Canadian Katherine Sebov qualifies for the Miami Open

Published

3 years ago

March 20, 2023

Nancy

Canadian Katherine Sebov qualifies for the Miami Open

PHOTO BERNARD BRAULT, PRESS ARCHIVES

Katherine Sebov at the Rogers Cup in 2018.

(Miami) Canada’s Katherine Sebov qualified for the Miami Open main draw with a three-set victory over Jodie Burrage in the second round of tournament qualifying on Monday.

Sebov beat his opponent 6-7(2), 7-5 and 6-3. She had won her opener 6-4, 6-3 against Kamilla Rakhimova, seeded sixth in qualifying.

Outside of his home country, this is Sebov’s first WTA 1000 caliber tournament. Earlier this year, the 24-year-old Canadian qualified for her first career major tournament, at the Australian Open.

Currently ranked 172^e world ranking, his highest ever ranking, Sebov also recently won a US$25,000 ITF tournament.

Sebov will therefore bring the total of Canadian women to participate in the Miami Open to four, with Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez and Rebecca Marino.

Sebov and Fernandez could face off in the first round of the main draw, as Fernandez will play against a qualifier early in the tournament.

For her part, Andreescu will have a big challenge to start her tournament, she who will face Emma Raducanu, 72^e world racket and winner of the United States Open in 2021. Andreescu ranks 31^e rank.

On the men’s side, Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are also in Miami to play in the tournament.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Kalinskaya lost to Shventek in the third round match of the Australian Open

Published

2 hours ago

January 24, 2026

Gary

Kalinskaya lost to Shventek in the third round match of the Australian Open

Anna Kalinskaya / Photo: © Quinn Rooney / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Anna Kalinskaya failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.

In the third round, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed at the tournament, was defeated by the second racket of the world, Poland’s Iga Szwiatek, with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 41 minutes.

In the next round, Szwiatek will play against Maddison Inglis from Australia, who reached the fourth round on the refusal of the former first racket of the world, Japanese Naomi Osaka.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. Third circle

Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 2) – Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 6:1, 1:6, 6:1

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

Tennis

Former world number one Safin will play at the tournament of legends as part of the Australian Open

Published

3 hours ago

January 24, 2026

Gary

Former world number one Safin will play at the tournament of legends as part of the Australian Open

Marat Safin / Photo: © Andy Cheung / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Former first racket of the world, Russian Marat Safin, will take part in the tournament of legends as part of the Australian Open tennis championship, the press service of the tournament reports.

In addition to Safin, the world team included German Tommy Haas, Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova, Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber (both from Germany). Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and Casey Dellacqua will play for Australia.

Safin is 45 years old, he is the former first racket of the world, winner of two Grand Slam singles tournaments. In the final of the 2005 Australian Open, he beat Hewitt in four sets. Safin retired from acting in 2009.

The Australian Open is taking place these days in Melbourne.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

Tennis

Australian Open Sinner in the round of 16 despite cramps

Published

6 hours ago

January 24, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Sinner in the round of 16 despite cramps

(Melbourne) Double title holder Jannik Sinner had to overcome heat and cramps to overcome American Eliot Spizzirri (85) on Saturday^e) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and thus qualify for the round of 16 of the Australian Open.

“I had cramps first in my legs, then in my arm, then everywhere,” Sinner admitted.

“But tennis is a mental game. Even without being able to be at my best, I played as well as I could,” he added.

“If I want to go far here like the rest of the season, I have to play [bien] when it’s hot,” he insisted.

In search of a seventh Grand Slam title, the Italian will face his compatriot Luciano Darderi (25^e) to try to get back to the quarter-finals in Melbourne.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.