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Heavy traffic caused after car leaves carriageway on M4
There was heavy traffic after a car left the carriageway on the M4 near Bridgend on Thursday, January 18. One lane was closed on the M4 westbound and eastbound carriageways between Junction 36 (Sarn) and Junction 37 (Pyle). Traffic Wales first reported the incident in a post to X (formerly Twitter) at 4.01pm.
Anna Blinkova Makes History As Carlos Alcaraz And Iga Swiatek Power On At Australian Open
Unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova shocked last year's runner-up Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open on Thursday, winning the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history as world number one Iga Swiatek came back from the brink. On a day of striking second-round upsets, women's fifth seed Jessica Pegula also crashed out, along with men's eighth seed Holger Rune. But the biggest drama was saved until late into the cool, breezy night in Melbourne, when Blinkova converted her 10th match point to beat third-ranked Rybakina 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (22/20).
Daniil Medvedev Bounces Back From Two-Set Down To Enter Australian Open Third Round
Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev reached the Australian Open third round with a five-set win over Emil Ruusuvuori. World number three Medvedev battled back from two sets down to win 3-6, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-0 after more than four hours and 20 minutes on court. Medvedev had been just two points from defeat when trailing his 53rd-ranked Finnish opponent 4-5 in the fourth set. However, he recovered to sprint through the tie-break to level at two sets all and then swept the decider as Ruusuvuori struggled with a right shoulder injury.
Collins announces impending retirement after Australian Open exit
MELBOURNE: Former world number seven and Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins announced she would be retiring this season after a close second-round loss to world number one Iga Swiatek at Melbourne Park on Thursday (Jan 18).
Alves says he was drunk on night of alleged sexual assault - ESPN
Former Brazil international Dani Alves said for the first time that he was drunk on the night he is accused of committing sexual assault, judicial sources have confirmed to news agency EFE.
World No. 3 Elena Rybakina Knocked Out Of Australian Open, Loses To Anna Blinkova
Unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova dumped world number three Elena Rybakina out of the Australian Open on Thursday following the longest tie-break in a singles match in Grand Slam history. Blinkova, ranked 57, won the first set of the second-round match 6-4 and last year's finalist Rybakina hit back to win the second by the same scoreline. But the match hinged on a breathtaking tie-break that Blinkova won 22-20, which lasted more than 31 minutes. It surpassed the previous longest tie-break of 38 points, according to the International Tennis Federation. The Russian served for victory in the 12th game of the deciding set, missing two match points, but that was only the start of the drama on Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic braces for stern test against veteran slayer Etcheverry
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic's peerless pedigree and experience at the Australian Open might just make him the perfect target for Tomas Martin Etcheverry, who is fast making a habit of eliminating veterans at Melbourne Park.