Australian Open: Simona Halep races into quarterfinals
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Simona Halep races into quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep surged into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday with a straight-sets victory over 16th seed Elise Mertens. Read: Dominant Djokovic powers through to quarters After top seed Ashleigh Barty, Halep -- last year’s Wimbledon champion and a former French Open winner -- is the highest remaining seed left in the draw. Halep drew first blood at a sunny Rod Laver Arena when she broke Mertens at the fourth break-point opportunity and consolidated for a 3-1 lead. The 24-year-old Mertens, whose best performance at a Grand Slam came in reaching the Australian Open semifinals in 2018, broke back and then stubbornly held serve for 4-3.

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Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes
3 days, 8 hours ago

Adelaide International: Kasatkina rolls into second round as Vekic crashes

The Hindu  

Adelaide World number nine Daria Kasatkina swept into the Adelaide International second round on Monday, but Paris Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic crashed to her third straight defeat of the season. Russia’s Kasatkina, runner-up at the last two editions of the Australian Open warm-up event, broke Australia’s Olivia Gadecki five times to advance 6-2, 6-3. She will next face last …

Naomi Osaka wins again to reach the quarterfinals at the Auckland WTA tournament
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1 week, 1 day ago

Naomi Osaka wins again to reach the quarterfinals at the Auckland WTA tournament

Associated Press  

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Four-time Grand Slam singles winner Naomi Osaka has started 2025 in style, beating Julia Grabher 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Auckland tennis classic. Although the wind often affected her ball toss, Osaka didn’t drop her serve at any stage and broke Grabher once in each set to win her way to the …

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder
2 weeks ago

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder

The Hindu  

1 and two-time Major champion Simona Halep has decided to skip next year’s Australian Open and a tune-up event in Auckland before it, the Romanian said on social media on Thursday. Australian Open 2018 runner-up Halep, who had received a wildcard for the upcoming edition’s qualifying round, last played in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi last week. “It’s not …

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying
3 weeks ago

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday for Australian Open qualifying next month. 1 but is currently 877th and hasn’t played at any Grand Slam tournament since 2022 after missing all tournaments for 1 1/2 years …

Cruz Hewitt, Simona Halep handed Australian Open qualifying wild cards
3 weeks ago

Cruz Hewitt, Simona Halep handed Australian Open qualifying wild cards

ABC  

Cruz Hewitt, the teenage son of tennis great Lleyton Hewitt, has received a wildcard for the Australian Open qualifying tournament as he pushes for a grand slam debut. The older Hewitt went on an inspired run through qualifying as a 15-year-old wildcard in 1997 to reach the first of 20 consecutive main draw appearances. Former world number 17 Bernard Tomic, …

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying

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Simona Halep gets wildcard for Australian Open qualifying event
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Simona Halep gets wildcard for Australian Open qualifying event

The Hindu  

Former world number one Simona Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal this year, will step up her comeback at the Australian Open after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying tournament on Wednesday. “I have been working hard to get ready for the 2025 season,” said Halep, a former French Open and Wimbledon …

Australian Open 2025: Simona Halep, Lleyton Hewitt's son get wildcard for qualifiers
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Australian Open 2025: Simona Halep, Lleyton Hewitt's son get wildcard for qualifiers

India Today  

Former World No.1 Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz have been given wildcard entries for the Australian Open 2025 qualifying round. The Australian Open has provided me with some of the best moments in my career, so I can't wait to be back in Melbourne and playing in front of the Aussie fans,” Halep, who is currently ranked No.877 …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years on Tuesday — a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open. I really love to see that people are appreciating me beside tennis and beside …

Simona Halep to face Paula Badosa in Miami opener, Iga Swiatek seeks Sunshine Double
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep to face Paula Badosa in Miami opener, Iga Swiatek seeks Sunshine Double

Hindustan Times  

Simona Halep will make her competitive return this week after winning an appeal over a doping suspension when she takes the court at the Miami Open where Indian Wells champion Iga Swiatek will look to pull off the Sunshine Double. Romania's Simona Halep Halep, who accepted a wild card into the Miami Open after her four-year ban was cut to …

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban

The Telegraph  

Nevertheless, it will probably feel like a win for Halep to have been participating in the Miami Open in the first place. In September, she had been served a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, who found her guilty on two counts: not only of using Roxadustat, a chemical normally used to treat anaemia, but also of showing …

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
10 months ago

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension

Hindustan Times  

Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months. Romania's Simona Halep “Thank you to the tournament for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to be back on court and competing," the two-time Grand Slam champion …

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
10 months ago

Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months. “Thank you to the tournament for giving me this opportunity and I cannot wait to be back on court and competing,” the two-time Grand Slam …

Simona Halep receives wildcard to Miami Open after doping ban is cut short
10 months ago

