Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria waves to the crowd following his second round win over Marco Trungelliti of Argentina at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.
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With the match suspended pending news on Sears conditions, both players were given the option to postpone the match until the next day. The top-seeded Djokovic was scheduled to play Andreas Seppi while six-time champion Williams took on Daria Kasatkina of Russian Federation. Sharpova hasn’t beaten Williams since 2004, losing their last 17 meetings including last year’s Australian Open final.
Tsonga and qualifier Herbert were two of the five French players into the third round from the 13 who started in the main men’s draw. “He’s not really overwhelmed by a big occasion”.
No. 2 Simona Halep, No. 6 Petra Kvitova and No. 8 Venus Williams have also been eliminated from the tournament.
“I never think I’m playing fantastic…”
The match could have a strong influence on who plays doubles in Britain’s Europe/Africa Zone Group I Fed Cup matches against Georgia and South Africa next month, and Konta also has her eye on the Olympics later this year. “He’s really good at studying”.
Taking the first set 6-2, Konta was to play an nearly identical set, again breaking in the first game as well as the penultimate game to seal a memorable match.
The seventh-seeded Nishikori saved eight of 11 break points, including three at 5-3 in the third set when he was serving for a two-sets-to-one lead. Federer lost the Brisbane final to Milos Roanic and Dimitrov went on to make the Sydney International final.
“I definitely had a very clear idea that I needed to be as offensive as possible”, Konta said on court afterwards. Federer was suffering from flu and cold symptoms at Brisbane. “For me it’s just staying in the present, enjoying what I’m doing and making sure I’m making the kind of improvements and moves forward that I want to”. “My first match I thought I gave a great effort”, she added of her first round victory over Italy’s Camila Giorgi.
The win was 28-year-old Sharapova’s 600th on tour and the five-time grand slam champion now faces an inter-generational battle against teenager Bencic.
A first-serve percentage of 72%, 12 break points created and none faced told a story of complete domination by Konta in the opening match on Hisense Arena.
“I think I played well today, ” she said.
“But there’s always a danger, you know”.
Konta was concentrating so much on her own game yesterday that she was even unaware of the thigh injury that seriously compromised Allertova’s movement.
LOCAL FLAVOR: Australia’s 29th-seeded Nick Krygios plays Tomas Berdych.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Serena Williams’ latest on-court fashion statement is an attempt to “push the envelope” with a nod to classic tennis style.
