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Victoria Azarenka Battles Into Miami Open Semis, Elena Rybakina Beats Maria Sakkari | Tennis News
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Victoria Azarenka Battles Into Miami Open Semis, Elena Rybakina Beats Maria Sakkari | Tennis News

[ad_1] Three-time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka battled for nearly three hours to get past a determined Yulia Putintseva and take her place in the semi-finals with a 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-3 win on Tuesday. Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina, the highest seeded player left in the tournament, held off a strong challenge from eighth-seed Maria Sakkari of Greece before emerging with a 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 win. The 34-year-old Azarenka, who won in Miami in 2009, 2011 and 2016, had to deal not only with the spirited display from the Moscow-born Kazakh player, but also a long disruption to the match due to a technical problem.The match was stopped for 45 minutes in the fourth game of the first set due to a power outage which impacted the umpire's communications and the hawkeye system.Azarenka had to...
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Ailing Elena Rybakina Withdraws From Indian Wells Title Defense | Tennis News
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Ailing Elena Rybakina Withdraws From Indian Wells Title Defense | Tennis News

[ad_1] File image of Elena Rybakina© AFPDefending champion Elena Rybakina withdrew hours before her opening match at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Friday with a gastrointestinal illness. The former Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan, seeded fourth, had been due to open her campaign with a second-round meeting with Argentina's Nadia Podoroska. She was replaced in the draw by American lucky loser Kayla Day. "It is with great sadness I must announce, I will not be able to participate at this year's Indian Wells tournament due to gastrointestinal issues," Rybakina said in a statement."Those close to me know how much this tournament means to me and how much I wanted to come back and defend my title."I would like to thank all the fans who came out here to support me and I am sorry they w...
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Elena Rybakina Sweeps Past Daria Kasatkina To Win Abu Dhabi Open Title | Tennis News
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Elena Rybakina Sweeps Past Daria Kasatkina To Win Abu Dhabi Open Title | Tennis News

[ad_1] Top-seeded Elena Rybakina secured her second title of the season with a smooth 6-1, 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina at the Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday. The world number five, who started the year with a title in Brisbane, added a seventh trophy to her resume and is now joint-second on the match-wins leaderboard with 11 victories to her name in 2024. Light rain provided some late drama as it briefly interrupted the final game of the contest, with players instructed to wait on their benches with Rybakina leading 6-1, 5-4, 30/30.   It was only a short delay though as the 2022 Wimbledon ...
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Anna Blinkova Makes History As Carlos Alcaraz And Iga Swiatek Power On At Australian Open | Tennis News
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Anna Blinkova Makes History As Carlos Alcaraz And Iga Swiatek Power On At Australian Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] 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). The first two sets were completely forgotten i...
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Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide | Tennis News
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Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number three Elena Rybakina and fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula ground out wins at the Adelaide International on Wednesday to book their spots in the quarter-finals. Coming off the back of crushing Aryna Sabalenka to lift the Brisbane International title on Sunday, top seed Rybakina had to battle hard to get past Spain's Cristina Busca 6-3, 7-5. The Russian-born Kazakh, aiming for a deep run at the upcoming Australian Open, will face either Veronika Kudermetova or Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the semi-finals.Pegula rallied from a slow start to overcome Bernarda Pera and set up a quarter-final against 2021 French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.The second seed needed two-and-a-quarter hours to win the all-American battle 4-6, 6-2, 6-3."I stayed relaxed and tried no...
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Elena Rybakina, Holger Rune Power Into Brisbane International Finals | Tennis News
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Elena Rybakina, Holger Rune Power Into Brisbane International Finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number four Elena Rybakina put on a serving masterclass as she stormed into the Brisbane International women's final Saturday, while top seed Holger Rune battled through to the men's decider. Russian-born Kazakh Rybakina blasted eight aces past Czech teenager Linda Noskova on her way to a 6-3, 6-2 win, breaking her opponent once in the first set and twice in the second. Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022, has only lost 12 games on the way to the final and is yet to drop serve in a perfect build up to the Australian Open, where was runner-up last year to Aryna Sabalenka."I didn't expect I would play that well this week," said the second seed, adding that she had been sick before arriving in Brisbane. "It's an amazing start to the year for me."She made 75 percent of her first...
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Defending Champion Elena Rybakina Loses To Ons Jabeur In Quarter-finals, Crashes Out Of Wimbledon | Tennis News
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Defending Champion Elena Rybakina Loses To Ons Jabeur In Quarter-finals, Crashes Out Of Wimbledon | Tennis News

[ad_1] Elena Rybakina in action at the Wimbledon© AFPOns Jabeur gained revenge for her defeat in last year's Wimbledon final on Wednesday, coming from behind to beat Elena Rybakina and reach the last four. In a repeat of the 2022 title match, the Tunisian sixth seed beat her third-ranked opponent 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-1 on Centre Court. The 28-year-old will face Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka for a place in Saturday's final at the All England Club."I'm very happy with the performance -- a lot of emotion out there, especially playing someone that serves really well," she said. "It's frustrating to return but I'm glad I did everything, shouted, got angry, then got calm and focused and hopefully I can manage my emotions like this for the next two matches."Rybakina was first to pounce, b...
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Stay On Track For Wimbledon Showdown | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Stay On Track For Wimbledon Showdown | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz stayed on track for a dream final at Wimbledon on Monday as defending women's champion Elena Rybakina reached the last eight after barely breaking sweat. Last year's beaten finalist Ons Jabeur hammered two-time champion Petra Kvitova 6-0, 6-3 while second seed Aryna Sabalenka also won in straight sets. Djokovic tamed the impressive serve of Hubert Hurkacz to stay on track for a record-equalling eighth title and 24th Grand Slam, winning 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 6-4 to reach his 14th quarter-final at the tournament.The Serbian second seed was two sets up when a locally agreed 11:00 pm curfew halted play on Sunday.The match resumed on Centre Court on Monday and the Polish 17th seed broke his illustrious opponent in the 12th game to get a foothold i...
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Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina Reach Wimbledon Quarters After Receiving Walkovers | Tennis News
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Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina Reach Wimbledon Quarters After Receiving Walkovers | Tennis News

[ad_1] Elena Rybakina in action during Wimbledon 2023© AFPWorld number three Daniil Medvedev reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday when Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka retired with an injury. Medvedev was 6-4, 6-2 ahead when his 37th-ranked opponent, who had needed a medical timeout for a right foot injury, retired from their Court One clash. Former US Open winner Medvedev will face either Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek world number five, or unseeded Christopher Eubanks of the United States for a place in the semi-finals. "I saw that his movement was restricted but I didn't see that it was causing any real trouble," said Medvedev."But when I saw that he was retiring, I saw that it was different."I had no choice but to keep battling until the last point. I feel sorry for Jiri. Ho...
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Novak Djokovic Beats Stanislas Wawrinka And Curfew As Andy Murray Hints Wimbledon Days Over | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Beats Stanislas Wawrinka And Curfew As Andy Murray Hints Wimbledon Days Over | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic made the Wimbledon fourth round for the 15th time on Friday, beating old rival Stan Wawrinka and a night-time curfew as Andy Murray hinted his All England Club days may be over. Djokovic, chasing a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title and 24th career Grand Slam crown, came through 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) against the 38-year-old Wawrinka. World number two Djokovic will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, who he has defeated five times in as many meetings, for a place in the quarter-finals.Friday's win was Djokovic's 21st in 27 meetings with Wawrinka, a three-time major champion who famously defeated the Serb in the 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open finals.Djokovic never faced a break point under the Centre Court roof and completed victory just 15 minutes before the 11pm All...
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