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With the “late” eating into the Christmas holidays, a new phenomenon gains weight in Spain: the Australian New Year’s Eve

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The year changes with the twelve bells midnight on December 31st. That has no discussion. What is questionable is that the New Year has to be celebrated at night. If you are more of a daytime person than a night person, if you don’t want to go to bed in the wee hours of the morning, hungover and resigned to spending the first morning of 2026 tossing and turning in bed… Why not bring the party forward a few hours? What if instead of gathering our family and friends for dinner we meet at noon? What if we ring in 2026 (or any other New Year) when they do it in Sydney, where the 12 bells ring when we are having lunch? What has happened? Bells, grapes, firecrackers, the first advertisement of the year, the trappings of the star presenter on duty, whether the layer of Ramonchu either the dress of the Pedroche… In Spain, New Year’s Eve has its traditions (apparently immutable), but that does not mean that more and more people choose to rethink how and especially when they celebrate the change of year. In fact, for a long time there has been a way to celebrate it that has gained followers: “Australian New Year’s Eve”. And what does it mean? It sounds exotic, but it’s actually very simple. The “Australian New Year’s Eve” consists of nothing more nor less than bringing forward the celebration of the New Year by a few hours. There is a 10-hour lag between Madrid and Sydney, which means that while in mainland Spain we sit at the table to eat in the most populated city in Oceania, there are in full transition of year. It is a simple geographical curiosity, but there are those who have seen in it a perfect hook to rethink when we celebrate the New Year in this corner of the planet. Instead of doing it at midnight, after an extensive dinner, they join the “Australian New Year’s Eve” and uncork the cava when the residents of Sydney or other regions of Australia, where they govern, do so. multiple time zones. One celebration does not have to exclude the other (a Spaniard can celebrate the New Year at 2:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.), but it does help to shift the focus away from the night. It is similar to the “pre-grapes” that have been celebrated for years, but in a somewhat different way: with food, parties and using Australian time as a pretext. But… Is it successful? Yes. At least in certain regions of Spain, where the concept of “Australian New Year’s Eve” seems to have caught on. A quick search shows chronicles about early celebrations in Teruel, Castellon, Valencia, The Palm…but if there is a place where the ‘Australian-style’ party has found fertile ground, it is Alicante. It has been organized there for a long time a few years and has expanded to several municipalities. The celebration has become so profound, in fact, that it moves so many people in restaurants and at night parties. So many people? The newspaper recently Information asked that same question to hoteliers and found a surprising response. According to the president of the Alicante Restaurant Association (ARA) reservations for lunch and dinner on December 31 are already practically equal in number, which shows that more and more people are bringing forward the celebration of the New Year. What’s more, part of the nighttime demand appears to be shifting to midday, when customers find more diversity in exchange for cheaper rates. “In the evening pack, the normal thing is set menus, which are somewhat more expensive,” says the hotelier. Prices are around 100 or 110 euros, practically double that of lunch, which is also usually served without a set menu and includes a drink. At first glance it may seem that restaurants are losing, but the reality is that if the daily clientele and the dinner clientele are added, businesses gain demand. Furthermore, New Year’s Eve menus may be more expensive, but they also entail more expenses for the establishments, which reduces their final profitability. From another association of hoteliers in the province of Alicante, Apeha, confirm There are starting to be more reservations at midday than at night. Is it just business? No. The phenomenon is not only seen in bars and restaurants. Daytime celebrations, including symbolic grapes, music and “chimes” are also celebrated with institutional support of the town councils. In Senija they present them for example as “Bells in the Sun” and in Crevillent the City Council advertises both the “Australian Chimes” as the “New Year’s Eve Party”. They are not unique or isolated cases. In Alicante you can find other towns that have taken their festivals beyond nighttime hours. Why this success? The big question. Costs aside, Apeha provides a key piece of information: the regular customer who books a restaurant on the 31st at noon is usually, clarifypeople of a certain age or with small children. “It’s not so much young people who go to clubs as people who prefer to go out at noon to get home at a productive time.” The truth is that the “Australian New Year’s Eve” is not an isolated phenomenon. It coincides with two others that are going in the same direction. The first is the afternoon boom. As the supply (and demand) of leisure diversifies and is no longer monopolized at night, more and more people choose to visit bars and clubs earlier. Instead of going out at night he does it in the afternoon, which is felt at Christmas itself. “Australian New Year’s Eve” may be expanding, but so is the “Good Afternoon” and “New Year’s Afternoon”advanced versions of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. More partying, less cooking. The other trend has to do with how we organize our Christmases and our habits in the kitchen. We start enjoying before December 24 or 31 because we are less willing to spend hours in the kitchen to prepare … Read more

Australia has decided to make a contribution to the lunar race in the most Australian way possible: with a giant spider

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The new lunar race does not consist only of returning to the moon, but to stay. And for that infrastructure is needed. NASA wants lunar concrete houses for 2040ESA has already found a method to pave roads from the regolitoand China trust that 3D impression accelerates your plans to create a large lunar base. Now an Australian company has put its own bet on the table, one that could not be more Australian: a Robot spider. A giant robot spider that prints houses. His name is Charlotte, and he is a hexapod robot (entomologists will forgive me) that displays his six legs to become a huge 3D printer capable of moving along the land as he built a house. Presented during the 76th International Congress of Astronautics in Sydney, this creation of Australian companies Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology has been Designed for a double purpose: Solve the housing crisis on Earth and, incidentally, prepare to build the first bases on the moon, something that Australia could contribute as a partner of the Artemis program. Build at the speed of 100 masons. Although the most striking of Charlotte is the arthropod inspiration design, its true magic lies in the combination of advanced robotics with a very particular 3D printing system, which can have a key advantage on the moon. Instead of depending on massive porches, such as other 3D construction printers, Charlotte promises to place himself on the walls that he creates and walk with his six legs to move as he adds layers to the building. This gives it an agility and portability that traditional printers do not have. According to its creators, you can build A 200 square meter house in 24 hours, so it will work at the speed of 100 masons. On the moon the whole floor is concrete. On paper, Charlotte meets several of the requirements to manufacture on the moon: it is light, you can fold its legs to occupy much less space in a rocket, and is designed to collect the materials available locally. On Earth, it promises to manufacture houses with sand, earth or crushed brick. On the moon, the plan is to collect soil regolito, compress it in a flexible tank and use the compacted material to form the layers of walls with already tested 3D printing techniques. It is an industrial and automated version of the construction technique with sacks. The regolite, the fine and abrasive dust that covers the lunar surface, is both a problem and a solution. It was a nightmare for Apollo missions, adhering to costumes and equipment, but it is also The fundamental raw material For any lunar construction project. If one day there are people living on the moon, they may do so in houses built in the most Australian way: with a gigantic spider (forgiveness, hexapod) robot. Image | Crest Robotics In Xataka | Forget the “little step for man.” The new moon career is not for glory, it is for the control of its resources

Darwin is an Australian city with 250,000 inhabitants. 100,000 of them are protected crocodiles

