Usually, an Alcaraz title run wouldn’t be news. He’s only 21, and this is already his 17th tournament victory. It’s a bigger deal when he loses than when he wins. But Rotterdam was different, and ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A collection of some of the top photos by Associated Press photographers featuring the intense light and shade of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.

Coco Gauff of the U.S. warms up before a fourth round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland ... Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot against Jack Draper of Britain during a fourth round ...

On the hottest day of the tournament so far with temperatures hitting 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit), Alcaraz went through when Britain's Jack Draper ... back to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 ...

Four-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarter-finals after British 15th seed Jack Draper retired ... Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 5-7 6-2 6-1 ...

After her 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round ... Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts during a fourth round match against Jack Draper of Britain at the Australian Open ...

On the eighth day of the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz surged to the quarter-finals after Jack Draper was forced to retire due ... Coco Gauff, the American third seed, staged a comeback to beat ...

"The kind of matches that I played against him remind me of my match-ups versus (Rafael) Nadal in terms of the intensity and the energy on the court." ...

As temperatures hit 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) in Melbourne, Gauff dropped a set for the first time this season but fought back to beat Belinda ... or Britain's Jack Draper for a place ...