Skip to content

CR7 Soccer

Play With US & Win Sports

Menu
  • Home
  • About US
  • Contact US
  • Privacy Policy
Menu

Australian Open: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina through to semi-finals in Melbourne | Tennis News

Posted on January 24, 2023

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina continued her march in Melbourne as she eased into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with victory over Jelena Ostapenko.

As expected between two of the biggest hitters on the women’s tour, this was first-strike tennis, but Rybakina was the steadier in a 6-2 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena

Both had caused upsets in the previous round, Rybakina defeating world No 1 Iga Swiatek and Ostapenko powering past Coco Gauff.

The Latvian, French Open champion in 2017, was through to her first Grand Slam quarter-final for nearly five years, but produced too many errors to put any real pressure on Rybakina.

The Kazakh No 1, who is edging closer to the top-10 position she would have occupied had Wimbledon offered ranking points, broke serve to open the match and was 3-1 ahead when a heavy shower caused a delay and led to the roof being shut.

Pinpoint accuracy from ruthless Rybakina

Elena Rybakina has 29 aces at the Australian Open, the most by a women’s player; she has more aces in this tournament than from her previous three combined.

Rybakina maintained her momentum on the resumption to take the first set and, although Ostapenko, who again continually complained about the accuracy of the automated line calling, opened up a 2-0 lead in the second, she could not hold onto it.

Almost three-quarters of the points were decided within four shots while Rybakina’s serve, the best in the women’s game following Serena Williams’ retirement, yielded 11 aces and was a key difference between them.

The 23-year-old will take on either third seed Jessica Pegula or former two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in her second Grand Slam semi-final.

#Australian #Open #Wimbledon #champion #Elena #Rybakina #semifinals #Melbourne #Tennis #News

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to win her maiden Grand Slam title | Tennis News
  • England captain Jos Buttler says Jason Roy was ‘back to his best’ during ODI hundred against South Africa | Cricket News
  • Farmers Insurance Open | Day Three highlights | Video | Watch TV Show
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez gets off to a brilliant start with two birdies in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic | Video | Watch TV Show
  • Saturday racing tips: Declan Rix picks out four to follow at Doncaster including a Sky Bet Chase selection | Racing News

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • January 2023

Categories

  • Uncategorized
©2023 CR7 Soccer | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme