Iga Swiatek

The world number one is a four-time major winner but has never been past the semifinals at Melbourne Park. She was on an 18-match winning streak

The 19-year-old American, a physical marvel who moves on the court like few others, has assumed the burden of expectation that has been on her since her emergence in 2019

‘The only thing that is a little bit, let’s call it dangerous, is that the question is: How far could we go?’ Medvedev, a 27-year-old Russian seeded No. 3, said

Siegemund, whose faults drew applause and whose own back-and-forth with Veljovic drew jeers, cried during her post-match news conference

The 22-year-old from Poland now owns four Grand Slam titles in all, including three at the French Open

Alcaraz is The Next Big Thing, the winner of the 2022 U.S. Open who grabbed his second Grand Slam title last month at Wimbledon

Coco Gauff will play for the women’s title Sunday after upsetting top-ranked Iga Swiatek 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4. She will face Karolina Muchova

Swiatek, winner of three of the last six Grand Slam titles, survived three match points before Gauff finally finished off the upset to the delight of a large crowd

Alcaraz overcame two rain delays totaling 2 hours, 35 minutes and 14th-seeded American Tommy Paul, who beat him last Friday in Toronto

This year, players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles will get three challenges per set

Svitolina, 28, once was ranked as high No. 3 and now is No. 76 after taking time off to start a family with her husband

Muchova grabbed five of six games on the way to pulling even at a set apiece. She carried that momentum into the deciding set, going ahead 2-0 and 4-3. But Swiatek took the last three games.