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MELBOURNE, Australia: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina eliminated No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek in straight sets Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina used her big serving to unsettle Swiatek and got the better of their baseline exchanges to win 6-4, 6-4 in about 1 1/2 hours.
Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova continued her breakthrough grand slam by defeating countrywoman Marketa Vondrousova to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. The 17-year-old is currently heading a crop of young Czech women who are expected to make a big impression over the next decade or so.
MELBOURNE : Aryna Sabalenka continued her fine run of form by moving into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday and the Belarusian, who has not dropped a set in 2023, says refusing to let negative emotions control her has been key to her success.
The Belarusian fifth seed blew away 26th-seeded Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-3 to set up a clash with Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding):
A Belarus athletics coach has been charged with multiple alleged breaches of World Athletics' Integrity Code of Conduct in relation to the case of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, whose defection during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made international headlines.
Belarusian coach Yury Maisevich was charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday for allegedly breaching World Athletics' Integrity Code of Conduct during the withdrawal of Krystsina Tsimanouskaya from the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
Katie Volynets' stunning Australian Open win over ninth seed Russian Veronika Kudermetova would have felt a bit sweeter for her extended family in Ukraine, who take pride in her achievements amid the ongoing war.