[ad_1] PARIS: Pole Iga Swiatek consolidated her place atop the WTA world rankings released on Monday after claiming the Qatar Open at the weekend.The French and US Open champion, Swiatek, 21, dropped just five games all week on her way to a second straight Doha title on Saturday by beating …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: World number one Iga Swiatek cruised to a comfortable straight-set victory over American Jessica Pegula in the final to clinch her second successive Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday. Swiatek registered a 6-3, 6-0 win in the finale to grab her first title of 2023. It …
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[ad_1] PARIS: Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka climbed to second in the new WTA rankings released on Monday after claiming her first Grand Slam title as Poland’s Iga Swiatek retained top spot.The Belarusian advanced three places to reach her highest ranking since August 2021 at the expense of Tunisia’s Ons …
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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 …
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[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 …
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[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 …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Swiatek dazzled in bright sunshine to make short work of their third-round opponents on Friday as some normalcy returned to the Australian Open after scheduling woes, wild weather, upsets and late finishes hogged the headlines.Third seed Tsitsipas, the top surviving seed in the men’s …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: World number one Iga Swiatek and dangerous American Jessica Pegula led the charge into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as wild weather again played havoc.Polish title favourite Swiatek swept past Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3 under a closed roof on Rod Laver Arena while third seed …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: World number one Iga Swiatek survived a tough examination against Jule Niemeier on Monday to reach the second round of the Australian Open.The 2022 French and US Open champion was far from the fluent best that took her to a 37-match win streak last season, needing an hour …
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[ad_1] After the furore of 2022, Oz Open boss Tiley is looking forward to welcoming NovakA year ago, Craig Tiley was caught in the war of elements. Novak Djokovic was deported, sending the pandemic-savaged opening Grand Slam of the season into a tailspin. Tennis was in a tizzy.Sport came to …
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