Tennis
Sakkari: “Stay in the tournament as long as possible”
Maria Sakkari, after beating Nuria Paritha Dias, pointed out that her aim is to reach the end of the Leeds tournament, citing her sudden withdrawal in the second set and stressing that she was not ill
Maria Sakkari expressed satisfaction after defeating Nuria Paritha Dias in Linz, Austria, and stressed that her aim is to stay until the end of the tournament.
The Greek was asked and answered why she suddenly went to the bench in the second set, stressing that she wasn’t ill.
“I played great in the first set, solid from the first point. I got the break early, then broke again and that helped. 5 ahead. He played very well in the second, she was solid, so I’m glad I found solutions in the end.
What needs to change in the next game:
“I think my fundamentals were good. I didn’t do a lot of things wrong, maybe I could have hit back a bit better. Maybe I should have been bolder, more aggressive and taking risks.”
Of her sudden withdrawal in the second set, she said:
“Suddenly my nose was running for no reason. When you play indoors, you breathe differently. That happened to me last year when I was playing indoors. I’m not sick, it’s just running.”
And about your goals:
“It was sad that I had to resign four years ago, I’m happy to be back as No. 1 on the board. The pitch suits my game, I’ll try to stay as long as possible and maybe we’ll have another schnitzel!”.
Source: sport 24
Number three in the ATP rankings Alexander Zverev He reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open, played on the hard courts of Melbourne Park.
In the fourth round of the major, Zverev confidently defeated the representative of Argentina in three sets Francisco Cherundolo (ATR 21) in 2 hours 12 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 finals
Alexander Zverev (Germany) [3] – Francisco Cherundolo (Argentina) [18] – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4
Zverev played against Cherundolo for the sixth time and defeated his opponent for the third time.
Last year Alexander lost to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final. Zverev’s next opponent will be either Daniil Medvedev or Lerner Thien.
Zverev became the second quarterfinalist of AO-2026. Previously, Carlos Alcaraz reached this stage by beating Tommy Paul.
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The first racket of the world, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, broke Serbian Novak Djokovic’s record for the number of tiebreakers won in a row at Grand Slam tournaments, OptaAce reports on social networks.
On Saturday, Sabalenka beat Canada’s Victoria Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Sabalenka won her 20th consecutive tiebreaker at Grand Slam tournaments and set a new record, surpassing Djokovic’s achievement (19).
“I’m upset now,” Djokovic responded to the record on social networks.
In the next round of competition, Sabalenka will meet with 18-year-old American Iva Jovic.
Source: Sportbox
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The men’s singles draw for the last 16 matches at the 2026 Australian Open will be held on January 25.
They will enter the Margaret Court Arena at approximately 09:30 Kyiv time. Daniil Medvedev (ATR 12) and Lerner Tien (USA, ATP 29).
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This will be the fourth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 2:1 in Tien’s favor.
The winner of the match will face Alexander Zverev or Francisco Cherundolo in the quarter-finals.
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