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MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Self-described "obnoxious soccer mom" Victoria Azarenka was ordered to take off her Paris St Germain shirt at the Australian Open on Thursday before bowing out of the Grand Slam with a straight sets defeat by Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals. After an exchange of words with the chair umpire at Rod Laver Arena, Azarenka took off the PSG shirt before warming up in her regular kit against Rybakina. "They told me to take it off twice because I had a different shirt," the 22nd seed told reporters after losing 7-6(4) 6-3 to Kazakh Rybakina. "My son wore the white jersey today to his practice, and I tried to wear a white jersey to my match but couldn't. "But give me a couple of hours and I can have probably a better outlook on this month in Australia.
Azarenka up for the challenge as Sabalenka seeks calm
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Although Sabalenka and Magda Linette of Poland will be playing in their first semi-finals at Melbourne Park, Azarenka returns to final-four action after a decade away when she takes on Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. Now a self-confessed "obnoxious" soccer mom, the 33-year-old Azarenka looked every inch the player who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013 when she took apart in-form third seed Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals. "It will be a great matchup," said Belarusian Azarenka, who lost their only meeting in straight sets at Indian Wells last year. Sabalenka, who has played three previous Grand Slam semi-finals and lost them all, knows that her biggest battle on Thursday will most likely be with her own emotions. "I think it's going to be a great test for me, if I can actually keep myself calm in key moments," Sabalenka said.
Djokovic is making a mockery of the theory that the second week of Grand Slam tournaments get tougher. Fifth seed Rublev has now lost all seven Grand Slam quarter-finals which he contested. "I'm really excited, man. So I'm really grateful." Linette had no problems serving out her quarter-final against twice Grand Slam finalist Pliskova, whose 36 unforced errors sabotaged yet another bid to win a first major.
On Friday, Russia's Karen Khachanov faces Stefanos Tsitsipas as he bids to reach his first Grand Slam final. With the conflict in Ukraine showing no sign of ending, a decision about Russian and Belarussian players competing at the All England Club is pressing. Australian Open organisers even banned Russian and Belarusian flags from Melbourne Park last week after a complaint from Ukraine's ambassador to the country. 'SITUATION NO-ONE WANTS'Nine-times Australian Open champion Djokovic has urged Wimbledon to allow Russian and Belarus players to enter the 2023 tournament, a view also backed by American great John McEnroe. "I disagreed with it last year that Wimbledon didn't allow the Russians or Belarusian players to play.
Ruthless Rybakina rolls into Australian Open semi-finals
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. Rybakina, who ousted top seed Iga Swiatek in the fourth round, broke straight back, however, and saved four break points with some brilliant tennis in the next game to consolidate. "I'm super happy to be in the semi-finals for the first time," said Rybakina. Ostapenko was clearly second best but might take solace at her best Grand Slam showing since she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2018, a year after she won the Roland Garros title. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
[1/3] Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2023 Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during his quarter final match against Sebastian Korda of the U.S. REUTERS/Jaimi JoyMELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Karen Khachanov reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday after Sebastian Korda retired injured while trailing 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0, dashing the American's hopes of emulating his father Petr's 1998 Melbourne Park triumph. Khachanov had also reached the last four of the 2022 U.S. Open and said it felt great to be back in a Grand Slam semi-final. "I'm super happy to be in the semi-finals for the first time," said Rybakina. "Of course, I was nervous, particularly in the last game, but I'm happy I managed my emotions. Rybakina will take on third seed Jessica Pegula or twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka next.
"I felt the pressure, and I felt that I don't want to lose instead of I want to win," said Swiatek, who dominated last season with two Grand Slam wins. Rybakina, the 22nd seed, might have expected to face Gauff in the quarter-finals but the much-hyped American teen was upset 7-5 6-3 by Jelena Ostapenko, the forgotten Grand Slam winner of women's tennis. The win secured a first Australian Open quarter-final for hard-hitting Ostapenko, as well as the first at a Grand Slam since her run to the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2018. Latvia's first - and only - Grand Slam champion stunned the world when she hoisted the trophy at Roland Garros as an unseeded 20-year-old. Third seed Pegula will face the winner of Victoria Azarenka and China's Zhu Lin for a place in the semi-finals.
Azarenka back in Australian Open quarters after seven-year wait
  + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Azarenka, twice a winner of the title in Melbourne, started slowly and lost the opening set but stormed through the second to take the fourth round match into a decider. I've had a couple of close matches this year that didn't go my way so I'm really proud of myself." Looking ahead to her quarter-final she said it would be a more familiar opponent, having known liitle about Zhu Lin. "I've practised a lot with Jess and I'm going to enjoy that one. If I do lose I would rather lose to Jess, but I'm going to give her hell!"
