by Seed n ° 19 Madison Keys marked the big upheaval on the 9th day of the Australian Open, beating n ° 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Rybakina led a back injury throughout the match and has always been able to rally and win the second set. However, she had no answer for the keys that constantly returned her service.
After his third round victory over Dayana Yastremska, Rybakina admitted to journalists that her back was an important obstacle, saying “it doesn’t seem too good” and needed “magic” to move forward in the tournament.
Keys won nine consecutive games and beat Rybakina after losing her last two games against her.
“I really had to focus on so much feedback today. His service is such a weapon,” Keys said in his post-match interview. “I knew that if I could just try to make at least some of his competitive service games, I was lucky.”
Keys will face Elina Svitolina in the quarter -final match on Wednesday. Svitolina advanced by beating Veronika Kudermetova in two sets, 6-4, 6-1.
N ° 1 male seed and title champion of the Australian Open Jannik sinner Name a disease that has caused several medical delays throughout his fourth round match. The game was also delayed by a broken net in the fourth set.
The sinner finally prevailed on No. 13 Holger Rune, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but he obviously fought during the match, seen shaking while seated between sets.
“Today was a very strange morning. I did not even warn myself today, trying to go on the field as in shape as possible,” said Sinner to Jim Courier after the match. “I knew in my mind just before the match I would fight today.”
With the victory, Sinner became the fourth player to reach the quarter -finals in 15 consecutive events at the tour, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. At 23, he is the youngest male player to win 18 consecutive games from the Grand Chelem Hard Court since John McENROE did in 1981.
The sinner will face the native Australian Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals. The seeded n ° 8 exceeded the fourth round of the tournament for the first time with a victory over Alex Michelsen, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
De Minaur is the first Australian male player to do the Australian open districts since Nick Kyrgios did in 2015. Previously, he qualified in the quarter -finals at the US Open, in French Open and Wimbledon.
“It means the world,” said Minaur after the match. “There is nothing that I want to do more than playing here in Australia in front of you, so I’m happy to have finally reached a quarter -final here. Come on for bigger and better things.”
De Minaur and Sinner clashed nine times, the Italians winning all their matches.
Also in the fourth round of the female draw, seeded n ° 8 Emma Navarro endured three sets to beat the n ° 9 Daria Kasatkina, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. The match was a back and forth business with each player constantly breaking the other service. Kasatkina seemed to be on the verge of linking the third set, but wandered with four consecutive mistakes.
Navarro did not take an easy road to the quarter -finals, needing three sets to win its three games in the Australian Open this year. She beat Peyton Stearns in the first round, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, then defeated Xyu Wang in the second round, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. In the third round, Navarro fought to beat Ons Jabeur, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Seed n ° 2 IGA SwiTEK Aways Navarro in the quarter-final match on Wednesday after easily sent Eva Lys to two sets, 6-0, 6-1. Each of this year’s Swiatek games in the Australian Open was consecutive victories.
Perhaps as a warning to Navarro, Swiatek says she has room to improve.
“I do not yet have the impression of being in my peak, but matches like that certainly give me confidence,” said Swiatek in his post-match interview. “I feel like I’m playing a good game.”
Outside the field, Swiatek has learned that the World Anti -Doping Agency will not appeal its suspension of a month for having tested the prohibited substance of trimetazidine positive in August. The AMA examination on the case determined that the positive test of Swiatek was the result of the contamination of the melatonin it took.
Swiatek served a one -month suspension that ended on December 4.
