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MIAMI GARDENS: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina survived a spirited comeback from Russian Anna Kalinskaya at the Miami Open on Thursday, progressing to the third round with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win.
:Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff secured straight-sets victories over Canadians on Thursday to book their spots in the third round of the Miami Open, while Indian Wells champion Elena Rybakina battled to a win over Anna Kalinskaya.
Third seed Jessica Pegula breezed past Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov 6-3 6-1 on Thursday to book her spot in the third round of the Miami Open.
Roland Garros and the US Open.The 21-year-old's wordplay, however, is quizzical. "Last season was so strange, it can actually mess withyour head a little bit," Swiatek said of a run that brought her eight titles in all.It was from that 'strange' space, heightened expectations, that she came away with her biggest lessons.Swiatek, who opens her campaign here in the second round, most likely against American Danielle Collins on Wednesday, said her focus was on lowering expectations for herself.
MELBOURNE : Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev to lift his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last year, while Ash Barty won the women's singles final to end Australia's 44-year wait for a home singles winner at the tournament.
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 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.
The Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were also big winners, ensuring that normal order was resumed on day five at Melbourne Park following the shocks of a day earlier. World number two Ons Jabeur was the biggest casualty in the women's draw on Thursday, while the men's field has lost its top two seeds in Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. Hot favourite Swiatek, a three-time major winner but chasing a first Australian Open title, swatted aside qualifier Cristina Bucsa of Spain 6-0, 6-1.