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Australia is a peculiar country. Not so much for their culture, a mixture of indigenous and western customs, but because it has become in the eyes of the rest of the world into practically, A meme. And it is due to the curious variety of fauna with which he has a recurring joke that Any bug That you find yourself It will be huge and You can kill you. Among them, are the crocodiles, which are not so exotic, but they have a whole town. The town is Darwin, and the 100,000 crocodiles that surround it are of a fairly aggressive species. Irony. You may be thinking about it, and that is: Darwin It is called in honor of the Naturalist Charles Darwin. It was founded in 1869 and, in its short history, it has had to be rebuilt on a couple of occasions. One, due to a Japanese bombing during the Second World War. The other by the action of a cyclone. It has 150,000 inhabitants and is the most populous capital in the north of the country, but much of its population does not walk on two legs. Larrakia. Darwin is located in a privileged enclave for outdoor sport, especially for those who enjoy sea sports. However, that exposure to the sea and one of the few rivers in the country has a small print: a population of overwhelming crocodiles. Currently, it is estimated that there are more than 100,000 crocodiles around the town, but until not long ago, the situation was completely different. The Larrakia are the aboriginal inhabitants of that region and, for 65,000 years, they lived with the crocodiles. The reason? Double: spiritual and useful. They were revered, but because they were of great value to the people due to their flesh and eggs. These crocodiles are of a particularly aggressive species, salt water crocodiles or Crocodylus porosusand his fate changed in the mid -twentieth century. Challenge. After World War II, the Larrakia painted little in a more westernized territory, and the crocodiles began to be dough hunted not due to their flesh, but to their skin. The fashion of the mid -century prevailed and imported little end with entire animals, which reduced The population of crocodiles between 3,000 individuals for the 60s. That hunt was seen as a form of economic development due to the lucrative fashion business, but things changed in the 70s. The little girl. In 1971 I know They implemented conservation policies, preventing the hunt for crocodiles and the population … exploded. If only 3,000, in 50 years they have multiplied until reaching 100,000 copies. Due to the numerous coast and warm temperatures, the territory of northern Australia is an ideal habitat for these crocodiles and, although they are an aggressive species, in recent years there have been less mortal incidents we could think. And, because the area is ideal for both fishing and swimming, or to perform any other outdoor activity, Darwin has a system of traps and park rangers that are responsible for keeping crocodiles at bay. Especially in times of heat, when these reptiles are more restless. Shield. Kelly Ewin is one of these park rangers, whose work is to catch and remove crocodiles from the areas closest to the population. In BBC He says that there is a system composed of 24 traps that surround the city of Darwin and are designed to catch those who approach too much, especially in the port area. “Obviously, we are not going to capture all the crocodiles, but the more we take out the port, the less the risk of a meeting between crocodiles and people will be,” says this former policeman. In addition, another tool is population education. In the northern territory, the government launched a program called “Be wise around crocodiles” to teach people how to behave responsible in the habitat of these animals. Natasha Hoffman directs the program and comments that, living in a country of crocodiles, they must know the answer to how to behave if they cross one. “If you are on a ship when you are fishing you must be aware that the crocodiles are there. They hunt through ambush, they sit, observe and wait. If they have the opportunity to grab some food, that is what they are going to do,” says the educator. There are also these poor people with a bad reputation due to ‘Jurassic Park’ License to kill. Now, although in the northern territory it is not allowed to kill the crocodiles massively due to that protection, but plans have been approved to increase the quota of crocodiles that can be killed annually from 300 to 1,200 with the aim of controlling the population. In addition, when there is a potentially dangerous encounter between a crocodile and a human, the park rangers have permission to end the threat. The problem is that there are too many, they are aggressive if a human approaches too much and, as they expose in BBC, every time a death occurs, the debate that puts the possibility of mass killings is revived. There are politicians who take advantage of say That the population is out of control, something that not everyone agrees. Business. Because not only local die: also tourists. In the same report, Alex Williams is the captain of a cruise focused on the viewing of crocodiles and states that there has been a boom of tourists in the last ten years. In addition, there are impracticable rivers. “If you are going to swim to the Adelaide River next to Darwin, there is a 100% chance of killing you. The only question is whether it will take five minutes or ten. I don’t think you never get to fifteen, you’ll end up shattered,” says Grahame Webb, an expert in these crocodiles. However, there are attractions like the ‘Cage of Death’ that allows you to swim with giant crocodiles. And, apart from tourism, there is a Intensive breeding of crocodiles that spend their lives … Read more

There are young Spaniards earning $ 10,000 a month in the Australian coal mines. But everything that shines is not gold

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“I’m going to show you how $ 5,000 every two weeks in Australia.” This is how a young Spanish named ‘Tonylopezz13’ opens a Video on Tiktok which was published a few days ago and that went viral. The premise is attractive, especially when we have the 13,81.33 euros of minimum salary in Spainbut it turns out that ‘Tony’ is not such an isolated case. There are more young Spaniards, but also from other countries that move to Australia with a goal: work in a mine. Of course, it has a small print. The Australian dream. Foreign immigrants in Australia represent a low percentage compared to other nationalities, but since 2015, when visa ‘was created’Working Holiday‘, fate became something more attractive. Australia has a high cost of life, but also one of the Base salaries higher in the world ($ 24.10 per hour, depending on the sector, becoming much higher in technological, health or mining jobs) and this visa allows a young man between 18 and 30 years to spend 12 months in the country. There are another series of visas, such as students who allow you to work certain hours per week or those who are issued to qualified workers who are hired by an Australian company. Since then, it is estimated that some 5,000 young Spaniards access the Australian labor market, many in this way and, as we see on social networks, some to work in Mines. Coal. Australia is one of the most muscle countries in the production and export of coal. Mainly, their mines are located in the state of Queensland, where there are giant mines such as BHP Mitsubishi Alliance or the mine of Carmichaelone of the largest in the world with a production of 60 million tons per year. In recent years, the Australian mining industry has faced criticism due to underground water pollution, the possible contamination of the coral barrier and, in general, due to the environmental impact that these mines have, but the activity remains one of the most important, at the economic and foreign trade level, of Australia. FIFO. And you also pay well. In a mine there are many types of positions and we can say that, depending on the role, the salary It moves between 70,000 and 150,000 Australian dollars a year. If it is a qualified position, that range is limited to between $ 90,000 and $ 150,000. These works for which a lower qualification is required usually follow a model called Fly-in Fly-out Or FIFO, which is nothing more than an attractive name for conditions that involve working about two weeks in a row with 12 -hour day day and then go home to rest … to wait for you to call you again. Temporary or casual, go. Influencers miners. The works that are usually done consist of cleaning of rooms and rooms, in the dining room or in the kitchen of the mining installation. It works, but you also earn a lot of money and it is something that young people from all over the world are making known in networks such as the aforementioned Tiktok, but also on Instagram or on YouTube Shorts. There are many publications under hashtags like #Miningalia either #FIFOAUSTRALIA in which they show their day to day and where money for only a few days of work almost always has a leading role. And they are true Influencersnot so much because of the virality of one two concrete videos, but because of the effect they have on people who want these conditions. Sienna Mallon. It is an example. This young Australian gained popularity, precisely, for giving visibility to her day to day as an employee of a mine. He studied agronomy and has played several roles in coal and gold mines, speaking in his networks about the challenges and benefits of the FIFO model and accumulating in the process about 450,000 followers among Tiktok and Instagram. Effect called. There are hundreds of comments in Mallon’s videos in which you ask how it can be applied to these jobs, something that we can also see easily in ‘Tony’, with Spanish people, but also Latin American asking for information on how to access these jobs. “When I met these videos on Tiktok, I told myself that I had to take the opportunity,” says a 25 -year -old in Lemond. All paid. And those salaries are really attractive. The first thing is that they are so high for both qualified personnel and without training because the mines are They locate in remote places. That is, they have to offer an incentive for people to want to go to those places very, far away from the cities and where you will have to make life during the working hours. But it is also attractive because there are practically no expenses. In the videos of these influencers you can see how they have private rooms with everything you need, free food, entertainment rooms, gym and, obviously, field to walk around, so you can save everything possible or invest in trips to meet the country during the rest week. Asterisk. But before you start looking at how much a ticket to Australia costs, there are other details to know. “The pay is good, but the day is exhausting,” says another young man in Lemonda, and it is something that goes in the line of people like ‘Tony’ who do not hesitate to affirm that they do not want to sell “the motorcycle to anyone: life during those 14 days is shit” focusing on ‘Tony’, on the video of 5,000 dollars every two weeks clarifies that the salary is high because it is a temporary worker. That is, you work two weeks for ten hours a day for 4,898 Australian dollars – about 3,000 euros – and then … it’s over. If you like you, they may call you again, but they may not do it. In another video sample How he was sleeping more than a week … Read more

An Australian company has discovered “very encouraging” lithium and rubidium amounts in Salamanca. The potential is huge

