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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of Australian Open, Loses 4-6, 4-6 To Elena Rybakina In 4th Round Of Women's Singles

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World number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing a showdown of current Grand Slam champions to Elena Rybakina in straight sets.

Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner from Kazakhstan, beat Swiatek, the French and US Open champion, 6-4, 6-4 in 1hr 29min on Rod Laver Arena to advance to the quarter-finals. "It was a really tough match and I really respect Iga," said Rybakina, the 22nd seed. "She's a young player and think she played really well," she added of the 21-year-old from Poland. "It's a big win and I'm just happy to get to another round." Rybakina will face either seventh Coco Gauff or Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals.

Swiatek led 40-0 on her opening service game and 15-40 on Rybakina's delivery in the next. But it was the 6ft (1.84m) tall Russian-born player who showed her resilience and power to win both for an early 2-0 lead.

The Pole composed herself to hold in the next and then went on the attack, creating three break points and converting the first when Rybakina went long to level the set at 2-2.

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