No. 19 seed Madison Keys He recorded a huge upset on the ninth day of the Australian Open, defeating sixth place Elena Rivakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarter finals.
Rivakina suffered a back injury during the match, but still managed to rally the second set to win. However, she consistently had no answer to the key to return her serve.
After her third victory at Dayana Yasutermska, Rybakina admitted to reporters that her back “doesn’t look very good” and told her she needed “magic” to move forward in the tournament.
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Keys won nine consecutive matches and Rybakina after losing the past two matchups with her.
“Today, I had to focus on getting really many returns, and her serve is that kind of weapon,” Keys said in a post-match interview. “I knew there was a chance just to try and make at least a portion of her service game competitive.”
Key will face Erina Subitrina in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. Svitolina advanced by beating Veronika Kudermetova on a straight set of 6-4, 6-1.
No. 1 Men’s Seed and Defending Australian Open Champion Jannik Sinner Overcoming an illness that caused several medical delays during his fourth match. Also, the play was delayed by a broken net in the fourth set.
The Sinner ultimately won No. 13 Holga Rune, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but he visibly struggled during the match, sitting between the sets and shaking.
“It was a very strange morning. I didn’t even warm up today. I tried to get to court as closely as possible,” Thinner told Jim Courier after the match. “I thought I’d struggle today just before the match.”
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With the victory, Thinner reached the quarterfinals in 15 consecutive tour-level events, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. At the age of 23, he was the youngest male player to win 18 straight hard court grand slam matches since John McEnroe did that in 1981.
Criminals will face indigenous Australians Alex do Minauru In the quarter-finals. The No. 8 seed moved forward for the first time past the fourth round of the tournament, winning Alex Michelsen, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
De Minaur is the first Australian male player to make the Australian open quarter since Nick Kyrgios did that in 2015. Previously, he reached the quarterfinals of US Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
“It means the world,” De Minaur said after the match. “There’s nothing I want to do more than play well in front of you guys here in Australia, so I’m happy to finally make it to the quarterfinals here. Let’s do something bigger and better.”
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De Minaur and Sinner have faced each other nine times before, with the Italians winning every match.
Also, the fourth round of the women’s draw, No. 8 seeds Emma Navarro He endured three sets and defeated No. 9 Dahlia Casatokina, 6-4, 5-7, and 7-5. This match was a period before and after the fact that each player consistently defeated the opponent’s serve. Kasatkina seemed to be on the verge of tying the third set, but was full of four consecutive errors.
Navarro doesn’t take an easy route to the quarterfinals and needs three sets to win all three matches at this year’s Australian Open. She defeated Payton Stearns in the opening round of 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, and overcame Xiyu Wang in the second round. 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. In the third round, Navarro fought to beat Ons Javert 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek After a quick dispatch of Eva Lys on a 6-0, 6-1 straight set, they are waiting for Navarro in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. Each Swiatek match at the Australian Open this year was a straight win.
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Perhaps as a warning to Navarro, Swiatek says there is room for her to improve.
“I don’t feel like I’m at the peak yet, but that kind of match definitely gives me confidence,” Sweet said in a post-match interview. “I feel like I’m playing a good game.”
From the court, Swiatek learned that the world’s doping agencies would not sues a month’s suspension in August due to a positive test for the banned substance trimethazidine. A review of Wada’s case determined that Swiatek’s positive test was the result of contamination from melatonin she was taking.
Swiatek offered a month’s suspension that ended on December 4th.