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West of the province of Salamanca, near the border of Spain with Portugal, a finding that the Berkeley Australian company He has cataloged “very encouraging”. Significant amounts of lithium, essential for the manufacture of batteries, and rubidium, a scarce and strategic metal. The news. The Berkeley Energy mining group has found important concentrations of lithium and rubidium in a site in the province of Salamanca. These explorations are part of the Conchas project, which covers an area of ​​31 kilometers covered by sediments of the Cenozoic in the Ciudad Rodrigo region. The announcement, cataloged as “very encouraging” by the company, has fired its price 21% In the Australian bag. Why it is important. Lithium is the gold of the 21st century: an essential metal for the manufacture of batteries that has gone from feeding our electronic devices to boost electric vehicles and energy storage from renewable sources, so its demand is still increasing. But rubidium, in particular, is a metal of enormous strategic value. Because it is scarce and the time critical for sectors such as defense, medicine, telecommunications, Quantum computing and renewable energies. It is in atomic watches (GPS, missile guidance), photoelectric cells (night vision systems, Perosvkita solar panels), tomographies, ionic propulsion, data transmission … and its production is dominated by China. Now what. Berkeley has identified thick and shallow areas of lithium and rubidium, which facilitates its possible extraction, but not everything is said. The company will expand the polls and test the samples extracted to evaluate its metallurgical potential, a key step when determining the economic viability of the project. The results of these tests are expected to know this same quarter to define the following steps. It is not the only project. The Essential Metals Limited Australian company (Australia is one of the leading countries in lithium extraction) found high grade lithium to Villasrubias, a town in Salamanca that historically dedicated itself to tin extraction. “Perhaps it is the region, not only of Spain, but of Europe, which has the greatest number of critical raw materials identified, and that are listed by the European Union, due to their economic importance for the development of green energy and for the risk of dependence on third countries “, A project spokesman said. The environmental impact. Known for claiming one billion dollars in damages to the Spanish government after this prohibit the research and use of uraniumBerkeley has the support of the markets in the face of the discovery of lithium and rubidium, but will have to detail the environmental impact of its extraction if the project will continue. The extraction of lithium, in addition to altering the landscape, requires large amounts of water and can release heavy metals and acids in the soil. It would not be the first time that a project is filed for the risk for neighboring peoples, as has happened Until twice in Ávila Duela denunciation of environmental associations. Image | Bybyk (CC BY-CC 4.0), DNN87 (CC BY 3.0) In Xataka | In Salamanca there is a high -tech nuclear fuel bars factory that exports to all of Europe: we have visited it

Jannik Sinner continues as number one in the ATP ranking after winning at the Australian Open

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The Italian Jannik Sinner was crowned last Sunday as champion of Australian Open, in the first Grand Slam of the year, and that allowed him to continue at the top of the ATP ranking leadership in its corresponding update at the end of January. Sinner, who beat Alexander Zverev 3-0 in the Australian Open final, commands the list with 11,830 points and has a great advantage with respect to the German that occupies the second box of the list with 8,135 units. As for Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, has managed to stay in the third position of the ranking after losing in the round of 16 against Djokovicwho, despite his withdrawal against Zverev in the semifinal due to an injury, has climbed a position, positioning himself in the sixth place of the table. The American Taylor Fritz, on the other hand, has remained in the fourth position of the classification despite losing 300 points. In turn, tennis player Casper Ruud has uploaded a position on the list, standing in the fifth position and therefore entering the top-5, above Djokovic and Tommy Paul, who has climbed two positions, to the ninth square. The biggest fall came courtesy of the Russian Daniil Medvedevwho now occupies the seventh place after losing 1,250 points in the general table. Look at the Top 10 of the ATP ranking here: Continue reading: (Tagstotranslate) ATP

