Injured, defending champion Iga Swiatek retires

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3 years ago

March 22, 2023

Nancy

PHOTO JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA, USA TODAY SPORTS ARCHIVES

Iga Swiatek

(Miami) Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Miami Tennis Open on Wednesday due to a rib injury.

Swiatek, the defending champion and ranked number one in the world, was scheduled to face Claire Liu in the second round on Thursday.

As the top seed, three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek enjoyed a bye to the first round of the hard-court tournament she won a year ago in a streak of 37 unbeaten matches.

It was the longest such streak in women’s tennis in a quarter of a century.

Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland, said after losing 6-2, 6-2 to eventual champion Elena Rybakina in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals on Friday that her rib bothered her.

“I have to take more tests and see what happens. I don’t know yet,” Swiatek said on Friday.

Instead of playing Swiatek, Liu will face Julia Grabher, 94^e in the standings, who lost in qualifying, but can now enter the main draw as a “fortunate loser”.

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Nancy

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Djokovic wins 400th Grand Slam title

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2 hours ago

January 24, 2026

Gary

Novak Djokovic / Photo: © Phil Walter / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open, which is taking place in Melbourne.

Fourth seed Djokovic beat Botik van de Zandshulp of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the third round. The tennis players spent 2 hours and 44 minutes on the court.

For the 38-year-old Serb, this is his 400th victory in Grand Slam singles tournaments. Previously, Djokovic became the first tennis player in history to win 100 or more games at three different Grand Slam tournaments.

Djokovic’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, 16th seeded) and Ethan Quinn (USA).

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

Men. Third circle

Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:4)

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Tennis

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

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3 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

Tennis

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

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4 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