Simona Halep receives wildcard to Miami Open after doping ban is cut short

New York Times  

Simona Halep is set to make her competitive return to tennis at the Miami Open later this month after being given a main-draw wildcard by the tournament organisers. See you all soon!” The two-time Grand Slam champion was provisionally suspended in October 2022, and then given a four-year ban in September of last year — but after this week’s CAS …

Australian Open: Hsieh, Mertens win women’s doubles title
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Hsieh, Mertens win women’s doubles title

The Hindu  

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens won the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an emphatic 6-1 7-5 victory over Latvian-Ukrainian pairing Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok. The win earned the second seeds their second women’s Grand Slam doubles crown after victory at Wimbledon in 2021 and made Hsieh the second-oldest woman to ever win …

Australian Open 2024: China’s Zheng downcast by Sabalenka reality check
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2024: China’s Zheng downcast by Sabalenka reality check

The Hindu  

China’s Zheng Qinwen said she was bitterly disappointed not to have shown her best tennis as she was blown off the Rod Laver Arena court by Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The 21-year-old, playing her first Grand Slam final and hoping to emulate her childhood hero Li Na’s 2014 triumph at Melbourne Park, showed her best …

Zheng finished Australian Open with career first major tournament runner-up
11 months, 1 week ago

Zheng finished Australian Open with career first major tournament runner-up

China Daily  

Zheng Qinwen hits a return against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 27, 2024. China's top-ranked ace Zheng Qinwen capped her impressive run at the Australian Open with a career first runner-up finish at a major tournament, leaving Chinese fans stoked about a star …

Zheng finished Australian Open with career first major tournament runner-up
11 months, 1 week ago

Zheng finished Australian Open with career first major tournament runner-up

China Daily  

Zheng Qinwen hits a return against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 27, 2024. China's top-ranked ace Zheng Qinwen capped her impressive run at the Australian Open with a career first runner-up finish at a major tournament, leaving Chinese fans stoked about a star …

Zheng sweeps into last eight, as Alcaraz set to face Zverev
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Zheng sweeps into last eight, as Alcaraz set to face Zverev

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen reacts after beating Oceane Dodin of France to reach the last eight. MELBOURNE, Australia－Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will meet Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open quarterfinals and Daniil Medvedev is also back in a last eight that is stacked with the top six seeds. No 12-seeded Zheng Qinwen, a quarterfinalist at last year's US …

Australian Open 2024 tennis | Red-hot Alcaraz races into quarterfinals, Medvedev wins
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024 tennis | Red-hot Alcaraz races into quarterfinals, Medvedev wins

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz demolished unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic to storm into the Australian Open quarterfinals on January 22 as Daniil Medvedev stayed on track for a third final in four years. The Spanish second seed, who will next face sixth seed Alexander Zverev, is locked in a fierce battle with Novak Djokovic for the world number one spot and is also …

Round of 16 was the end of the run for 16-year-old Andreeva at the Australian Open
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Round of 16 was the end of the run for 16-year-old Andreeva at the Australian Open

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Mirra Andreeva was a set away from being the youngest player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals. The 16-year-old Andreeva took the first set off 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16 on Sunday, later admitting that’s when she started thinking about the last eight. “After winning the …

No. 1 Iga Swiatek exits Australian Open in a 3rd-round loss to Czech teenager Linda Noskova
11 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 1 Iga Swiatek exits Australian Open in a 3rd-round loss to Czech teenager Linda Noskova

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Already down a set and facing a break point against Iga Swiatek, No. Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic plays a forehand return to Iga Swiatek of Poland during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Iga Swiatek of Poland serves to Linda Noskova of …

Australian Open: Dayana Yastremska reaches career-best 4th round, Anna Kalinskaya shocks Sloanne Stephens
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian Open: Dayana Yastremska reaches career-best 4th round, Anna Kalinskaya shocks Sloanne Stephens

India Today  

Dayana Yastremska pulled off a stupendous performance after beating USA’s Emma Navarro 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the third round of the women’s singles in the Australian Open 2024. The youngster has a challenging task in hand as she will next face the winner of the blockbuster clash between two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and 2017 French Open winner Jelena …

Australian Open 2024: Timofeeva stuns 10th seed Haddad Maia in seven-year first
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Timofeeva stuns 10th seed Haddad Maia in seven-year first

The Hindu  

Qualifier Maria Timofeeva became the lowest-ranked woman in the Australian Open fourth round since 2017 on Friday when she upset 10th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia to keep her fairytale run going. Australian Open 2024: Mirra Andreeva stages fightback to enter fourth round, beats Diane Parry The victory added to her burgeoning reputation, having already beaten former champion Caroline Wozniacki. But …

