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Thomas BACH: “Why are Russians allowed to play tennis but not swimming?”
President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach He said the IOC would reconsider its stance on Russian participation in the Paris Olympics.
“We are discussing this. First of all, we are not talking about Paris, but the sporting events that will take place in 2023. We are not talking about Paris yet, we will talk later. To draw attention to two main issues, one of which is a serious concern expressed by two special experts of the UN Human Rights Council. They said that exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes just because of their passports is a violation of human rights.
Like international sports federations, the IOC respects human rights, so we must respond to these concerns. Second, we need to understand why this is possible for tennis players, not for example swimmers. At the Australian Open, we saw a Ukrainian tennis player play against a neutral player with a Russian passport, and even a Belarusian tennis player won the tournament. And why not in swimming or gymnastics?” said Bach.
Note that Ukraine’s Ekaterina Beindl played Kamila Rakhimova during the Australian Open Tennis Championship and the Russian fans scandalized that match.
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American Jovic, at the age of 18, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she will play Sabalenka.
American tennis player Iva Jovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.
In the 1/8 final match, Jovich, who received the 29th seed, beat the representative of Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, with a score of 6:0, 6:1. The meeting lasted 54 minutes.
According to Opta Ace, 18-year-old Jovic repeated the result of her eminent compatriot Venus Williams from 1998, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in women’s singles without losing games. Earlier, the young athlete knocked out the representative of the top 10, Italian Jasmine Paolini, from the tournament bracket. In the next round of the competition, Jovic will play against world number one Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
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Iva Jovic (USA, 29) – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 6:0, 6:1
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The last 16 matches of the 2026 Australian Open will be played in the first half of the women’s singles on January 25.
They started fighting at 07:00. Coco Gauff (USA, WTA 3) and Carolina Muchova (Czech Republic, WTA 19).
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This is the fifth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 4:0 in favor of Coco.
The winner of the fight will face Elina Svitolina or Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals.
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18-year-old Jovich swept Putintseva off the field and reached the quarter-finals of the Aus Open
18 year old American tennis player Iva Jovic (WTA 27), reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open.
In the fourth round, the young American defeated the representative of Kazakhstan. Yulia Putintseva (WTA 94) in 53 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/8 final
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – Iva Jovic (AMERICA) [29] – 0:6, 1:6
Jovic had her first head-to-head match against Putintseva. Her next opponent will be world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Victoria Mboko in their fourth round match.
Iva reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. This will also be Jovic’s fourth quarter-final at Tour level.
Besides Putintseva, Jovic also beat Katie Volynets, Priscilla Hong and Jasmine Paolini in Melbourne. He has 11 wins in 2026 (Auckland semi-final and Hobart final) – his best figure on the Tour.
Iva became the youngest tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open women’s singles without losing a set since Venus Williams in 1998.
Jovic also became the youngest tennis player to reach the quarter-finals in her first three tournaments in the calendar year since Maria Sharapova in 2005.
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American Jovic, at the age of 18, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she will play Sabalenka.
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