Welp! This year's Australian Open was shaping up to be kind of a snoozefest... right until the end.

After two incredible men's semifinals the night before, the women took their turn to shine in the spotlight.

Plus, we got a wave of winners in juniors and wheelchair events... including an incredible feat by 19yo Tokito Oda!

Let's get you caught up on all the results, ramblings, and rigamaroll from Melbourne and beyond!

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🏆 Rybakina Reigns! Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to claim her second grand slam title and first Australian Open crown. The 26yo Kazakh became the first player to win the AO women's title by defeating three top 10 players since Naomi Osaka in 2019.

🏆 All-Time History Maker Tokito Oda defeats Martin De la Puente, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, to win the Men's Wheelchair title and become the youngest man ever - in all of professional tennis! - to hold all four slam titles simultaneously.

🌟 Colombian Conquest Camila Osorio rallies from a set down to defeat Donna Vekic, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, claiming the title at the inaugural WTA 125 Philippines Women's Open.

🏆 Doubling Up Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai overcome a 1-4 first-set deficit and saved three match points in the second round en route to the AO Women's Doubles title. Mertens claims her sixth slam; Zhang adds a third to her collection.

👀 13 Years Later... Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski team up to take the AO Men's Doubles title. The pair first partnered at a Futures event in Glasgow in 2013. They lost 6-1, 6-3 in the 1st round.

🎯 Sister Act II Czech twins Adela and Julie Kovackova dominated compatriots Tereza Hermanova and Dominika Zoldakova, 6-1, 6-3, winning the first set in just 22 minutes. Echoes of Karolina & Kristyna Pliskova!

🎾 The Kings of Boys' Doubles South Africa's Connor Doig and Bulgaria's Dimitar Kisimov defeat Australian wildcards Ymerali Ibraimi and Cooper Kose, 6-3, 6-4, for their first slam title together.

🚨 Championship Shocker China's Li Xiaohui routs Diede de Groot, 6-1, 6-2, in 50 minutes to win her first slam singles title. De Groot, widely considered the greatest player ever in her discipline, was returning from hip surgery.

🌟 The Belgian (Double) Dip Luna Gryp (17) and Alexander Lantermann (16) both claim junior wheelchair titles for Belgium. "I hope now that we won we can get wheelchair tennis a bit bigger in Belgium," Lantermann says.

⚔️ Alcaraz on the Doorstep With a win in tonight's AO men's final, Carlos Alcaraz can become the youngest man ever to complete the career grand slam at 22 years 272 days, breaking Don Budge's 87-year-old record.

👀 The Undisputed GOAT A win Sunday gives the 38yo Novak Djokovic sole possession of the all-time grand slam singles record which he currently shares with Margaret Court. He'd also become the oldest Open Era men's slam champion, surpassing Ken Rosewall (37 years 62 days in 1972).

"I would choose this one. I would say I rather win this one than the three and complete the grand slam and be the youngest ever to do it." - Carlos Alcaraz on whether he'd prefer the AO title or winning the other three slams in 2026 ¹

"I saw Carlos after his match and he told me: 'I'm sorry to delay the start of your match.' I told him: 'I'm an old man, I need to go earlier to sleep.'" - Novak Djokovic on his exchange with Alcaraz after the semifinals ²

"If Novak wins, I will be happy for him because what he's doing at this stage of his career is quite spectacular. But if I have to support someone, I support Carlos." - Rafael Nadal on his allegiances for the men's final ³

"It was a battle. I'm really proud. It's really a Happy Slam." - Elena Rybakina on winning the AO 2026 title ⁴

"Today you're loser; tomorrow you're winner. Hopefully I'll be more of a winner this season than a loser." - Aryna Sabalenka on maintaining perspective after the loss ⁵

"I have no words for what I'm feeling right now; I'm super happy. I had such a good time, and it has been a pleasure to play here." - Camila Osorio on winning the inaugural Philippine Women's Open ⁶

"First, I gotta say, I was missing you, baby." - Tokito Oda addressing his trophy after winning the men's wheelchair title ⁷

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Men's Singles Final

◆ Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs. Novak Djokovic (4)

Boys' Singles Final

◆ Keaton Hance (4) vs. Ziga Sesko

Girls' Singles Final

◆ Ksenia Efremova (3) vs. Ekaterina Tupitsyna

Abu Dhabi (WTA 500) - 1st Round

◆ Liudmila Samsonova (5) vs. Sofia Kenin

◆ Leylah Fernandez (6) vs. Ajla Tomljanovic (WC)

◆ McCartney Kessler vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

◆ Hailey Baptiste (WC) vs. Teodora Kostovic (WC)

Cluj-Napoca (WTA 250) - 1st Round

◆ Antonia Ruzic (6) vs. Yue Yuan

◆ Anna Bondar (8) vs. Ella Seidel

◆ Sara Sorribes Tormo (PR) vs. Viktoriya Tomova

◆ Oleksandra Oliynykova vs. Mayar Sherif

Ostrava (WTA 250) - 1st Round

◆ Catherine McNally (6) vs. Suzan Lamens

◆ Moyuka Uchijima (7) vs. Elina Avanesyan

◆ Panna Udvardy (8) vs. Darja Vidmanova (WC)

◆ Katie Volynets vs. Linda Klimovicova

¹ Petterson, Liam. "Alcaraz on the brink of youngest career Slam at AO 2026." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link

² Imhoff, Dan. "Alcaraz, Djokovic on cusp of history-making Australian Open final." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link

³ Smith, Sophie. "'Much more relaxed': Nadal returns to AO as a fan ahead of men's decider." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link

⁴ Tan, Gill. "Resilient Rybakina beats Sabalenka to AO 2026 title." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link

⁵ Arhontissas, Felicia. "'She was better': Sabalenka offers praise as reality of loss sinks in." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link

⁶ PHILTA. "Osorio outlasts Vekic in epic final, rules inaugural PH Women's Open." Spin.ph, 31 January 2026. link

⁷ Briscomb, Bede. "Oda creates history in AO 2026 men's wheelchair final." Australian Open, 31 January 2026. link