A 16-year-old Andreeva advances over 3-time major runner-up Jabeur to Australian Open’s 3rd round
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A 16-year-old Andreeva advances over 3-time major runner-up Jabeur to Australian Open’s 3rd round

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — When their paths crossed after first-round wins, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva saw Ons Jabeur make a light-hearted gesture that signaled she could see her. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia waves as she walks from the court following her second round loss to Mirra Andreeva of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. …

Australian Open 2024: Ons Jabeur, Caroline Wozniacki knocked out, Jannik Sinner advances to round 3
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Ons Jabeur, Caroline Wozniacki knocked out, Jannik Sinner advances to round 3

India Today  

World number 6 Ons Jabeur has been knocked out of the 2024 Australian Open following a straight sets defeat against Russian teen sensation Mirra Andreeva, while former champion Caroline Wozniacki was defeated by Qualifier Maria Timofeeva in round 2. Australian Open, Day 4: Live updates 16-year-old Andreeva marked another significant accomplishment in her budding career, defeating three-time Grand Slam finalist …

Australian Open 2024: More mature, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva surprises self with routing of Ons Jabeur
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: More mature, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva surprises self with routing of Ons Jabeur

India Today  

16-year-old Mirra Andreeva came up with one of the most dominant performances of her nascent career as she decimated World No. 6 Ons Jabeur and progressed to the third round of the Australian Open 2024. it was her first win over a top 10 opponent on the WTA tour and Mirra got the job done in just 54 minutes at …

Naomi Osaka's Comeback At Australian Open Doesn't Go Well
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Naomi Osaka's Comeback At Australian Open Doesn't Go Well

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MELBOURNE, Australia — Moments after her Grand Slam comeback ended in a first-round loss, Naomi Osaka walked back through the players’ tunnel where her name has a prominent place among recent Australian Open champions. “So I wouldn’t say, like, this comeback is how I thought because I’m delusional enough to think I could have won the tournament.” …

Australian Open 2024: Dayana Yastremska Stuns Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova in First Round
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Dayana Yastremska Stuns Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova in First Round

News 18  

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle on Monday, succumbing to Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska 6-1, 6-2. She lost her opening service game and never got back in the contest as 93rd-ranked Yastremska took control on John Cain Arena, surging through the first set in just 31 minutes. Vondrousova, who beat Australian Open …

Australian Open 2024: The singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: The singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner’s first Grand Slam title with a comeback from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev completed the first 15-day Australian Open on the third Sunday of the tournament. GET CAUGHT UP What to read about the Australian Open: — Jannik Sinner comes back from two sets down to take the Australian Open final from Daniil …

Australian Open 2024: Here's how to watch on TV, betting odds and a look at upcoming matches
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Here's how to watch on TV, betting odds and a look at upcoming matches

The Independent  

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Pegula reaches Adelaide quarters, Mertens progresses in Hobart
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pegula reaches Adelaide quarters, Mertens progresses in Hobart

The Hindu  

World number five Jessica Pegula battled back from a set down to overcome lucky loser Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International on Wednesday. She’s always very tough.” At the Hobart International, another tune-up event for the Melbourne Park Grand Slam, top seed Elise Mertens defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2, 6-3 to make the …

Sloane Stephens' Australian Open buildup suffers blow; Ostapenko beats Cirstea, Shapovalov loses on return
1 year ago

Sloane Stephens' Australian Open buildup suffers blow; Ostapenko beats Cirstea, Shapovalov loses on return

Hindustan Times  

Sloane Stephens's Australian Open buildup suffered a blow after the former U.S. Open champion lost 6-4 3-6 7-6 to China's Yuan Yue in the Hobart International first round on Tuesday. Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin began her campaign at the Melbourne Park warm-up event with a 6-3 6-3 win over Greet Minnen of Belgium. Britain's Emma Raducanu withdrew from …

Nadal comeback from long layoff reaches Brisbane quarterfinals. Sabalenka, Rybakina also progress
1 year ago

Nadal comeback from long layoff reaches Brisbane quarterfinals. Sabalenka, Rybakina also progress

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — When Rafael Nadal faced three break points while serving for a commanding first set, a voice in the crowd at the Brisbane International yelled out to Jason Kubler: “You’ve got him worried now!” It was a fleeting concern for the 22-time major winner on Thursday in his second match back from a year-long injury layoff. “Something I …

Osaka’s first tournament as a mom ends in a loss to 3-time winner Pliskova in Brisbane
1 year ago

Osaka’s first tournament as a mom ends in a loss to 3-time winner Pliskova in Brisbane

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — A loss didn’t bother Naomi Osaka at the Brisbane International as much as the missed opportunity for more matches ahead of the Australian Open. The four-time major winner’s first tournament since becoming a mother ended in a 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 second-round loss Wednesday to three-time Brisbane International champion Karolina Pliskova. 1-ranked players was a step up in …

