Day 10 at the Australian Open: Alcaraz and Zverev set to clash in the semifinals, Gauff misses chance to meet Sabalenka

On January 27, 2026, Beijing time, the tenth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament commenced, with the quarterfinals of the men's and women's singles top halves kicking off first.

Sabalenka

During the daytime session at Rod Laver Arena, world No.1 Sabalenka took on the American dark horse Jovic, the youngest player among the current women's singles top 100 and making her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance at this Australian Open. Ultimately, Sabalenka dominated the match lasting 1 hour and 29 minutes, winning 6-3, 6-0, reaching the semifinals in Melbourne for the fourth consecutive year. Prior to this, her record in Australian Open women's singles semifinals stood impressively at 3 wins and 0 losses.

Svitolina

After suffering a tough defeat in last year’s final, Sabalenka aims to reclaim the Daphne Akhurst Trophy this year. Her semifinal opponent is an unexpected contender. The 12th seed Svitolina swiftly dispatched the 3rd seed Gauff in just 59 minutes with a 6-1, 6-2 victory, extending her winning streak to 10 matches this season and reaching the Australian Open women's singles semifinals for the first time in her career.

Gauff

Gauff was stopped at the quarterfinal stage for the second consecutive year. After the match, she vented her frustration by smashing her racket in the players’ area. However, during the press conference, she explained she had wanted to find a place without cameras to release her emotions. “I’m a bit uncomfortable with the broadcasting; I feel some moments don’t need to be televised, just like after the US Open final when Sabalenka also smashed her racket. I don’t like breaking rackets; I’ve said before that I wouldn’t do it again on court because it’s disrespectful to myself.”

Zverev

On the men’s side, last year’s runner-up Zverev was the first to play and managed to withstand the strong challenge from American rising star Learner Chen, eventually winning in four sets 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-6(3). This marks his third consecutive year reaching the Australian Open men’s singles semifinals. Throughout the match, Zverev served 24 aces and afterward said, “Learner’s baseline game was incredible; I haven’t faced such a strong baseline player in a long time. If I hadn’t served 24 aces today, I probably wouldn’t have won.”

Alcaraz

Playing in the night session, world No.1 Alcaraz delivered an outstanding performance, fully controlling the match against local favorite Deminar and winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. This victory marks his first appearance in the Australian Open men’s singles semifinals. After this match, Alcaraz is just two wins away from completing the “Career Grand Slam,” and in the semifinals he will face Zverev across the net.

Zhang Shuai / Mertens

In the women’s doubles, the Chinese star Zhang Shuai paired with Mertens continued their strong run, defeating the American duo Baptiste/Sterns 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Tomorrow, they will compete against Wu Fangxian and Hozumi Eri for a spot in the semifinals. On the junior girls’ singles side, 6th seed Sun Xinran and 11th seed Shao Yushan both won their second-round matches. Along with Zhang Ruiyan and Qu Yihan who advanced yesterday, there are four Chinese young talents among the last 16.

Results of Day 10 at the 2026 Australian Open

Updated men’s and women’s singles draws at the 2026 Australian Open