Jan 17, 2026, 03:46 AM ET Emma Raducanu is seeded 28th in the Australian Open. Getty Emma Raducanu has been left less than impressed by the Australian Open’s scheduling after being forced to scramble to get ready for the tournament. The British No. 1 only arrived in Melbourne on Friday after reaching the quarterfinals of the … Read more
Raducanu is planning her preparations for Sunday carefully. “After seeing it, the initial reaction is ‘oh, it’s a late one’,” she said. “Then you deal with it, try and shift your day and adjust.” With the delayed flight to Melbourne, Raducanu did not train on Friday and pushed her sole practice session at the Australian … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature On telly, they’re talking about Alcaraz’s split from Juan Carlos Ferrero, his coach since he was an even younger kid than he is now. It may be that he’s so good it doesn’t matter, or that actually, what he needs is … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Back on Laver, Bublik has taken the first set against Brooksby 6-4. It’s quite strange watching him behave in sensible manner, managing a routine win, but that’s what he’s doing – for now, at least. Share Francis Tiafoe (29) beats Jason … Read more
Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow as she was stunned by world number 204 Taylah Preston at the Hobart International. British number one Raducanu was the top seed at the event – her final one before the first Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday. However, she will travel to Melbourne with … Read more
Emma Raducanu will hope to start 2026 strongly as the Australian Open gets underway. The 23-year-old is ranked 28th at the tournament and will not play another seeded player until the third round in Melbourne. Qualifying matches have already begun with plenty of players looking to replicate Raducanu’s career-defining triumph at the 2021 US Open. … Read more