Rafael Nadal is trying to be realistic ahead of his 1st tournament in a year at Brisbane
1 year ago

Rafael Nadal is trying to be realistic ahead of his 1st tournament in a year at Brisbane

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Rafael Nadal is not putting a lot of pressure on himself ahead of his first tournament in more than a year. The 22-time Grand Slam singles champion’s last match was a second-round loss at the Australian Open in January, and Nadal eventually decided to have surgery on his troublesome hip in June. “Before the match it was …

Naomi Osaka practises for Brisbane International ahead of return to tennis after 27-month break
1 year ago

Naomi Osaka practises for Brisbane International ahead of return to tennis after 27-month break

ABC  

A "pumped" Naomi Osaka has spent her first Christmas as a mother sweating it out on Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane as her tennis return draws closer. Summer of tennis December 29 - January 7: United Cup December 31 - January 7: Brisbane International January 1 - 8: Adelaide International 1 January 8 - 13: Adelaide International January 2 - …

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case
1 year, 3 months ago

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep slapped with four-year ban in doping case

India TV News  

Romania's star tennis player Simona Halep has been banned from playing professional tennis for a period of four years due to doping violations, informed the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Tuesday, September 12. As per the ITIA, the two-time Grand Slam champion Halep was accused of two doping offences - failing a drug test during the US Open 2022 and …

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension
1 year, 4 months ago

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension

India TV News  

Romanian Tennis star Simona Halep on Monday got dropped from the entry list for US Open 2023 due to a provisional doping suspension. The US Tennis Association confirmed that the former World No.1 Halep 'was automatically withdrawn' when the qualifying draw was held. "With the Qualifying draw having been released and no update to her situation, Simona Halep has been …

Simona Halep out of U.S. Open field with doping suspension
1 year, 4 months ago

Simona Halep out of U.S. Open field with doping suspension

The Hindu  

Simona Halep was dropped from the U.S. Open field on Monday because of a provisional doping suspension. The U.S. Tennis Association announced that Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 Alcaraz after epic Cincinnati Open title Halep tested positive at last year’s U.S. Open for the banned substance Roxadustat, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency. According …

Australian Open: WTA facing challenges after Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open: WTA facing challenges after Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina

The Independent  

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Australian Open day 12: Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas reach men’s final
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open day 12: Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas reach men’s final

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Australian Open 2023: Unseeded Magda Linette continues dream run by beating Pliskova to book SF berth
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Unseeded Magda Linette continues dream run by beating Pliskova to book SF berth

India TV News  

Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into the Australian Open semifinals. The 30-year-old Linette beat Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday, adding the former No.1 to the list of top players she has beaten at Melbourne Park during this tournament. Linette continues dream run Linette, who …

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka beats Jessica Pegula to set up semi-final against Elena Rybakina
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka beats Jessica Pegula to set up semi-final against Elena Rybakina

Firstpost  

Victoria Azarenka said that she was proud to execute her game plan and reach the semi-final of a grand slam. Melbourne: Victoria Azarenka reached her first Australian Open semi-final since winning the title in 2013 when she knocked out third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday. “Well, it hurts to beat her because I always want her to do …

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka Eases Past Jessica Pegula to Reach Semis
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka Eases Past Jessica Pegula to Reach Semis

News 18  

Victoria Azarenka displayed the same confident brand of hard-hitting baseline tennis that carried her to two Australian Open titles and the No. Now 33 and a mother, she walked out into Rod Laver Arena wearing a jersey from her 7-year-old son’s favourite soccer team, Paris Saint-Germain, Azarenka delivered big shot after big shot, raced to a 3-0 lead in 12 …

Elena Rybakina highlights key to Australian Open run to semi-finals
1 year, 11 months ago

Elena Rybakina highlights key to Australian Open run to semi-finals

The Independent  

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Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka decimates Jessica Pegula to reach semi-finals for 1st time in a decade
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Victoria Azarenka decimates Jessica Pegula to reach semi-finals for 1st time in a decade

India Today  

2-time champion Victoria Azarenka kept alive her hopes of winning her third Australian Open title after she defeated World No.3 Jessica Pegula in straight sets in the quarterfinals. On Tuesday, January 24, the 33-year-old defeated Pegula 6-4, 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena and it took her only one hour and 37 minutes to secure victory. Azarenka will now face …

Australian Open 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Victoria Azarenka, Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna through to semi-finals
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Victoria Azarenka, Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna through to semi-finals

India Today  

Stefanos Tsitsipas stormed into his fourth Australian Open semi-final, while former champion Victoria Azarenka inched closer to bidding for a third title in Melbourne on Tuesday. Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic, who will play his quarter-final match on Wednesday, are in a bid to leapfrog Carlos Alcaraz to become No.1 if either of the two win the Australian Open title. Aus …

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