Tennis
Sakkari: “I’m happy to have found a way to win”
In the statements she made in court, Maria Sakkari focused on the difficulties she faced against Vekic, but also on the fact that she found a way to turn the second set tie-break.
After a tough fight, Maria Sakkari managed to beat her good friend Donna Vekic and qualified for the semi-finals of the Leeds tournament.
In her on-court statements, Sack focused on the difficulties she faced against the 26-year-old from Croatia, but also on finding a way to turn the second set tie-break.
Sack first emphasized: ““It’s always difficult to play a good friend, you can’t party and express your feelings like in other games. Vekic had a great start to the year, had a great Australian Open, I knew he was in good shape. She has beaten me many times and is very difficult to handle when in good shape“.
What made the difference and helped her win: “I think overall I played well, I was good from the baseline, I definitely made some mistakes that I shouldn’t have made, my shot choices weren’t the best at times, especially when I was serving for the match.
But these things happen, you can never make the perfect game. I’m glad I found a way to win, especially at the end when I managed to turn the tie break“.
Source: sport 24
38-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (ATP 4) reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open ahead of schedule.
On January 26, Novak was supposed to play in the fourth round against the representative of the Czech Republic, Jakub Mensik (ATP 17). However, the meeting will not take place – Meshik withdrew from the fight due to an abdominal muscle injury.
“After doing everything we could to continue my performance, I had to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an abdominal muscle injury that got worse in the last matches. Despite the disappointment, I will remember for a long time my debut in the fourth round of this tournament. I felt great energy from the fans and the atmosphere in Melbourne was really special,” said Yacoub.
The winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, ATP 5) and Taylor Fritz (USA, ATP 9) will be Novak’s next opponent.
Djokovic will play in the quarter-finals of the major tournament in Melbourne for the 16th time in his career and will compete in the semi-finals for the 13th time.
Source: Sport UA
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The third racket of the world, German Alexander Zverev, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
In the fourth round, Zverev defeated Argentinean Francisco Cerundolo with a score of 6:2, 6:4, 6:4. The meeting lasted 2 hours 12 minutes.
The next opponent of the 28-year-old German will be the winner of the match Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 11) – Lerner Thien (USA, 25).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. Fourth circle
Alexander Zverev (Germany, 3) – Francisco Serundolo (Arentina, 18) – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4
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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.
Photo gallery of the match
Source: Sport UA
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