Australian Open 2026 LIVE results, Day 12: Aryna Sabalenka vs Elina Svitolina results; Jessica Pegula vs Elena Rybakina updates; Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans advance to the doubles final; Pat Rafter

One hour away from No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka taking on the No.12 seed Elina Svitolina.

A huge clash for a place in the final!

Stay with us tonight for ongoing coverage.

The team of Anna Danilina and Alexsandra Krunic have advanced to the finals of the women's on Thursday evening, taking a three-set battle against Gabriela Dabrowksi and Luisa Stefani.

The No.7 seeds upset the No.5 seeds 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4.

The other side of the women's doubles finals is yet to be determined.

The men's doubles finals meanwhile is set for Saturday. Aussies Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans will face American Christian Harrison and Englishman Neal Skupski.

Oh dear!

We have some light rain falling over Melbourne, and that has temporarily delayed play in the women's doubles semi final.

The ball kids are wiping the court and the roof is now closing.

We're in a bit of a temporary timeout here.

Appears as though the junior action on the outside courts is continuing, despite the rain.

Things got extremely heated at the end of the doubles quarter finals juniors clash on 1573 Arena on Thursday afternoon.

The Australian pair of Ymerali Ibraimi and Cooper Kose defeated Colombian Juan Miguel Bolivar Idarraga and American Vihaan Reddy.

The juniors all shook hands after the 6-2, 6-4 result, but something said by either Bolivar Idarraga or Reddy angered Ibraimi.

He snapped, yelling and pointing at the defeated pair.

"Who's a clown?" Ibraimi can be overheard saying.

"Leave it, leave it," his partner Kose interjects.

Ibraimi approached their bench and added: "Enjoy your flight back to Colombia, alright. How you disrespected me throughout the match, you never do that to me ever again. Listen to me," he pointed.

The chair umpire attempted to get between Ibraimi and Bolivar Idarraga, but the Aussie wasn't done.

"You know what you did (during the match)," he said.

"All those crappy underarm serves. I dare you try to do that to me again.

"Enjoy your time in the locker room, loser."

Kose appeared bemused by it all as the pair left the court.

Ibraimi, a Victorian-born player, is 16 and ranked 169th in the International Tennis Federation.

Tonight, we find out who makes the women's finals.

No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka will be looking to make her fourth straight Australian Open final as she faces the red hot No.12 seed Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.

Svitolina has been in incredible form, and will be hoping to knock out a third straight Russian after eliminated Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.

Following that match-up, American Jessica Pegula will face Kazakhstan's Elina Rybakina in a battle between the No.5 and No.6 seeds.

Both have shown outstanding form so far this tournament. Pegula in particular has eliminated reigning champion Madison Keys and No.4 seed Amanda Anisimova on her path here.

Rybakina meanwhile took down no.2 seed Iga Swiatek in the quarter finals.

All the action gets underway on Rod Laver Arena from 7pm AEST.

Jason Kubler says he will hit the practice courts hard tomorrow, feeling like he let the team down in his men's doubles semi final win alongside teammate Marc Polmans.

Kubler feels Polmans carried them in the third set to victory, saying he is so happy he has him as his partner.

The pair have never played doubles together before, entering the tournament as wildcards.

Kubler said his doubles ranking is so low that even if he paired with Carlos Alcaraz, he probably wouldn't gain automatic qualification.

A great interview with the Aussies after a big win:

The Aussie pair of Jason Kubler and Maddison Inglis entered 2026 newly engaged.

They could exit January $1m richer.

Inglis started the women's main draw as a wildcard, advancing through to the fourth round before being knocked out by Iga Swiatek.

Her shock run pocketed her $480,000 in prize money, while she also picked up another $22,000 for her first-round doubles loss.

Kubler, meanwhile, has just qualified for the men's doubles finals alongside teammate Marc Polmans. Winning the doubles would see the pair take home $900,000, or $450,000 each. Kubler grabs another $150,000 from making the first round of the men's singles draw as well.

Both Inglis and Kubler started the tournament as wildcards or qualifiers across the board, and the newlyweds could potentially pocket just over $1.1m.

Not a bad nest egg for impending wedding planning.

Marc Polmans lit a fire under the crowd on Rod Laver Arena to ensure the Aussie duo of himself and Jason Kubler advanced to the men's doubles finals, lighting up the crowd with some big serving and volleying to save a service game that was looking dicey.

Thanks to that effort, they held serve and ultimately went on to break the pair of Johnson and Zielinski and take the third set in the 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory.

Polmans' energy was infectious and much-needed, as things appeared to be slipping away from the Aussies.

Now, they will get the chance to fight for the Australian Open doubles crown on Saturday.

Jannik Sinner's semi final clash with Novak Djokovic has received the nod for the primetime night session on Rod Laver Arena on Friday.

They have been granted the slot over the other men's semi final, which pits No.1 seed Carlos Alcaraz against No.3 seed Alexander Zverev.

Naturally, No.2 seed Sinner is the reigning champion, and the No.4 seed Djokovic brings with him a huge audience, likely leading to the decision.

The 10-time Australian Open champion was all-but set to be eliminated in the quarter finals, before Lorenzo Musetti suffered an injury leading by two sets.

Now, Djokovic runs into the dominant Sinner.

There will be a match on Rod Laver Arena in the late morning as well, with Aussie wildcard pair Olivia Gadecki and John Peers facing France's Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard.

Gadecki and Peers won the Australian Open mixed doubles last year and are looking to defend their crown.

No details have been revealed yet about the action on other courts.

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