Djokovic also in quarter-finals: Ruble survives four-hour marathon

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Djokovic, who is undefeated in Melbourne since 2018 but did not look so confident in the first two rounds, won in three sets for the second time in a row. This time he defeated Adrian Mannarino 6:0, 6:0, 6:3. The 20th seeded Frenchman defeated Stan Wawrinka in five sets in the first round.

Djokovic’s next opponent is world number 12 Taylor Fritz. The American won in four sets against last year’s finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, who will therefore fall out of the top ten. Fritz, after all a specialist on hard surfaces, does not have a good record against Djokovic. He has never won against the Serbian, but he has lost eight times.

Aryna Sabalenka rages through the women’s field even more dominantly than Djokovic. After a 6:3, 6:2 against Amanda Anisimova, the Belarusian has now lost only eleven games in four matches and is in the quarter-finals. Everything points to an early final between defending champion Sabalenka and Coco Gauff in the semi-finals. The 19-year-old Gauff also had no problems in the round of 16, beating Magdalena Frech in just 63 minutes (6:1, 6:2).

Rublev fights back

Andrei Rublev is also in the quarter-finals. After losing sets two and three in the tiebreak, the 26-year-old Russian fought back into the match and even won the last set without losing a single game. The victory in five sets was clear after more than 4:15 hours.

Rublev now has a duel with the highly rated Jannik Sinner. The 22-year-old Italian showed no weakness against Karen Khachanow and won in three sets.

Kostyuk reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam for the first time

Marta Kostjuk reached the quarter-finals of one of the four Grand Slam tournaments for the first time. The 21-year-old Ukrainian clearly won against the Russian Maria Timofejewa with 6:2, 6:1. As usual since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine almost two years ago, they refused to shake hands at the net. “I still can’t understand what all these players are doing here,” she had said earlier, referring to the professionals from Russia. She is particularly proud of her successes and those of her compatriots Jelina Switolina and Dajana Jastremska. “This shows how strong the people of Ukraine are,” said Kostjuk, who will face US Open champion Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals. (SDA/par/SME)

Source : Blick