Iga Swiatek's pursuit of a career Grand Slam will have to wait another year. The No. 2-ranked women's player couldn't overcome the dominant serve of Elena Rybakina on Tuesday, falling in the quarterfinals at the 2026 Australian Open.

Jim Courier also reacted, noting that Jannik Sinner could have been an example to many tennis players.

Iga Swiatek is drawing inspiration from Carlos Alcaraz and aims to make certain technical changes to her serve in the upcoming period. Before the Australian Open started, Alcaraz went viral after he was spotted using an usual technique in a bid to make his serve better.

Iga Swiatek has progressed through the Australian Open in fairly smooth fashion as she has made her way to the last eight of the competition. The Pole is one stage away from her best-ever performance at the Melbourne event,