Novak Djokovic reveals that he could have played his last Australian Open

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This Friday Novak Djokovic He had to withdraw from the Australia Open in the semi-finals due to an injury he suffered in the middle of the set against the German Alexander Zverev. The Serbian tennis player, who is the greatest Grand Slam winnerplayed the entire first set physically limited and preferred to withdraw from the match after losing 7-6. Later at a press conference he clarified what forced him to retire and recognized that this could be the beginning of the end in his brilliant career. “I started to feel severe pain, it was too much and it was getting worse and worse. “If I won the set, I’m not sure I would have been able to finish the match because of the intensity with which Zverev was coming.”Djokovic began explaining to the press. Novak Djokovic before the press after withdrawing from the Australian Open.Credit: EFE Djokovic has won the Australian Open 10 times in his entire career. Being the Grand Slam that he is best at, since it is the one that he has won the most of the 24 that he has in his showcase. However, The Serbian tennis player himself made it clear that this participation in the Australia Open could be the last of his career. Well, at 37 years old and with some injuries that he has had for years, Novak believes that if he is not at the necessary level he will not compete again in this Australian Grand Slam. “It probably could have been my last Australian Open. We have to see how the season goes. But if I’m motivated I don’t see a problem in playing again. I love this sport. I love him. It allowed me to be here. I am grateful for many things,” explained the experienced tennis player. “There is a possibility. Who knows? I’ll have to see how the season goes… If I’m fit, healthy, motivated, I don’t see a reason why I wouldn’t come.”Djokovic closed regarding the possibility of returning to Australia next year. Keep reading:Madison Keys will seek her first Grand Slam title at Australian OpenNovak Djokovic highlights Andy Murray’s work as a coachAlcaraz mocks Djokovic’s injury after Australian Open loss

Novak Djokovic retires after a set in semifinals from Australian Open

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The Australian Open lived an unexpected moment this Friday when Novak Djokovic, 10 times champion of the tournament, He decided to retire after losing the first set against German Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5). The duel, which promised to be an epic battle, was marked by the lesion of the Serbian, which had already been a matter of concern in the previous days. Djokovic, 37, dragged discomfort in the hamstrings from the quarterfinals, where he managed to overcome the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz in a physical and emotionally exhausting game. However, the accumulated load and the effort to stay competitive ended up taking its toll. After an hour and 21 minutes of intense exchanges in the semifinal, the Serbian failed a key volley on the Set Point in Zverev And, immediately, he walked to the network to congratulate his rival and announce his withdrawal. Zverev asks for respect for Novak Djokovic Zverev, now classified to his third Grand Slam final, asked for respect for Djokovic after some public boos in Melbourne Park. “Please, do not abuchée a player when he retires injured. Especially to a player who has won this tournament with an abdominal rupture and with an injury to the hamstring, ”said the German. The German tennis player became the third player in his country to reach the final of the Australian Open, after Boris Becker and Rainer Schuettler. With this victory, Zverev is positioned at a step away from getting his first Grand Slam title. His rival in the final will be the winner of the duel between the Italian Jannik Sinner, in force champion of the tournament, and the American Ben Shelton. The defeat and retreat of Djokovic, champion of 24 Grand Slam titles, mark the end of a golden era in the Australian Open, but also open the door to new figures like Zverev to write their own history. Djokovic’s participation was under scrutiny from the quarterfinal match. After his victory against Alcaraz, the Serbian revealed that the injury was serious, although he managed to play thanks to the use of anti -inflammatory drugs. The concern grew when he canceled his training on Thursday, although he managed to complete the warming prior to the semifinal without inconvenience. Continue reading: – Novak Djokovic exceeds Historic Record by Roger Federer in Grand Slams – Novak Djokovic eliminates Carlos Alcaraz and advances to the semifinal of the Australian Open (Tagstotranslate) Novak Djokovic

