10th seeds Yuki Bhambri and his Swedish partner Andre Goransson are in action in the men's doubles first-round match. The Indo-Swede pair take a 2-1 lead in the first set against James Duckworth and Cruz Hewitt of Australia.
10th seeds Yuki Bhambri and his Swedish partner Andre Goransson are in action in the men's doubles first-round match. The Indo-Swede pair take a 2-1 lead in the first set against James Duckworth and Cruz Hewitt of Australia.
“I was happy to get this win, a tricky opponent,” Sabalenka said. “She really stepped in in the first set.”
Sabalenka led 4-0 in the second set and overpowered the smaller Bai. Sabalenka even tried a bit of serve-and-volley in the match, trying to diversify her game.
“You saw serve-and-volley today,” Sabalenka said. “It didn’t really work well, but I did one.”
Indian interest on Day 4 comes in the men’s doubles, where Yuki Bhambri and Sweden’s Andre Goransson take on Australian wildcard pair James Duckworth and Cruz Hewitt in their first-round clash on Court 13.
Andrey Rublev has defeated his Portuguese opponent Jaime Faria. The 13th seed advances 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the 2nd round.
Elina Svitolina has progressed to Round 2 of the Australian Open 2026 with a straight sets victory over Linda Klimovicova at John Cain Arena. Svitolina won 7-5, 6-1.
Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Zhuoxuan Bai 6-3, 6-1 and advanced to round three with a comfortable victory.
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka is taking on Chinese player Zhuoxuan Bai in the 2nd round at Rod Laver Arena. The Belarusian has taken the first set 6-3 and is leading 2-0 in the second set.
Hello tennis fans! Welcome back to our live coverage of Day 4 at the 2026 Australian Open. Expect a packed schedule, marquee matchups, and nonstop updates as the action unfolds.