Recaps

Australian Open:  Completed 2/1
(Selected Matches.)  Women's 3rd Rd, #1 Sabalenka barely got by Potapova 7-6, 7-6.  Young American Iva Jovic defeated Paolini, 6-2, 7-6.  Reversing her previous loss in '25 at Indian Wells.  Jovic now faces Putintseva in the 4th Rd Sat.  Men's 3rd Rd, Aussie De Minaur over American Tiafoe in 3 sets.  4th Rd Sat, #1 Alcaraz faces American T Paul.  Some play was delayed per extreme heat.  Forecasts were 40+ C, which is 104+ F.

Men's 4th Rd.  Alcaraz over American T Paul in 3 sets.  Alcaraz now faces De Minaur in the Quarters.  (Alcaraz won in 3 sets.)  Djokovic got a walk over win over Mensik and faces Musetti in the Quarters.  Men's Quarters.  Zverev ended American Tien's run in 4 sets.  Top seeded Sinner faces American Shelton.  Women's Quarters,  Sabalenka downed American Jovic in straight sets, and faces Svitolina the Semi's.  Evitolina defeated Gauff in straight sets.  Also in the Quarters, American's Pegula and Anisimova square off.  Pegula holds a 3-0 match advantage over Anisimova, but Anisimova's considered the favorite.

Finals.   Mens Singles;  #1 Alcaraz - #4 Djokovic.  In the semi's, Djokovic downed #2 Sinner in 5 sets.  Can he recover?  (Add-Alcaraz needed 5 sets to best Zverev in the semi's, so it depends on how you look at it.)  Doubles;  the lone American Harrison teaming with Stupski #6, against Aussie's Kubler/Polmans.  Women's Singles;  #1 Sabalenka - #5 Rybakina.  The latter is playing well again.  Doubles;  #7 Danilina/Krunic - #4 S Zhang/Mertens.   We were hesistent of calling the upset in the quarter's of #1 Townsend/Siniakova, but we'll call it here with Danilina/Krunic in 3 sets?  We've seen Danilina play, and only seen Krunic practice in the past, but she was impressive.  Check the Official Site for Updates;  www.ausopen.com and www.tennis.com

Tournament Winners;  Men's Single's;  #1 Alcaraz over #4 Djokovic, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.  Giving Alcaraz a career Singles Grand Slam.  Men's Doubles;  #6 (American) Harrison/Stupski in straight sets.  Women's Singles;  #5 Rybakina in 3 sets.  Women's Doubles;  #4 S Zhang/Mertens in straight sets.

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells:  Slow hard courts rewards patience and weight of shot. 

MonteCarlo Masters:   Clay court event.

Wimbledon:  Fast grass rewards firststrike tennis and slice variety. 

US Open:  Hard court event in New York.  Features Day and Electric Night atmospheres.