MELBOURNE: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was off court in just 71 minutes, crushing ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-3 with minimum fuss. She will face fourth seed Coco Gauff next in a replay of last year’s US Open final that the American teenager won in three sets. On current form, Gauff will be the underdog […]
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MELBOURNE: Unseeded Russian Anna Kalinskaya said Monday (22nd Jan, 2024) she was focused on the job at hand and was not feeling the nerves after powering into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open. The world number 75, who had never made it beyond the first round on four previous occasions in Melbourne, […]
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MELBOURNE: Top Seed Iga Swiatek became the latest top-10 seed to crash out of the Australian Open on Saturday as Carlos Alcaraz sent a chilling warning to his rivals. Poland’s Swiatek came into the third round match against 50th-ranked Linda Noskova on an 18-match unbeaten run, targeting a first title at Melbourne Park. But the […]
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Unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova shocked last year’s runner-up Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open on Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) winning the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history as world number one Iga Swiatek came back from the brink. On a day of striking second-round upsets, women’s fifth seed Jessica Pegula also crashed out, along with […]
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MELBOURNE: Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva played “amazing” tennis to crush sixth seed Ons Jabeur in under an hour Wednesday, sending the Tunisian tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round. Playing her first tournament at Melbourne Park, Andreeva was electric in downing the three-time major runner-up 6-0, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena in […]
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MELBOURNE: Iga Swiatek survived a tough test against former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round in Melbourne on Tuesday as Carlos Alcaraz prepared to make his bow. The Polish world number one came through 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 against the player she beat to win her first Grand Slam title, at the […]
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MELBOURNE: Naomi Osaka said she had no regrets and had done the best that she could possibly do after her Grand Slam comeback came to an abrupt halt at the Australian Open on Monday (15th Jan, 2024). A single break proved enough for French 16th seed Caroline Gracia to win the opening set against her […]
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MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic will launch his bid for Grand Slam history at the Australian Open on Sunday against an 18-year-old qualifier after Jannik Sinner came through a testing opener in style. Women’s second seed Aryna Sabalenka starts her own title defence in sunny Melbourne, while men’s fifth seed Andrey Rublev is also in action. World […]
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MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is targeting an 11th Australian Open crown and a record 25th Grand Slam title. In the absence of injured Rafael Nadal, several younger players are out to stop him. Five men to watch when the first Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday (13th Jan, 2024): – Novak Djokovic – He […]
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MELBOURNE: Iga Swiatek will be the hot favorite to win a first Australian Open when it begins on Sunday (14th Jan, 2024) but could face a stiff challenge from reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka. Five women to watch at first Grand Slam of the year: – Iga Swiatek – The world number one is a four-time […]
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