Tennis Talk 2026: Vol 2 (Adelaide, Auckland, Hobart)

Donna Vekic has an actual stall booked to flog her new jewelry line at the Australian Open. Exclusive necklaces only available at the event.

Sadly for the phorum she has called the brand 'Dash' instead of 'Shine bright like a Donna'

Whitney looking in good form. Imagine she has a trailblazing year with edy unable to post about her
Kasatkina looking totally off it as has been predicted elsewhere

Sloane about to close out a good win over Gadecki. She would be a good MIA candidate
Stan as well. He's planning to play out the year but that's what Gasquet said last year

I didn't know AO qualies had 10 point tb's in the final set and apparently neither did ofner, celebrated at 7-1 and ended up losing it

And then his opponent did the choke celebration to rub salt in the wounds.

Who will win the 1 pt slam?
https://x.com/tumcarayol/status/2011315689295135226/photo/1

Jan 14, 2026 -- 6:06AM, TheCarambaExperience wrote:

Who will win the 1 pt slam?https://x.com/tumcarayol/status/2011315689295135226/photo/1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-nYT09aMAAg0Mu?format=jpg&name=small
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classic Coco losing on a DF!

https://youtu.be/YHKeCv8N04Y?si=S8Qr90Lp__KRu7AX&t=118

https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2011651166057238673
https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2011647347080720751

Draws out.
Sinner vs Fonseca possible 3rd match.
Raducanu vs Sabalenka possible 3rd round match again.

Looked like Emma tanked today.

Was that a wise move or should she actually try to get points and get her ranking up to top 24 to avoid the big names in R3 of Slams?

Raducanu's slam record last year

2025

Aus: 3rd Rd v Swiatek:
French: 2nd Rd v Swiatek
Wimbledon: 3rd Rd v Sabalenka
US Open: 3rd Rd v Rybakina

2026

Aus: 3rd Rd v Sabalenka (potentially)

Good that she's seeded at last, but 28th seed not a high enough seeding position to still avoid big guns early. She gave Saba two great matches last year in Cincy and Wimbledon, she has a chance, but she's hamstrung herself again, doesn't matter Mirra's winning this tournament anyway, though I was looking at that exact draw link on my phone about 3 hours ago, looks like they spelt Vekic, Vokio.

Poor de Minaur


R1: Matteo Berrettini
R2: Mariano Navone or Hamad Medjedovic
R3: No.29 Frances Tiafoe
R4: No.10 Alexander Bublik
QF: No.1 Carlos Alcaraz
SF: No.3 Alex Zverev
F: Djokovic/Sinner

Alex de Minaur’s Australian Open losses (since he broke into ATP top 50)

2025 quarter-finals vs No.1 Jannik Sinner
2024 fourth round vs No.5 Andrey Rublev (Sinner awaited in quarter-finals)
2023 fourth round vs No.4 Novak Djokovic
2022 fourth round vs No.11 Jannik Sinner
2021 third round vs No.16 Fabio Fognini (Nadal awaited in fourth round)
2019 third round vs No.2 Rafael Nadal

Jan 15, 2026 -- 8:35AM, mesmerised wrote:

Raducanu's slam record last year2025Aus: 3rd Rd v Swiatek:French: 2nd Rd v SwiatekWimbledon: 3rd Rd v SabalenkaUS Open: 3rd Rd v Rybakina2026Aus: 3rd Rd v Sabalenka (potentially)Good that she's seeded at last, but 28th seed not a high enough seeding position to still avoid big guns early. She gave Saba two great matches last year in Cincy and Wimbledon, she has a chance, but she's hamstrung herself again, doesn't matter Mirra's winning this tournament anyway, though I was looking at that exact draw link on my phone about 3 hours ago, looks like they spelt Vekic, Vokio.

There was also Aloaraz, Benioi and Coooiaretto.

Jan 15, 2026 -- 7:47AM, TheCarambaExperience wrote:

Looked like Emma tanked today.Was that a wise move or should she actually try to get points and get her ranking up to top 24 to avoid the big names in R3 of Slams?

she might never have a better chance to win another tournament so it would be pretty silly if she did tank

Jan 14, 2026 -- 6:06AM, TheCarambaExperience wrote:

Who will win the 1 pt slam?https://x.com/tumcarayol/status/2011315689295135226/photo/1

for a novelty this was surprisingly good viewing. whole thing was streamed on YT so was easy to watch also

I only saw clips, but I didn't like it. I don't want to see Jannik Sinner all smiley as he double faults against some amateur or Sascha Zverev hit soft balls against Joanna Garland. I take it the top players have been given instructions to give others to shine in this comp, but that just kills it for me. But on the other hand, if you have the guys all out it makes the women look weak.

Joanna Garland owning Zverev, Kyrgios, Sakkari and Vekic was the highlight for me