Australian Open 2023 news
World No. 24 De Minaur was aiming to reach the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the first time, having dropped just one set en route to the fourth round. The 23-year-old defeated Rafael Nadal at the United Cup earlier this month.
Sania is playing her last Grand Slam as the six-time Grand Slam champion earlier this month announced that she will retire from professional tennis at Dubai Tennis Championships, a WTA 1000 event, which begins on February 19.
The Australian Open, he claimed, was among his career's "most meaningful competitions," therefore his choice to withdraw from it wasn't an easy one.
With an early 2-0 lead, Rybakina demonstrated no qualms about attacking Swiatek's second serve. However, Swiatek was equally as impressive, scoring second-return points to get back to 2-2.
Djokovic played well in the first two sets before stepping it up in the third. Djokovic offered words of praise for his opponent despite being pleased that he didn't give him much room to breathe in the last set.
Last year in Melbourne, the former No.1 advanced to the third round, where she bowed out after losing to Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5).
The 34-year-old Djokovic was initially given medical exemption by the Victorian state and Melbourne authorities for competing in the Australian Open 2022 after he declared that he had COVID-19 in December last year.
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