With Draper's injury reducing him to a groaning wreck, Nadal finished strongly to close out the match 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1. With Kyrgios gone and last year's women's champion Ash Barty retired, the chances of a another home winner for local fans are greatly diminished. Seventh seed Coco Gauff also raced into the second round, while last year's finalist Danielle Collins advanced with a tougher, three-set win over Anna Kalinskaya. Briton Raducanu will next face teenager Gauff, who won in Auckland and confirmed her good form with a 6-1 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova. Italian 15th seed Jannik Sinner, a quarter-finalist last year, was the first man to reach the second round, rolling over Briton Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-0 6-2 on John Cain Arena.
Azarenka prevails over Kenin in battle of former champions
  + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"I also thought she was coming in with nothing to lose so I knew she was going to play well, play freely. Kenin will perhaps have been encouraged by her fighting display on Margaret Court Arena after three years blighted by injuries, illness and off-court issues. Kenin fought gamely to hold serve for 5-4 but Azarenka made no mistake when serving for the set. The second set was much tighter with the key moment coming in the tiebreak when Azarenka boomed down her fifth ace and Kenin responded lamely with a double fault. "The off season is full of blood, sweat and tears so we can go out there and do our best.
MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will kick off his Australian Open title defence on Monday with a first round test against rising Briton Jack Draper as a new era begins on the blue hardcourts of Melbourne Park. The top seed has had only one win since September's U.S. Open and admitted his title defence was vulnerable to an early shock after two straight defeats in the lead-up. The reigning French and U.S. Open champion opens her campaign against Jule Niemeier in the first evening match at Rod Laver Arena, the German who gave Swiatek a huge scare in the U.S. Open fourth round. With American tennis looking for a new champion in the post-Serena era, Coco Gauff will open the day session at Rod Laver Arena against Czech Katerina Siniakova. Medvedev, the men's seventh seed, will return to the scene of last year's final heartbreak when he faces unseeded American Marcos Giron in the late match at Rod Laver Arena.
Swiatek the favourite as Melbourne Park set for new champion
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
MELBOURNE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite to land her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but the picture is considerably less clear if the world number one fails to live up to her top seeding. DIFFERENT PROPOSITIONSwiatek was thrashed 6-4 6-1 by Danielle Collins at Melbourne Park last year in her first hardcourt Grand Slam semi-final, and the American looms this year in the last 16 if the seedings hold. Charismatic American teenager Coco Gauff would be a popular champion, not least in the Australian Open marketing department. Last year's French Open finalist is in form, having opened the season with the title at the Auckland Open. Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina's big serve gives her a chance of a second Grand Slam title, while world number four Caroline Garcia is enjoying a late-career renaissance and won the WTA Finals on hardcourt last year.
Second seed Casper Ruud - twice a runner-up on the Grand Slam stage last year - plays Tomas Machac. A pre-tournament practice match between Nick Kyrgios and Djokovic saw tickets sold out in 58 minutes and the pair could potentially meet in a blockbuster quarter-final. Five-times runner-up Andy Murray plays Matteo Berrettini while fifth seed Andrey Rublev meets wildcard Dominic Thiem in other first-round matches. The Polish player could face seventh seed Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals and third seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals. Women's world number two Ons Jabeur will begin her latest attempt to become the first Arab player to claim a Grand Slam singles title when she plays Tamara Zidansek.
Noskova stuns Jabeur in Adelaide to set up Sabalenka showdown
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/4] Tennis - Adelaide International - Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide, Australia - January 7, 2023 Czech Republic's Linda Noskova in action during her semi final match against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur REUTERS/Loren ElliottJan 7 (Reuters) - Qualifier Linda Noskova continued her giant-killing run at the Adelaide International 1 on Saturday, as the 18-year-old toppled ailing world number two Ons Jabeur 6-3 1-6 6-3 to set up a final against second seed Aryna Sabalenka. She returned rejuvenated to grab the second set dropping only one game, but found herself a break down at 1-3 in the decider and Noskova held her nerve to grab the victory. "I'm happy with the level I played today, especially with her different game," Sabalenka said of Begu. The American will meet 2016 Junior Roland Garros singles champion Rebeka Masarova of Spain, who downed fellow qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium 6-3 6-3. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Teenaged qualifier Linda Noskova saved a match point before completing a stunning 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(6) victory over double Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Adelaide International 1. Noskova, who also upset third seed Daria Kasatkina earlier in the WTA 500 event, next meets favourite and world number two Ons Jabeur who battled past Marta Kostyuk 7-6(5) 7-5. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka staved off a late fightback from former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova to win 6-3 7-5 in hot conditions. She fought until the end and I was really happy I was able to win," WTA Finals runner-up Sabalenka said after another battling display in her preparation for the Jan. 16-29 Australian Open. "I think because I'm staying really calm and I feel like I'm at home here that's why I play really well.
