🔥 Coco vs. Iga!! USA clashes with Poland in the first United Cup semifinal. That means... we get another edition of this increasingly fascinating rivalry!

💪 All-American Ballers Alex Michelsen, Aleks Kovacevic, and Brandon Nakashima make up 3/4 of the semifinalists in Brisbane.

💥 Sabalenka Steamrolls The world #1 is smashing through the draw, avenging her Australian Open loss to Madison Keys.

⚠️ Banged Up Qualifiers Kyrian Jacquet's AO wildcard in question after he retired mid-match in Canberra. Kei Nishikori's back is still an issue. Qualifying starts Monday.

🎾 United Cup — Semifinals

Switzerland vs Belgium Can Zizou Bergs continue his heroic run? Or will Stan Wawrinka celebrate his just-announced AO wildcard with a win?

USA vs Poland Gauff vs. Swiatek is the headline act. Taylor Fritz vs. Hubert Hurkacz ain't too shabby either! Feels like a must-win moment for Fritz.

🎾 Brisbane International (WTA 500)

🔥 Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Karolina Muchova (11) Sabalenka dispatched Keys 6-3, 6-3, totally flipping the script on last year's AO final. But Muchova is a sea of untapped potential who can (and has) take down everybody.

H2H: Sabalenka 3-1.

👀 Jessica Pegula (4) vs Marta Kostyuk (16) Kostyuk is the chaos agent of the semis, dispatching Amanda Anisimova & Mirra Andreeva en route. But Pegula has looked stronger and stronger each match.

H2H: Pegula 4-0.

🎾 Brisbane International (ATP 250)

⚔️ Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Brandon Nakashima All-American SF guarantees a US finalist. Kovacevic took out Cam Norrie & Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Nakashima hasn't dropped a set.

H2H: First meeting

🔥 Daniil Medvedev (1) vs Alex Michelsen The only seed left in the draw meets the final of the American trio. Gotta think Meddy has the edge. But, Michelsen can get hot on the right day.

H2H: First meeting.

🎾 Hong Kong Tennis Open (ATP 250)

🔥 Lorenzo Musetti (1) vs Andrey Rublev (3) It kinda feels like the final, but it's happening one round earlier. Musetti has the edge, but Rublev has been playing good ball this week.

H2H: Rublev 2-1.

🎯 Marcos Giron vs Alexander Bublik Bublik is the favorite to reach the final. But! Giron has beaten him the last three times they've played.

H2H: Giron 3-1

🎾 ASB Classic (WTA 250)

🚀 Alex Eala vs Wang Xinyu Eala beat Magda Linette 6-3, 6-2 and brings her phalanx of Filipino fans to the festivites. Wang with a lot more experience at this stage, though.

H2H: Wang 1-0.

👀 Elina Svitolina vs Iva Jovic Svitolina survived a grueling three-setter against Sonay Kartal 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(5). And Jovic could be coming along at just the right time to score the upset.

H2H: First meeting.

👑 Stan's Stickin' Around! He faces Bergs tonight in the United Cup, then heads to Melbourne with a wildcard for one last run.

❤️ Fils' full perspective. Arthur Fils, out of the AO with a back injury, posted: "I'm 21, I still have 10-15 years ahead of me. It's not a race."

🎥 Qinwen sits it out. The 2024 finalist and Olympic gold medalist is out of Melbourne with elbow surgery. Called it her "lucky place" but "not yet at my best condition."

💬 "The most complex injury of my career." Jack Draper detailed the bone bruising that's kept him out five months since the US Open.

Source: Jack Draper via X (@jackdraper0)