Keys – Sabalenka Australian Open final

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The American tennis player Madison Keys gave the big blow of her career by beating Iga Swiatekcurrent world number 2, in the semifinals of the 2025 Australian Open, with a score of 5-7, 6-1 and 7-6 (8) to now face Aryna Sabalenka in the fight for the title. The Pole, who was looking to return to number one in the WTA ranking, gave up a set for the first time in the six matches played in this edition of the tournament, facing a Keys who complicated the match for her from the beginning. Although the Warsaw native managed to win the first set 7-5, the North American showed her best version in the second set, completely dominating it with precise returns, and then overcame an exciting third set: she saved a match point in the twelfth game and despite being almost always at a disadvantage in the super tiebreak, he achieved the great victory after two and a half hours of play at the Rod Laver Arena. First final in Australia for Madison Keys The confrontation represents an important achievement for the American, who reaches the final in Australia after three semifinals at Melbourne Park. Previously, she fell in this instance in 2015 against Serena Williams and in 2022 against Ashleigh Barty. Now, at 29 years old, he is looking to win his first Grand Slam. Swiatek, 23, says goodbye to the tournament without the opportunity to add his sixth Major. He had won four Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) and one US Open (2022), but he will have to wait to achieve his first title at the Australian Open and regain the number one ranking. Keys achieved the second victory in six matches against Swiatek in historyalong with what was achieved in Cincinnati 2022, and now she will face Sabalenka, whom she only beat once in five meetings, in Berlin 2021. Key Mindset Change Madison Keys has signed one of the big surprises of this 2025 Australian Open by beating Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. The American was guaranteed to leave the Top 10 previously, but now, if she wins the title, she can be ranked number 7 in the world. “I’m very proud of myself for being able to stay there. I’d be lying if I said I never had doubts.. Being so close in the semi-finals with Aryna and losing was heartbreaking. That defeat took a long time to get over, but at the same time, I never stopped telling myself that if I kept working hard, and kept giving it my all, that’s all I could do, the only thing I can control. Good things tend to happen when you have that mindset,” he said. And he clarified: “There have been times in my career when things were easy. That is the reality of sport, it is very difficult to stay at the top every week. It’s easy to have doubts at times when things aren’t working out. The big focus for me this preseason was to try anything, be open to changes. I’m at a later stage in my career. Whatever the years I have left, why not be open to some changes?” Continue reading: American Madison Keys reached the semifinals of the Australian OpenAlcaraz mocks Djokovic’s injury after his loss to the Serbian at the Australian OpenBrazilian Joao Fonseca surpasses records of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in Australian Open

This is the financial prize that Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa have won for competing in the Australian Open

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The removal of a grand slam for whom there were so many expectations, it is always painful. Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa They leave Australia without being able to raise a situation for which they have been preparing thoroughly.. The Murcian ended his career in Melbourne last Tuesday against Djokovic, while the Catalan tennis player succumbed this Friday morning to Sabalenka. In addition to the prestige of being able to lift the first major of the season, the Australian Open has established some higher economic amounts compared to previous years for those tennis players who advance during the tournament. Before the start of the Grand Slam, lto organization of the Australian Open published the breakdown of the cash prizes for the 2025 edition. The total sum that all tennis players will receive as they advance to the round amounts to 58 million eurosthat is, 12% more than last year, in 2024. It should be noted that all tennis players receive the same amount of money, both on the men’s and women’s sides. As reported by the Australian Open, prize money has increased by 119% from the 26 million euros that were awarded ten years ago. So it has gone up a 36% more in the last five editions. Carlos Alcarazeliminated in the quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic, has been broken down 400,000 euroswhile the Serbian by reaching the semi-final has ensured 660,311amount you have won Paula Badosa after reaching the preliminary round of the final. The prize of the rest of Spaniards The champion of the first Grand Slam of the season in both the men’s and women’s draws will receive something more than two million euros; while the other finalist tennis player will pocket 1,140,537 million. Alexander Davidovichwho reached the fourth round after eliminating Shang Juncheng, Auger-Aliassime and Jakub Mensik, has won 253,000 euros; while Pablo Carrenoeliminated in the second round, has pocketed 120,000 euros. Although the prize money has suffered a considerable increase, the amounts that tennis players receive are far from what was expected. The Australian Open is, along with Roland Garrosthe Grand Slam that distributes the least money among tennis players. Carlos Alcaraz celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic. Reuters The Australian Open is at the top in terms of spectator attendance, which has an impact on the benefits that the tournament acquires. In 2023 it generated 542 million Australian dollars (368.9 million euros), which allowed the country an economic impact of 362.9 million euros. The reason is the currency exchange. The value of the euro and the US dollar has devalued against the Australian currency in recent years

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