Australian Open, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina
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Iga Swiatek has progressed through the Australian Open in fairly smooth fashion as she has made her way to the last eight of the competition. The Pole is one stage away from her best-ever performance at the Melbourne event,
Rybakina, now into her fourth Grand Slam semifinal (first since Wimbledon 2024), entered this match on a roll: she has now won 18 of her last 19 matches, and her last eight against the WTA Top 10 (Swiatek is 2-6 in her last eight).
Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Ben Shelton are among the winners as the line-up for the quarter-finals at the Australian Open is finalised.
Iga Swiatek’s hopes of completing a Career Slam this season came to an end in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Swiatek entered Melbourne as one of the tournament favourites, with the Australian Open standing as the only Grand Slam she has yet to claim.
Although Swiatek had an impressive 11-1 record against Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old American has beaten her four times in a row, leading many to question why the Pole couldn't beat Gauff.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has proven why she is still the player to beat at this year's Australian Open having raised her game to crush Iva Jovic. While Iga Swiatek was left stranded at Melbourne Park after forgetting her credentials following her win over Maddison Inglis.
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Poland needs one win over the Netherlands to advance, while Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas renew a decade-long rivalry.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After three previous losses in Australian Open quarterfinals, Jessica Pegula defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday to advance to the final four at Melbourne Park for the first time.