US Open: Novak Djokovic on course for 24th grand slam, Iga Swiatek defeated
Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a crack at grand slam title number 24 after beating Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo.
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US Open: Swiatek stunned in fourth round as Djokovic cruises into quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek was stunned in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her world No 1 ranking, while Novak Djokovic marked his imminent return to top spot by easing into the quarter-finals.
Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Enter US Open Quarterfinals
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals at the US Open with a hard-fought three-set win over Julian Cash and Henry Patten. The sixth seeded Indo-Australian pair won 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(10-6) against the British duo of Cash and Patten after toiling hard for two hours 22 minutes in the third round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Bopanna and Ebden, who had reached the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this year, hit 13 aces and won 81 per cent of their first-serve points.
Indian Men's TT Team Assured Of Bronze Medal At Asian Championships
The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of at least a bronze medal in the Asian Championships with a 3-0 win over Singapore in the quarterfinals in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Monday. The opening singles between veteran Sharath Kamal and Izaac Quek went down to the wire with the 41-year-old Indian prevailing 11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13, 14-12. The seasoned G Sathiyan then blanked Yew En Koen Pang 11-6, 11-8, 12-10 to give India a 2-0 lead in the last eight clash. India's highest-ranked player at 61, Harmeet Desai, sealed the tie by outplaying Zhe Yu Clarence Chew 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.
Defending champ Swiatek upset by Ostapenko at US Open as Djokovic cruises
Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open on Sunday after defeat by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her number one ranking, while Novak Djokovic marched into the quarter-finals.
Swiatek bundled out of US Open, Djokovic marches on
NEW YORK :Iga Swiatek's U.S. Open title defence and reign as world number one came to an end on Sunday with a shock loss to Jelena Ostapenko, while Novak Djokovic continued his march towards a 24th Grand Slam crown.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of US Open 2023, Loses To Jelena Ostapenko In Round Of 16
Top-seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open, suffering a 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in Women's Singles Round of 16. Swiatek, who was also the defending champion in the competition, started off well against Ostapenko, winning the first set 6-3 but was outdone by her opponent in the following two sets. Swiatek might have been presumed the favorite given her dominance of the WTA Tour over the last couple of years but on-field it's Ostapenko who has had an edge over the Pole. In fact, before this meeting, Ostapenko had won all three of the pair's previous showdowns.
Djokovic Glides Into Us Open Quarters As Gauff Stops Wozniacki
Novak Djokovic rolled into his 13th US Open quarter-final on Sunday after Coco Gauff ended Caroline Wozniacki's fairytale Grand Slam comeback to line up a potential blockbuster with defending champion Iga Swiatek. Three-time US Open winner Djokovic cruised past 105th-ranked Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to book a showdown with American No.1 Taylor Fritz in the last eight. After recovering from two sets down in the previous round, Djokovic dictated from the outset against 25-year-old outsider Gojo who had won just one Grand Slam match prior to this week.