Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova News
A ban on Russian players from Wimbledon 2022 would prevent world number two Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, ranked eighth, from competing in the men’s draw.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, December 28 in Australia.
Anastasia is the first Russian woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Elena Vesnina reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2016.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeats current world number two Karolina Plyskova by 7-6(4), 7-6(3).
World number eight Bertens made a slow start and fell 4-0 behind in the opening set after serving five double faults in two games.
The 25-year-old Collins had not won a match in her previous five Grand Slam appearances, but has now made it to the last four in her first main draw showing at Melbourne Park.
Germany's Julia Georges held off a late charge from Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia to win 6-1 7-6(5) in the first match of the Azalea Group.
Wozniacki`s 26th career title also ensured that the Dane maintained her streak of winning at least one WTA tournament every year since 2008 as she became the fourth player to have captured the Pan Pacific Open title three or more times.
Pavlyuchenkova will face defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in the final.
Vandeweghe now faces Venus Williams for a place in Saturday`s final after later battled past Russia`s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two sets.
Venus also became oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam semi since a 37-year-old Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.
Sania Mirza will now enter Australian Open as a defending champion in women's doubles event, a tournament she won in 2016 with Swiss legend Martina Hingis.
The 19-year-old Kasatkina won 7-6(5) 6-2 against two-time grand slam Kerber.
Five-time champion Venus takes on Kazakhstan`s Yaroslava Shvedova after becoming the oldest Wimbledon women`s quarter-finalist for 22 years.
Good day for India at Australian Open: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna continue winning run
Earlier, Sania Mirza and Hingis won their women's doubles second round match.
US Open winner Italian Flavia Pennetta is determined to claim the remaining few points she requires to book a spot in the WTA Finals.
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