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Rybakina eyes Swiatek's No.1 ranking after Australian Open win
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina set her sights on taking Iga Swiatek's world number one ranking after knocking the Pole out of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-4 victory in the fourth round on Sunday.
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina eliminates No. 1 Swiatek from Australian Open
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.
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
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.
Australian Open 2023: order of play on Wednesday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Lucky loser Kwon wins his biggest title in Adelaide
Korean lucky loser Kwon Soon-woo won the biggest title of his career when he outlasted Roberto Bautista Agut in a thrilling final at the Adelaide International Saturday.
ATP roundup: Jenson Brooksby rallies in Auckland
Jenson Brooksby dropped a set but charged back to beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of the ASB Classic on Monday in Auckland, New Zealand.
India's Mirza to retire after WTA 1000 event in Dubai in February
:Sania Mirza, India's former doubles world number one, said she will call time on her career aged 36 after next month's Dubai Tennis Championships, after her 2022 retirement plans were delayed due to injury.