Sabalenka, Alcaraz ease into Australian Open quarters, Medvedev crashes outListen to this articleUkraine's Elina Svitolina celebrates after winning her fourth round match against Russia's Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne on Sunday. (Photo: Reuters)MELBOURNE - Aryna Sabalenka extended her reign as tiebreak queen to ‌reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for a fourth successive year and Carlos Alcaraz ​joined her as Daniil Medvedev's campaign ended on Sunday. "It's incredible to see these kids coming up on the tour," said the world number one, who has reached 13 successive Grand Slam quarter-finals." - Local hero -Alcaraz next takes on Australian Alex de Minaur, who brushed aside 10th-seeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-1 6-1 to make his second successive quarter-final at Melbourne Park. Last year's ⁠runner-up Alexander Zverev stayed on trackin his bid for an elusive maiden Grand Slam title, beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-2 6-4 6-4.

Source: Bangkok Post January 25, 2026 12:46 UTC