Australian Open order of play on Sunday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding):
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Azarenka maintains perfect record against Ostapenko to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE : Twice former champion Victoria Azarenka took her career record against Jelena Ostapenko to 4-0 on Saturday with a 6-1 7-5 victory in the third round of the Australian Open.
Kostyuk, Tsurenko vow to keep spotlight on war in Ukraine
MELBOURNE :Marta Kostyuk and Lesia Tsurenko want to keep the focus at the Australian Open firmly on war-torn Ukraine, saying on Friday that people continue to suffer almost two years after the Russian invasion.
Aryna Sabalenka And Jaanik Sinner Fire Warning Shots At Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner emphatically stated their Australian Open title credentials on Friday, surging into the fourth round as a below-par Novak Djokovic prepared for another testing examination. US Open champion Coco Gauff also signalled her intent in a 6-0, 6-2 romp while 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva kept her dream run going with a battling fightback against France's Diane Parry. Belarusian defending champion Sabalenka was unstoppable in a crushing 6-0, 6-0 canter over 28th seed Lesia Tsurenko on Rod Laver Arena while Sinner dropped just four games in crushing Sebastian Baez, ranked 29.
Sabalenka, Sinner lead charge into second week in Melbourne
MELBOURNE : Title contenders Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas all made light work of their third-round ties at the Australian Open on Friday to storm into the second week of the year's first Grand Slam.
Ukraine's Tsurenko perseveres with painful reminders of war
MELBOURNE : Stepping onto a tennis court to take on a Russian or Belarusian opponent is a painful reminder for Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko of her war-torn country, the 34-year-old said after losing to second seed Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Friday.
Dominant Sabalenka coasts into fourth round
Aryna Sabalenka handed Lesia Tsurenko the dreaded double bagel at the Australian Open - but the scoreline did not bother the Ukrainian.
Australian Open order of play on Saturday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main courts on the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding):