Tennis

Miami Open: Tsitsipas debuts with Gasquet

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3 years ago

March 24, 2023

Annie

Miami Open: Tsitsipas debuts with Gasquet

Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Richard Gasquet in the second round of the Miami Open on Saturday (March 25).

Frenchman and world No. 40 Richard Gasquet meets Stefanos Tsitsipas in his debut at the Miami Open after the 36-year-old defeated Australia’s lucky loser Christopher O’Connell 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 after an hour and 50 minutes of play.

The Frenchman was outstanding after the first serve, winning 84% of the points (43/51), erasing 4/5 of the Australian’s break points while taking 3 of 5 break chances.

In the first set, Gasquet needed a quick break (2-1) and went on to take a 1-0 lead with 94% of the points won in the first serve (16/17). In the 2nd set, the serve didn’t help the 36-year-old, O’Connell took advantage of it and broke Gasquet’s serve at the beginning (2-0), took the 2nd leg, equalized to 1-1 and conceded only three points in the 1st .Serve.

The decision was a one-man show, with Gasquet hitting 74% of first serves and winning all points (14/14) and committing just 2 unforced errors to end the qualifier comfortably (6-1), reflecting his presence secured in the next phase.

There he finds Stefanos Tsitsipas in an interesting duel of two one-handed backhands, with the two tennis players each scoring a win in the matches between them that took place in 2018.

SOURCE: Tennis24

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Tennis

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)

Source: Sportbox

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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

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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

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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

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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

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