Ana Ivanovic’s third-round match at the Australian Open was suspended after coach Nigel Sears collapsed.
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The British No.1, who is ready to fly home at a moment’s notice if his wife Kim goes into an early labour, destroyed his Australian opponent 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in just an hour and 31 minutes to set up a clash with Portugal’s Joao Sousa. Medical teams were assisting with the emergency. He has only been past the third round once in Melbourne (2010) and next faces Feliciano Lopez, who he lost to in the third round in 2012.
The No. 20 seed has looked solid through her first two matches. So, away from the court, like practising with me, he always said “hello”, he was always very polite and respectful with me since I was a kid. Keys defeated Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams at last year’s Australian Open.
In contrast, Ivanovic’s serve can be quite wayward due to her errant ball toss.
American John Isner also was a straight-sets victor Thursday.
That’s a tall order.
Azarenka said, “She definitely surprised me with her play….”
Every so often, a tennis player comes through who gets us all very excited, showing a huge amount of potential at a young age, making us think that we just might have the new superstar of the sport.
“I’d never hit with him or played against him at all, apart from that match in the Davis Cup, and I was only returning from one side of the court against him”.
It’s the fourth year in a row Wawrinka has made it to the fourth round at Melbourne Park. It was a shame that Rafa lost his first-round match. “He knows how to win”.
Konta kept up the momentum following her landmark win on Tuesday as she breezed past China’s world number 83. He took on Fabio Fognini in the first round and went down in a three set encounter, with that last set being a tie-breaker. Azarenka has a fourth-round match against Barbora Styrcova. It’s not easy against Garbiñe, because she plays fast and very deep.
Although it was an enjoyable day for Murray, it was an extremely sad one for Hewitt whose career came to an end after going down 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 at the hands of Spanish eighth seed David Ferrer.
All but two of the 16 third-round men’s and women’s singles matches were scheduled Friday at the three stadiums which have roofs.
“I think it’s nice to play different game styles”, he said.
“So that’s great for me with my skills at the net. Today’s victory was for that community, and a quick recovery and all of Canada, and I’m sure the world is behind you”. Canadian Raonic will be up against Viktor Troicki. Santiago Giraldo played unbelievable and I thought I played even better.
Azarenka is seeded 14th but on form is shaping as Serena Williams’ biggest challenger at Melbourne Park.
Azarenka has been hampered by injuries lately, most notably in 2014, but appears to be ready to add to her grand slam collection. “I played really well, especially in the beginning”. “Then they told us she was bleeding, so I hope she’s well”.
Rod Laver Arena did not see any competitive matches in the morning/afternoon session on Day 4 of the 2016 Australian Open.
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Johanna Konta is aiming to embrace the pressure of reaching the Australian Open third round after she beat China’s Saisai Zheng in straight sets.
