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Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open due to an injury, the defending Wimbledon champion announced on Sunday. It’s really disappointing because I love playing in Melbourne and have such great memories from reaching the quarterfinals last year,” she said via a post on her X account. During last year’s edition of the tournament Down Under, the Czech …

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic bowed out of singles at the Paris Olympics with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic shake hands after their match Schmiedlova has now eliminated both women who played in the final at …

PARIS — Iga Swiatek dropped to her knees and clutched at her midsection after getting hit by a ball in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals Wednesday, but it was her opponent, Danielle Collins, who stopped playing in the third set because of an injured stomach muscle she said was caused by cramping and dehydration from a lack of cold water available …

Seven-time champion and second seed Novak Djokovic progressed to the semifinals after getting a walkover from ninth-seeded Australian Alex De Minaur on the 10th day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London on Wednesday. In women’s singles quarterfinals, former champion and fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina beat 21st-seeded Ukrainian and last year’s semifinalist Elina Svitolina while …

Former French Open champions Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova will meet on the grass of Wimbledon after the pair reached the quarterfinals in contrasting fashion on Monday. Ostapenko, who won in Paris in 2017, raced through her 6-2, 6-3 win over giant-killer Yulia Putintseva, wrapping up the match under the Court One roof in just over an hour. The Latvian …

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 …

Ostapenko downs Krejcikova in Doha to reach quarterfinals

Jelena Ostapenko continued her excellent form by brushing aside second seed Barbora Krejcikova to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka eased through. Former French Open champion Ostapenko, who won the title in Dubai last week, cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory to set up a last-eight tie with Garbine Muguruza, who thrashed Madison Brengle …

Barbora Krejcikova, Madison Keys to meet in Australian Open quarterfinals

French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova breezed to a 6-2, 6-2 win over two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals for the third time in four Grand Slam events. The fourth-seeded Krejcikova was ousted in the second round of her two previous trips to Melbourne Park and is into the last eight at the Australian Open …

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Nadal reaches Australian Open quarterfinals for 14th time

Highlights Nadal is now tied with John Newcombe in second spot on list for most quarterfinals in AO. After fending off four set points and being unable to convert the first six of his own, Rafael Nadal finally clinched a 28-minute and 40-second tiebreaker to get himself on course to secure a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the …

New York: French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova is headed to the U.S. Open quarterfinals in her singles debut at the hard-court Grand Slam tournament after a wild 6-3, 7-6 victory over two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza. The eighth-seeded Krejcikova took a medical timeout while down 6-5 in the second set after saying she wanted to see the trainer for what …

Wimbledon: World No. 1 Barty makes quarterfinals for the first time, ends nine-year wait

Australia's Ash Barty was made to work but after overcoming a loose patch in the match, she defeated 7-5 6-3 win over French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova to advance to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time. Wimbledon - Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning her fourth-round match against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova. 1's, with Krejcikova sitting on top of the …

Maria Sakkari ended defending champion Iga Swiatek's 11-match and 22-set winning streaks at the French Open on Wednesday and reached the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time. The 17th-seeded Sakkari used strong and steady baseline play to eliminate Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 at Court Philippe Chatrier in the quarterfinals and ensure that the clay-court tournament will end with …

Barbora Krejcikova reached the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time by routing 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-0. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates after defeating United States's Sloane Stephens Krejcikova saved all three break points she faced while Stephens ended up with 26 unforced errors. In a double battle of generations at the French Open, …

French Open 2021 Day 9 Highlights: Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday with a straight sets win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner. Barbora Krejcikova reached the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time by routing 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-0. French Open Day 9 results in brief: Men Novak …