Raducanu suffers injury scare ahead of Australian Open
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. The Australian Open begins on Jan. 16. AZARENKA THROUGHAt the Adelaide International 1 WTA 500 event, twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka saw off Zheng Qinwen 6-2 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals alongside unseeded duo Irina-Camelia Begu and Linda Noskova. China's Zheng, who was named WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2022, sent down 10 aces and 34 winners but also made 35 unforced errors at the Australian Open warm-up event. Belarusian Azarenka next faces Czech teenager Noskova, who followed up her first-round upset of Daria Kasatkina with a 6-2 6-2 win over fellow qualifier Clair Liu.
Azarenka digs deep to beat Kalinina in Adelaide
  + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6(9) 7-6(5) in a gruelling match at the Adelaide International 1 on Tuesday and reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament. Twice Australian Open champion Azarenka found herself in trouble trailing 5-1 but she summoned up her fighting spirit to save five set points before edging a tense tiebreaker. "When you talk about first matches that are never easy this one was definitely at the top of the list," Azarenka said. Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko plays Czech Karolina Pliskova later on Tuesday. Top-seeded American Coco Gauff made short work of Tatjana Maria, beating the Wimbledon semi-finalist 6-4 6-1 to snap a five-match losing streak.
Sakkari wins rain-delayed semi-final to reach Guadalajara final
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Oct 23 (Reuters) - Greek fourth seed Maria Sakkari beat Marie Bouzkova 7-5 6-4 in a rain delayed semi-final at the Guadalajara Open and will play American Jessica Pegula later on Sunday in the final. Sakkari had won the opening set of her semi-final on Saturday when the match was halted due to persistent rain. Sakkari struggled to hold serve at 5-4 before breaking Bouzkova to secure her place in her second WTA 1000 event final of the year. Third seed Pegula had booked her spot in the final on Saturday with a 7-6 (3) 6-1 win over twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Guadalajara, Mexico - October 19, 2022 Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in action during her second round match against Spain's Paula Badosa REUTERS/Henry RomeroOct 20 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka battled past Madison Keys 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 in Guadalajara on Thursday, ending the American's hopes of reaching the WTA Finals and setting up a quarter-final showdown with Coco Gauff, who rolled past Italian Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-3. It will be the first meeting between the 33-year-old twice major winner Azarenka and the American 15 years her junior, after overcoming second-set blunders to dispatch Keys in a tense two hours and 14 minutes. Third-ranked Jessica Pegula of the United States kept her impressive 2022 on track to down former U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu 6-4 6-4 and will next face compatriot Sloane Stephens, who dispatched France's Caroline Garcia 7-6(6) 7-5. Veronika Kudermetova beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-4 and will next play either American Danielle Collins or Greek Maria Sakkari, while Czech Marie Bouzkova overcame a disastrous start to send off Liudmila Samsonova 0-6 7-5 6-3. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Azarenka overcomes Gauff to reach Guadalajara semi-final
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Experience triumphed over youth as 33-year-old twice major winner Victoria Azarenka beat 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 to reach the Guadalajara Open semi-final, staying on track to end a two-year title drought. Azarenka kept her poise under a barrage of powerful serves as the world number seven lobbed 10 aces across the net. "She served really well, she was mixing a lot so I was trying to adjust," Azarenka said. The WTA Finals, featuring the world's top eight singles players and doubles teams, will start in Fort Worth, Texas on Oct. 31. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Motivul din spatele decizieiSimona Halep a anunțat că nu va participa la această ediție a turneului de la Wimbledon. Simona Halep a ratat și Roland Garros din cauza aceleiași accidentări) reprezintă o provocare atât din punct de vedere fizic, cât și mental. Mulțumesc tuturor celor de la Wimbledon pentru înțelegere și pentru susținere ”, a scris Simona Halep, pe Instagram. Simona Halep s-a accidentat la gamba piciorului stâng pe 12 mai, în timpul meciului cu Angelique Kerber de la Roma. Simona Halep este campioana en-titre de la Wimbledon, datorită titlului cucerit în 2019, ediția de anul trecut fiind anulată din cauza pandemiei de COVID-19.
