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MELBOURNE : Dayana Yastremska reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final with Monday's win over Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open, and the Ukrainian qualifier has learned to put aside the pressure of representing a country at war in order to do so.
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.
Irish players put in strong performances in the Dutch Eredivisie, the Championship, League One and the Northern Ireland Premiership this week.
MELBOURNE : Czech teenager Linda Noskova does not need to look far for inspiration in a country with a proven track record of producing top tennis talent but the Australian Open quarter-finalist said she would always idolise American great Serena Williams.
Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska surged into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final Monday, stunning two-time champion Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open. Driven by a booming serve and aggressive groundstrokes, the athletic 23-year-old battled past the Belarusian 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena. Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed to the last eight when Ukraine's Elina Svitolina retired with a bad back while trailing 3-0 in the first set.
A tearful Elina Svitolina was forced to retire with a back injury only three games into her fourth-round clash with Linda Noskova at the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE : Highlights of the ninth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday, all times local (GMT +11):
Qualifier Dayana Yastremska continued her fairytale run into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday with a 7-6(6) 6-4 upset of twice former champion and 18th seed Victoria Azarenka.