Australian Open final LIVE RESULTS: Latest updates from Melbourne event (2024)

19th Jan 2024, 01:00By Ian Tuckey

Tim hails 'excellent' Emma

Tim Henman has claimed there’s plenty to build on for Emma Raducanu after her exit from the Australian Open.

Raducanu lost 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Yafan Wang in a physical battle that saw her requiring medical attention.

Tennis icon Henman wasspeaking on Eurosportwhen he said: “I think [her] level was excellent when she won that second set to go a set all.

“You thought that she’d got the momentum, but Wang is a great competitor.

“Emma had some physical problems. I thought the level of tennis was good. Plenty to build on.”

18th Jan 2024, 23:59By Ian Tuckey

Raducanu shrugs off 'throwing up in my mouth'

Emma Raducanu revealed she was “throwing up in my mouth” in losing to Yafan Wang - but insists she is "tougher" following her long absence through injury.

The Brit exited 6-4 4-6 6-4 to China’s World No 94 - after her mid-match comeback was hit by sickness.

She said: "During the match, I'd say in the third set I was 30-Love up serving. Then all of a sudden, I just felt so sick, just really weak and nauseous.

"Throughout the third set I think everyone could see it was a bit of a battle.

"Like physically, body-wise, I felt fine. It was more that I was throwing up in my mouth. Then after the match, it came out. Now I'm okay.

"Yeah, I'll get over it. It just sucks with the timing. I felt good. I felt fine. Yeah, I just had a bit of a bug.”

18th Jan 2024, 22:27By Ian Tuckey

'I couldn't breathe during match'

Caroline Garcia says she "couldn't breathe" as the World No17 revealed the mental health challenges faced by her and many.

Two days after beating Naomi Osaka, the French star lost to Pole Magdalena Frech, 4-6 6-7.

Garcia, 30, had already spoken of anxiety, stress and bulimia.

And after her second-round exit, she said: “In this match, I couldn’t even breathe.

“How can I find the solution on my serve if I can’t even breathe — the simplest thing in the world? It’s only the second round of the Australian Open. Why am I in such a state? I do not know."

Garcia added: “But for a certain period of time, it’s been like this and I can’t get over it. And in fact, it eats me up.

"Sometimes I say to myself, ‘but why am I doing this?' If we could understand and manage emotions overnight, there would be no stressed person left on earth."

18th Jan 2024, 20:17By Ian Tuckey

Mirra reflects exciting new era at Oz Open

Mirra Andreeva's incredible run to the third round aged 16 has spotlighted an Australian Open full of shocks in the women's event.

The Russian beat her idol, three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur, 6-0 6-2 in just 54 minutes.

No6 seed Jabeur's exit means only three of the leading eight remain.

And Andreeva's first win over a top-10 player came just two days after she returned to school.

She's already ranked 47th in the world - compared to 130th for her 19-year-old sister Erika.

18th Jan 2024, 19:23By Ian Tuckey

Alcaraz 'satisfied' after gruelling win

Carlos Alcarazwas "satisfied" with his "intense" and gruelling four-set defeat of Lorenzo Sonego.

The Spanish second seed claimed his first ever win over the Italian, 6-4 6-7 6-3 7-6.

Alcaraz, 20,said: "I'm satisfied with today's performance. We both played great, expressing a high level of play. There was a lot of intensity.

"The conditions were not favourable. It was windy, then the sun was annoying on one side. It wasn't easy to play at my best.

"The second set was very close. I had my chances, but he deserved to take it home. I'm happy with how I reacted. I just stood there with my head.

"We both played some great points. He's playing great, I'll watch some of his games to get to know him better."

18th Jan 2024, 18:22By Ian Tuckey

Ostapen-KO for WHOLE coaching team

Jelena Ostapenko caused one of the storms of the Australian Open by demanding her whole coaching team leave the stadium.

The Latvian beat Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 in a topsy-turvy contest.

But the Latvian shouted at her entourage when she trailed 5-3 in the second set - appearing to gesture that she would throw them out.

Ostapenko lost that set as Tomljanovic levelled the match and threatened another comeback triumph.

But despite going 2-1 up in the deciding threat, Ostapenko lost her cool once more with her own team.

The 26-year-old pointed at them one by one to tell them to leave.

Why remains a mystery, and what it means for the future is also uncertain, but Ostapenko did it alone as she edged to victory.

18th Jan 2024, 17:16By Ian Tuckey

'Most mental match I've ever seen'

Laura Robson rated Anna Blinkova's shock win over third seed Elena Rybakina as the "most mental match I've ever seen" - as the Russian triumphed via the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history.

Blinkova, 25, won 6-4 4-6 7-6 - after taking the third-set tie-break 22-20.

She KO'd theKazakhstani on her TENTH match point - after saving six herself.

Blinkova said: “This day I will remember for the rest of my life.

“This court, this crowd. I will never forget it. It’s the best day of my life so far.”

Ex-British player Robson claimed: “That was I think the most mental match I’ve ever seen in my life.”

18th Jan 2024, 16:55By Joshua Hall

Medvedev survives early scare

Daniil Medvedev avoided an early exit from the Australian Open despite losing the first two sets of his match with Emil Ruusuvuori.

The world number three fought back against the unseeded Fin to win the match 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-7 0-6.

The Russian star avoided suffering the same fate as Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina who were both knocked out today.

Medvedev will face Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime in the third round on Saturday.

18th Jan 2024, 15:56By Joshua Hall

Henman full of praise for Raducanu

Tim Henman has claimed there's plenty to build on for Emma Raducanu after her exit from the Australian Open.

Raducanu lost 6-4 4-6 6-4 to Yafan Wang in a physical battle that saw her requiring medical attention.

Tennis icon Henman was speaking on Eurosport when he said: "I think [her] level was excellent when she won that second set to go a set all.

"You thought that she'd got the momentum, but Wang is a great competitor.

"Emma had some physical problems. I thought the level of tennis was good. Plenty to build on."

18th Jan 2024, 15:10By Joshua Hall

Raducanu not giving up easy

Emma Raducanu had to fight until the very end in her match with Yafan Wang.

And despite "throwing up in her mouth" she has explained she isn't going to quit as easily as she has done in the past.

I’ve been in that situation before in matches, whether it was with illness or injury, and retired a few times.

With what I went through last year, you feel awful right now.

At some points I couldn’t really see the ball very well, but I think it’s made me so much tougher.

There was no way I was going to pull out. She [Wang] was going to have to beat me, and she did. She served it out.

Emma RaducanuPress Conference

18th Jan 2024, 14:00By Joshua Hall

Raducanu explains illness

Emma Radacanu has said he feels better after she had to be treated by medical staff during her loss to Yafan Wang.

Speaking in her post-match press conference, she said: "Now I feel a little bit better - I had some time.

"During the match, I would say in the third set, I was 30-love up serving and all of sudden just felt so sick.

"I just felt really weak and just nauseous. So throughout the third set I think everyone could see it was a bit of a battle.

"Physcially I felt fine, but it was more just like throwing up in my mouth.

"After the match it came out, but now I am okay and I'll get over it. It just sucks with the timing."

18th Jan 2024, 13:01By Joshua Hall

Medvedev first set shock

Daniil Medvedev finds himself one set down to unseeded Finnish star Emil Ruusuvuori.

The world number three lost the first set 6-3 in under 45 minutes.

There has been plenty of shocks already in today's action with both Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina crashing out in the women's singles.

Could Medvedev join them in an early exit?

18th Jan 2024, 12:01By Joshua Hall

What a finish!

Anna Blinkova has pulled off a shock win over world number three Elena Rybakina.

A 93 minute third set saw Blinkova win in the longest tiebreak in Women's Grand Slam history.

The match ended 4-6 -6-4 6-7 (22-20).

Blinkova hailed the victory in an interview and labelled it as "the greatest day of my life so far."

18th Jan 2024, 11:46By Joshua Hall

Norrie faces Ruud awakening

Cam Norrie will take on Casper Ruud in the third round of the Australian Open on Sunday.

Norrie progressed past Italian Giulio Zeppieri earlier on today.

The Brit was two sets down, but rallied to win 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4.

18th Jan 2024, 11:30By Joshua Hall

Wang's opponent revealed

Yafan Wang stunned Emma Raducanu to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.

The Chinese 29-year-old will now face compatriot Qinwen Zheng in the next round on Saturday.

Zheng is also making her first appearance in the third round of the Austalian Open.

18th Jan 2024, 11:10By Joshua Hall

Raducanu's physical battle

Emma Raducanu gave every ounce of her might in an attempt to get through to the next round of the Australian Open.

But the Brit was unable to secure a spot after an intense battle with Yafan Wang.

Raducanu was visibly uncomfortable for most of the third set as she needed medical assistance at one point.

18th Jan 2024, 10:54By Joshua Jones

So close, so far

It was an inspired effort from Emma Raducanu.

But she fell just short of a memorable win, losing 6-4 4-6 6-4 in just shy of three hours on court.

A lot to learn and definitely some positives to take after her long injury lay-off, but this defeat will hurt for a while.

18th Jan 2024, 10:49By Joshua Jones

Emma Raducanu is out of the Australian Open

Emma kicks off the game in style with the perfect lob but then nets a backhand return off a second serve - she knows that was a big chance. 15-15.

A smart forehand gets Wang to 30-15 and then Raducanu swings a drive volley just long... two match points...

And it's all over!

Raducanu seems to have saved the first with some huge backhands and a wonderful drop shot...

Wang chased it down and plopped the ball over but Emma went for broke with the backhand from close range - but dumped it in the net.

18th Jan 2024, 10:45By Joshua Jones

Over to you, Wang

Wow. A hold to love from Emma in the blink of an eye.

Wonderful stuff.

Now can she break back?

It's now or never...

18th Jan 2024, 10:43By Joshua Jones

Emma serving to stay in it

Wang with a confident hold given the circ*mstances.

Raducanu knows she must hold then break to stay in the Australian Open...

18th Jan 2024, 10:40By Joshua Jones

Raducanu holds again

Another game, another hold.

Raducanu keeps herself in contention as she holds for 4-3.

Very little celebration or any fist pumps right now, she's far too focused on keeping the sick down.

Can she get the break back this time...?

18th Jan 2024, 10:33By Joshua Jones

Where did that come from?

A lightning-quick hold from Wang.

It's a body blow to Raducanu who is back serving again after just four points of respite.

4-2 Wang.

18th Jan 2024, 10:31By Joshua Jones

Still she fights on

Another big hold from Raducanu.

She seals the game with a superb chase down for a short ball and produces a divine angle.

Superb stuff.

18th Jan 2024, 10:26By Joshua Jones

Emma-zing effort

She may be retching between points, but her tennis is brilliant right now.

Emma gets to 15-40 and then to advantage - the latter with a lung-busting 24-shot rally - but Wang refuses to go away and saves those three break points.

A fourth just goes begging and it is more heartache as, after ten minutes and 44 seconds, Wang holds again. 3-1 now.

18th Jan 2024, 10:18By Joshua Jones

Feeling the effects

Emma is really giving it her absolute all out there right now...