American Jessica Pegula was knocked out of the women's singles semifinals at the Australian Open 2026 today. Pegula (6), the last U.S. singles hope in Melbourne, was eliminated by Elena Rybakina (5) on Rod Laver Arena,

The 10-time Australian Open champion survived a two-set deficit in the quarterfinal on Wednesday after opponent Lorenzo Musetti, the tournament's No. 5 seed, was forced to retire with an injury in the third set while up 6-4, 6-3, 1-3. It was a brutal scene for the 23-year-old Italian, who held a 1-9 record against Djokovic going into the match.

The most successful player ever in men’s tennis, Novak Djokovic says he doesn’t feel like he’s chasing semifinal opponent Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, who have split the past eight Grand Slam