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The match schedule for the Davis Cup World Group I Play-Off tie, which will take place on February 6-7 at Bela dvorana Velenje in Velenje, Slovenia, has been announced.

In order to accelerate the development of the sport of padel in Türkiye and strengthen international collaborations, the President of the Türkiye Tennis Federation (TTF), Ms. Şafak Müderrisgil, held a series of high-level talks in Madrid with the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the European Padel Federation (Padel Europe).

Competing in the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships, one of the most prestigious events in wheelchair tennis, our national athlete Ahmet Kaplan inscribed his name among the final four once again with his outstanding performance.

In the Davis Cup World Group I Play-Off tie to take place in Slovenia on February 6-7, our Senior Men's National Team, captained by Erhan Oral, will represent our country with the roster consisting of Mert Alkaya, Yankı Erel, Ergi Kırkın, Kerem Yılmaz, and Kaan Işık Koşaner.

Our national tennis player Zeynep Sönmez bid farewell to the tournament in the third round after being defeated by her Kazakh opponent Yulia Putintseva at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season.

Our national tennis player Ms. Zeynep Sönmez, who advanced to the main draw from the qualifiers, defeated her Hungarian opponent Ms. Anna Bondar 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour and 30 minutes in the Australian Open second-round match, becoming the first Turkish tennis player to reach the third round in Australian Open history.

Stakeholders of the TENNIS 4 ALL (Tennis for All) project, carried out under the coordination of the Turkish Tennis Federation (TTF) and supported by the European Union Erasmus+ Sports Fund, met at the "opening meeting."

Turkish Tennis Federation President Ms. Şafak Müderrisgil, TTF Board Members, TTF staff, and the Tennis 4 All project team paid a visit of respect to Anıtkabir, the eternal resting place of the founder of our Republic, the Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, prior to the “Tennis 4 All Project Opening Meeting.”

At the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, our national tennis player Ms. Zeynep Sönmez, who advanced to the main draw from the qualifiers, defeated world number 11 Ms. Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, achieving one of the biggest victories of her career and inscribing her name in the second round of the tournament.

Our national tennis player Ms. Zeynep Sönmez won the battle where she faced Ms. Anastasia Gasanova in the final round of the 2026 Australian Open qualifiers with sets of 6-3, 6-2 and advanced to the main draw.