Naomi Osaka accepts wildcard for Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has been confirmed for the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open next month after accepting a wildcard to play in the WTA 500 tournament.
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Easy does it as Djokovic leads top seeds into Melbourne quarter-finals
MELBOURNE :Novak Djokovic flirted with a rare "triple bagel" and Aryna Sabalenka produced yet another powerful performance as the defending champions swept into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Tsitsipas sees Australian Open exit as another chance to evolve
MELBOURNE : Stefanos Tsitsipas said he hoped to emerge stronger from his fourth-round defeat by Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open on Sunday after the Greek world number seven suffered his earliest exit in four years at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam.
Taylor Fritz Downs Stefanos Tsitsipas To Set Up Novak Djokovic Clash At Australian Open
American 12th seed Taylor Fritz dumped last year's Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the tournament on Sunday to set up a quarter-final with defending champion Novak Djokovic. There was little to separate them in the opening two sets but Fritz stepped up a gear to beat the Greek seventh seed 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in a shade over three hours. He said the key was "just trusting my shots" and that he had served well throughout. Fritz trails Djokovic 8-0 in head-to-heads, but he said he had improved and was relishing another battle against the top seed.
Fritz stuns Tsitsipas to reach last eight in Melbourne
MELBOURNE : Taylor Fritz stormed past last year's runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time after beating the Greek seventh seed 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Guinea Beat Gambia To Close On AFCON Last 16
Aguibou Camara's second-half goal gave Guinea a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, a result that left them on the brink of securing a place in the last 16. Midfielder Camara, who plays his club football in Greece, swept home an assist from Morgan Guilavogui midway through the second half to decide the Group C contest in Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro. Guinea had been the more dangerous side despite again being without star striker Serhou Guirassy, just as they were for their opening 1-1 draw with Cameroon.
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):
Guinea beat Gambia to close on AFCON last 16
Guinea’s midfielder #18 Aguibou Camara fights for the ball with Gambia’s forward #26 Ali Sowe during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group C football match between Guinea and Gambia at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro on January 19, 2024. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)