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AO 2020 champion, but world number 164. Who will play in Kalinina Miami?

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Ukraine’s first racket Angelina Kalinina (WTA 28) recognized his opponent in the 1/32 finals of the tough tournament of the WTA 1000 series held in Miami (USA).

He will play with the Ukrainian in the 2nd round of the competition. Sofia Ken (USA, WTA 164).

In the 1/64 final, Kenin defeated Storm Sanders (Australia, WTA 200) 6:0, 7:6 (7:5) in two sets in 1 hour 25 minutes.

Sofia Kenin is the champion of the Australian Open 2020. In the same year, he reached the final at Roland Garros, but lost to Iga Sventek. 2020 has been a breakthrough year for him. But in 2021 his game began to decline, injuries began, and as a result, he fell behind the fourth hundred in the WTA rankings. Now Kenin is slowly returning to major tournaments, but so far without any clear success.

Angelina and Sofia played each other five times. 3:2 points in favor of the American. The girls last met in Hobart (Australia) at the beginning of 2023. Then Kenin won in three games.

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Djokovic wins 400th Grand Slam title

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

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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

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

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

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.

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