Tennis
Teenager Andreeva stages remarkable comeback to win
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Friday, 19 January 2024 04:03
Sabalenka has enjoyed serene progress in Melbourne so far and has also seen some of her title rivals exit early.World number one Swiatek's first two matches have kept her on court for more than five hours, with the Pole having to come back from the brink against Danielle Collins in the second round.Third seed Elena Rybakina, who Sabalenka beat in…
Tennis doesn't matter, people are dying - Kostyuk
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Friday, 19 January 2024 02:35
Once again Kostyuk did not shake hands with Avanesyan after her victory, as she has done with all Russian and Belarusian players since the invasion.Wimbledon banned players from the two countries in 2022 before reinstating them last year, while other tournaments have allowed such players to compete under a neutral flag.In a passionate news conference, Kostyuk also questioned the role…
Dominant Djokovic finds form to reach fourth round
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Friday, 19 January 2024 04:30
Djokovic has won all four of his previous meetings with his next opponent Mannarino, although the left-hander has reached a career-high ranking of 19 in the world at the age of 35. Mannarino's 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-4 win against American Shelton came in four hours and 46 minutes, following on from five-set victories against former champion Stan…
Medvedev wins 3:40am finish in Melbourne
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 09:09
"It was an incredible match and it could have gone both ways," Ruud said."Max has taken his tennis to a new level and I wish him the best of success in the year to come."He plays fast and is one of the most unorthodox players these days. It's tough. He made it hard and luckily in the end it went…
Blinkova beats Rybakina in longest Slam tie-break
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 04:50
Forty-two points, 14 combined match points, 31 draining minutes - and that was just the tie-break.Elena Rybakina and Anna Blinkova played out an epic Australian Open second-round match on Thursday - one that was settled by the longest tie-break in Grand Slam singles history.Russian Blinkova eventually converted her 10th match point to win the second-round match 6-4 4-6 7-6 (22-20)."This…
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