Tennis
Medvedev wins 3:40am finish in Melbourne
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 09:09
"It was an incredible match and it could have gone both ways," Ruud said."Max has taken his tennis to a new level and I wish him the best of success in the year to come."He plays fast and is one of the most unorthodox players these days. It's tough. He made it hard and luckily in the end it went…
Blinkova beats Rybakina in longest Slam tie-break
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 04:50
Forty-two points, 14 combined match points, 31 draining minutes - and that was just the tie-break.Elena Rybakina and Anna Blinkova played out an epic Australian Open second-round match on Thursday - one that was settled by the longest tie-break in Grand Slam singles history.Russian Blinkova eventually converted her 10th match point to win the second-round match 6-4 4-6 7-6 (22-20)."This…
'No way' Raducanu was going to quit in Slam exit
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 05:36
For any player coming back from such a long absence, it takes time to reach match sharpness and patience with their progress will be required.With Raducanu, given the long list of physical and mental struggles she has endured since winning the 2021 US Open, even more caution is necessary.Therefore it was unsurprising - but not necessarily worrying - to see…
'I was in the airport' - Swiatek fights back to win
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 21:48
Top seed Iga Swiatek avoided an early Australian Open exit by turning around a double break deficit in the deciding set to beat Danielle Collins.Poland's Swiatek trailed 4-1 before showing fight and composure to win the second-round match 6-4 3-6 6-4.After taking her third match point, a relieved Swiatek dropped her racquet to the court before hiding her head underneath…
Norrie battles back to win Melbourne five-setter
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024 22:05
Britain's Cameron Norrie reached the Australian Open third round after fighting back to win a five-set match in Melbourne for the first time.Norrie, seeded 19th, went two sets down against Italian qualifier Guilio Zeppieri but rallied to win 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4. He broke early in the third set, just before a lengthy rain delay, but it did…
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