Novak Djokovic is convinced US tennis great Serena Williams will return to competition, and the 24-time Grand Slam champion is itching to see "one of the greatest athletes" back on court.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz believes controlling his emotions has been the secret of his unbeaten start to 2026 as he chases a third title of the year at Indian Wells.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday voiced her support for a proposal to make women's matches best-of-five sets during the later stages of Grand Slam tournaments.

A "small number" of tennis players remain stuck in Dubai following a men's tournament last week, owing to the war in the Middle East, the tour's governing body the ATP said on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev has called for a streamlined ATP calendar with only Grand Slams and Masters 1000 tournaments offering ranking points, though the Russian concedes such reforms would be difficult to implement.

Macci previously coached Williams and her sister Venus in the early 1990s.

With the win, Alcaraz improved to 12-0 for the year and collected his ninth ATP 500 trophy.

The Spaniard became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam when he beat 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the Australian Open final this month.

Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history as the first mothers ranked inside the WTA Tour's top 10 at the same time, with the governing body hailing it as "an incredible moment for women's sport".

Novak Djokovic said it had been "a great ride" and "God knows what happens tomorrow" after losing Sunday's Australian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz said having Rafael Nadal watching in the crowd helped drive him to a maiden Australian Open title on Sunday and made the win "even more special".

Alcaraz has immense respect for Nadal and Djokovic, but the world number one's hero growing up was Roger Federer.

Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major.

The match will start at 2:30 p.m. Bangladesh time today.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner, who retired from tennis in 2024, is set to attend the blockbuster title match in Melbourne.

Elena Rybakina produced a thunderous display to dismantle Aryna Sabalenka 6‑4, 4‑6, 6-4 on Saturday and capture a maiden Australian Open title, turning the tables on the world number one in their Melbourne Park final rematch from three years ago.

Sixth seeds Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison beat Australia's Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7-6(4) 6-4 to win the Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday as the British-American duo first Grand Slam event as a team.

Belgium's Elise Mertens and Chinese partner Zhang Shuai clinched their first Grand Slam women's doubles title as a team Saturday when they downed Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic at the Australian Open.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka clashes with Elena Rybakina in what promises to be a hard-hitting women's Australian Open final on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz said he did not think he had cramp initially when he took a medical timeout that left Alexander Zverev fuming in their marathon Australian Open semi-final on Friday.