Persons: Simona Halep, Roland Garros, Instagram, Mihaela, Victoria, Serena Williams Locations: Wimbledon, Roma, România, Bad Homburg, - titre, Constanța, Serena
Jucătoarea americană de tenis Serena Williams, numărul 8 mondial, a fost eliminată în optimile de finală ale turneului de la Roland Garros, fiind învinsă în două seturi, 6-3, 7-5, de kazaha Elena Rîbakina, într-o partidă disputată duminică. Americanca, triplă câştigătoare a trofeului la Roland Garros, dar care nu s-a mai impus într-un turneu major din 2017, a comis 19 erori neforţate pe parcursul jocului câştigat de Rîbakina după o oră şi 17 minute. Acesta a fost primul duel dintre cele două jucătoare în circuitul profesionist, iar Serena Williams reuşise să câştige anterior toate cele 14 meciuri jucate împotriva reprezentantelor Kazahstanului. În urma eliminării Serenei Williams, pe tabloul de la Roland Garros au mai rămas doar două jucătoare din Top 10 mondial: poloneza Iga Swiatek (nr. 5), laureata, respectiv finalista ediţiei 2020 a turneului parizian, care s-ar putea înfrunta în sferturile de finală.
Persons: Serena Williams, Roland, Rîbakina, Williams, Margaret Court ., Roland Garros, Serena Williams reuşise, Anastasia, Sofia Kenin Organizations: Margaret Court . Americanca, WTA Locations: Serena, Roland Garros, Kazahstanului, Sofia
Două din cele cinci avioane închiriate special pentru jucătorii care vin să joace la Melbourne au fost contaminate cu COVID 19! La aterizare, doi dintre pasageri, un membru al echipajului și un antrenor au fost testați pozitiv. În al doilea avion care a venit de la Abu Dhabi a fost și Sorana Cîrstea. Un membru al echipajului a fost depistat pozitiv cu Covid-19. Primul turneu de Mare Șlem din acest an se va desfășura în perioada 8-21 februarie.
Persons: Azarenka, Sloane Stephens, Pablo Cuevas, Cîrstea, Bianca Andreescu, Angelique, Svetlana Kuznețova . Organizations: Australian Open . Locations: Melbourne, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi
"Membrul echipajului şi pasagerul au fost transferaţi la un hotel, conform procedurilor normale pentru cazuri pozitive", a declarat un purtător de cuvânt al programului de carantină din statul Victoria. "Cei 66 de pasageri rămaşi sunt consideraţi drept cazuri contact. Niciun jucător sau membru al anturajului său nu-şi vor putea întrerupe carantina pentru a participa la un antrenament", a precizat sursa citată. Astfel, cei trei jucători nu vor putea profita de cele cinci ore zilnice de antrenament prevăzute în condiţii foarte stricte, potrivit News.ro. Presa australiană anunţă că belarusa Victoria Azarenka, americanca Sloane Stephens şi japonezul Kei Nishikori au fost plasaţi în izolare pentru două săptămâni şi privaţi de antrenamente, după testarea pozitivă cu Covid-19 a două persoane prezente în avionul care i-a adus de la Los Angeles la Melbourne.Organizatorii au explicat că cele două persoane testate pozitiv sunt un membru al echipajului şi o persoană care are legătură cu turneul de tenis, însă fără a fi jucător.
Persons: americanca Sloane Stephens, Melbourne.Organizatorii Locations: Victoria, Azarenka, Los Angeles
Americanca Sofia Kenin a fost desemnată jucătoarea anului 2020 în circuitul profesionist feminin de tenis.În acest an, ea s-a impus la turneul Australian Open. A fost prima ei victoria la competițiile de Mare Șlem. Americanca a mai jucat şi finala de la Roland Garros şi a încheiat sezonul pe poziţia a 4-a în ierarhia mondială, cea mai bună clasare pentru sportivă până acum.Printre tenismenele nominalizate la titlul de jucătoarea anului a fost şi românca Simona Halep, numărul doi mondial, alături de bielorusele Victoria Azarenka şi Arina Sabalenka, japoneza Naomi Osaka şi poloneza Iga Swiatek.Halep și-a adjudecat trei titluri în 2020, începând cu cel de la Dubai din februarie. După pauza impusă de pandemia de coronavirus, românca a mai câştigat alte două turnee, la Praga şi Roma.Echipa de dublu a anului a fost aleasă perechea formată din franțuzoaica Kristina Mladenovic și unguroaica Timea Babos. Ele au triumfat la Australian Open şi Roland Garros.
Persons: Americanca Sofia Kenin, Americanca, Roland Garros, Simona, Naomi, Kristina Mladenovic Organizations: Australian Open Locations: Americanca Sofia, Naomi Osaka, Dubai, Praga
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