MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 4 and U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz is out of the Australian Open after Gael Monfils continued his vintage run through the tournament. Fritz took the first set 6-3, but from thereafter Monfils took control, prevailing 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

What promised to be the next chapter in a phenomenal rivalry was overcome by strangeness on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.

If Djokovic recovers and plays without issues, it should be a cracking duel between two great friends. The Serb fought well against the Spaniard in the quarter-final when he restored his movement. Alcaraz lost his focus and sprayed too many errors to send the legend through.

Novak Djokovic climbed one place up to No.6 in the ATP rankings. Paula Badosa returned to the top 10 while lucky loser Eva Lys made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings after advancing to the fourth round at Melbourne Park.

Taylor Fritz explained why playing at an exhibition would not clash with his participation at the Mexican Open and hit out at those who assumed the players were prioritizing the exhibition. The MGM

From almost immobile to going toe-to-toe with the best mover in pro tennis, a 37-year-old Djokovic seemingly shrugging off a serious mid-match left leg injury felt like the stuff of fiction. Yet the whole tennis world watched it happen in real time.

Noman Ali became Pakistan's first spinner to take a test hat-trick as the West Indies were bowled out for 163 in the first innings of the second test in Multan on Saturday as the tourists were dismissed by lunch.

Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the Last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz.

Elsewhere at the Australian Open, Iga Swiatek raced through another straight-sets win to reach the quarter-finals in Melbourne for the first time since 2022, while local favourite Alex De Minaur is through to the last eight of his home grand slam and will play defending champion Jannik Sinner next.

American player and world No. 4 Taylor Fritz will face France's Gael Monfils tonight in Margaret Court Arena following the women's singles match between U.S. player Emma Navarro and Ons Jabeur. The match will take place in Margaret Arena no sooner than 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT today.

After some major upgrades, the annual tennis tournament is solidfying itself as a sexy Dallas sports event.