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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.The Russian-born Kazakh looked sharp from the start and only a 25-minute delay to close the stadium roof against a …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Never-say-die fifth seed Andrey Rublev admitted Monday he was “lucky” after saving two match points to topple Danish teen Holger Rune in a rollercoaster five sets and book a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals.In a battle of two former junior world number ones, the Russian broke when …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic steamrolled local hope Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Monday to ease into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a statement win in his quest for a 10th title at the Grand Slam that has only been threatened by a hamstring issue.It was Djokovic’s …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka reached the quarter-finals at 2:17 am on Monday after winning a bruising late-night encounter against China’s Zhu Lin.The 24th-seeded Belarusian won 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and will play Jessica Pegula of the United States, the highest remaining women’s seed left in the draw …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas found another gear when it counted to fend off Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in a rare win for the high seeds on Sunday.A year after dumping Sinner out in the quarters at Melbourne Park, third seed Tsitsipas crushed …

[ad_1] CNN  —  And then there were none. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s fourth-round loss at the Australian Open means none of the stars of Netflix’s new tennis documentary ‘Break Point’ have made it through to the second week in Melbourne. Such poor showing from the series’ stars has led to talk of …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Anna Danilina — seeded eighth — crashed out of the Australian Open after going down 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 against Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck and Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina in the second round. Sania, who was playing her last women’s doubles Grand Slam …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open, after losing in the fourth round on Sunday. Elena Rybakina defeated the 21-year-old Polish tennis player in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena. Światek had been favored heading into this year’s tournament after …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Australian Open on Sunday after suffering a 4-6, 4-6 loss to Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Rod Laver Arena. With the win, Rybakina reached the quarterfinals of the season’s opening Grand Slam for the first time. The …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Andy Murray‘s brave Australian Open run ground to a halt against Roberto Bautista Agut, the Spaniard fending off the fatigued former world number one 6-1 6-7(7) 6-3 6-4 in the third round to advance on Saturday.After back-to-back five-set wins over Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi Kokkinakis, a ragged Murray …