabalenka was pushed from start to finish by a Anastasia Potapova who was a real headache in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open. The Belarusian secures a spot in the round of 16 after a match that saw eight breaks and where Potapova even had four set points in the second set tiebreak. The world number one clinched the victory in two tiebreaks (7-6(4), 7-6(7)), after two hours and four minutes of play. Following this tough challenge, the Minsk native will battle for a spot in the quarterfinals against Victoria Mboko, who defeated Clara Tauson in three sets by 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sabalenka suda de lo lindo ante Potapova en un partido loco y se cita con Mboko en los octavos

Osaka apologizes to Cirstea for her statements: "The first things I said on the court were disrespectful". Photo: GettyImages

Osaka apologizes to Cirstea for her comments: "The first things I said on the court were disrespectful"

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Naomi Osaka has wanted to put an end to the controversy that started at the end of her victory against Sorana Cirstea in the second round of the Australian Open 2026. On social media, the Romanian accused her of shouting very loudly when she won a point, and the Japanese, in the post-match interview on the court, commented "apparently, there were many insinuations that upset her. It doesn't matter. She is a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open. I'm sorry she got upset about it."

In tough statements that Osaka later regretted in the subsequent press conference, she apologized: "I want to apologize, I think the first things I said on the court were disrespectful. I don't like to disrespect people. It's not my style. If she wants to talk about it, go ahead. When I am encouraging myself, in my mind, I'm not thinking, 'Okay, now I'm going to distract the other person.' It's purely personal. I could have done much better in my initial on-court statements," the Japanese lamented.

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Seeded players eliminated at the Australian Open 2026. Photo: gettyimages

These are the seeded players eliminated before the third round of the Australian Open 2026

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The first two rounds of the 2026 Australian Open have come to an end, and now it's time to assess the performance of the 32 seeds in each of the two singles draws. In total, out of the 64 seeds at the beginning of the tournament in Melbourne, a staggering 21 have been eliminated, with 9 in the men's draw and 12 in the women's.

Seeds that won't play in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open

Men's draw

  • Flavio Cobolli (20)
  • Arthur Rinderknech (24)
  • Félix Auger-Aliassime (7)
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas (31)
  • Jiri Lehecka (17)
  • Tallon Griekspoor (23)
  • Brandon Nakashima (27)
  • Denis Shapovalov (21)
  • Joao Fonseca (28)

 

Women's draw

  • Emma Raducanu (28)
  • Ekaterina Alexandrova (11)
  • Marta Kostyuk (20)
  • Emma Navarro (15)
  • Dayana Yastremska (26)
  • Paula Badosa (25)
  • Leylah Fernández (22)
  • Jelena Ostapenko (24)
  • Sofia Kenin (27)
  • Maya Joint (30)
  • Belinda Bencic (10)
  • Liudmila Samsonova (18)

 

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The Australian Open breaks its attendance record one day later and already totals 500,000 people in 5 days. Photo: Gettyimages

The Australian Open breaks attendance record 24 hours later and already totals 500.000 people in 5 days

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The Australian audience has enthusiastically embraced the Australian Open 2026. The first Grand Slam of the season always attracts an outstanding number of spectators, but this edition is setting daily records. This fifth day of competition has brought together a total of  103,956 people at Melbourne Park, marking the best single-day attendance in the tournament's history. What's interesting is that the previous record was set just yesterday, and in the first five days of matches, it has already surpassed 500,000 spectators. A number that will only continue to grow as the days go by.

 

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Nikola Bartunkova beats Bencic at the 2026 Australian Open. Photo: gettyimages

Bartunkova, the great promise of tennis who has knocked out Bencic in Australia

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A major surprise has occurred at the 2026 Australian Open with the elimination of one of the players who came in top form with high expectations for this tournament, Belinda Bencic. The Swiss succumbed in a great battle against a 19-year-old Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova, who, with her versatile and talented tennis, prevailed 6-3 0-6 6-4. She came from the qualifying rounds, and her next opponent will be Elise Mertens.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Bartunkova, la gran promesa del tenis que se ha cargado a Bencic en Australia

Sorana Cirstea, upset with Osaka. Photo: gettyimages

This is the reason why Cirstea was upset with Osaka

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Sorana Cirstea criticized Naomi Osaka for her behavior during their match at the Australian Open 2026. She complained to the chair umpire mid-match, and in the end, after a frosty farewell, the Romanian didn't hesitate to chastise the Japanese player for constantly shouting encouragement, pushing her patience to the limit, especially between first and second serves.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Este es el motivo por el que Cirstea se indignó con Osaka

Cirstea and Osaka get angry. Photo: gettyimages

The tremendous clash between Osaka and Cirstea: "It seems like I have bothered her.."

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Sorana Cirstea has said goodbye to the Australian Open forever, not only with a defeat but also with tremendous anger towards her conqueror, Naomi Osaka. The Japanese player was very tense throughout the match and in the third set, she let out many loud "Come ons." This seemed to upset the Romanian, who reproached her at the end of the match after a frosty greeting. When asked about it in the post-match interview, Osaka explained the issue.

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Naomi Osaka advances in Australian Open 2026. Photo: gettyimages

Naomi Osaka advances in Australia asserting her authority

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Naomi Osaka emerged victorious from a great duel against Sorana Cirstea in which she was forced to overcome challenging situations against the Romanian player. She elevated her level of play and intensity in the third set, winning 6-3 4-6 6-2 and securing a spot in the third round of the 2026 Australian Open where she will face local player Madison Inglis.

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Madison Keys surprises by speaking out on Trump's policies

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Madison Keys was asked at the 2026 Australian Open press conference about her feelings regarding the geopolitical situation in the world and how things are in the United States during Donald Trump's second term. The American player was firm in her response.

"I think my stance has been quite obvious. My stance is pretty clear. I am hopeful that, as a country, we can come together and reclaim the values that, in my opinion, make our country great. I don't like divisions. I believe the beauty of the United States lies in our blend of cultures. We are very diverse. We are a home for immigrants. And I hope we can regain those values," she concluded.

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