Tennis

Veronika Kudermetova advances to semi-finals

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3 years ago

May 3, 2023

Nancy

Veronika Kudermetova advances to semi-finals

PHOTO MANU FERNANDEZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Veronika Kudermetova reached the semi-finals of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time at the Madrid Open.

(Madrid) Veronika Kudermetova reached the semi-finals of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time by upsetting third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 at the Madrid Open.

Ranked 12^e, Kudermetova confirmed her victory with an ace on her second match point. This victory will allow him to face the No. 1 Iga Swiatek or Petra Martic, who will face each other later Wednesday, in the semi-finals.

Pegula was trying to reach the final of the Madrid tournament for the second time in a row. She lost to Ons Jabeur last year.

It is a fourth victory in a row in three sets for Kudermetova.

The Russian has reached three quarter-finals of WTA 1000 tournaments, all in 2022, including at Roland-Garros. The 26-year-old has reached two more semi-finals this year, in Adelaide, Australia, and Doha, Qatar. She came to Madrid on a series of four losses.

Pegula had some trouble on the serve. She was broken on three occasions in the first and third set, quite in contrast to the second, where she needed just 22 minutes and in which Kudermetova won just five rallies.

The other semi-final in the women’s draw will pit second seed Aryna Sabalenka against ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari.

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.

Tennis

Nadezhda Kichenok lost the doubles match in the final of the Australian Open 2026 1/16.

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2 hours ago

January 23, 2026

Nancy

Nadezhda Kichenok lost the doubles match in the final of the Australian Open 2026 1/16.

Ukrainian tennis player Nadezhda Kichenok He completed his doubles participation at the 2026 Australian Open.

With the Ukrainians in the second round Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) lost in a row in 1 hour and 23 minutes against the eighth-placed Ellen Perez (Australia) / Demi Schuurs (Netherlands).

Australian Open 2026. Couples. 1/16 final

Ellen Perez (Australia) / Demi Schurs (Holland) [8] – Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) / Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) – 7:5, 6:1

In the first match, Nadezhda and Makoto lost their advantage with a score of 4:2.

Kichenok and Ninomiya managed to defeat Australian duo Emerson Jones / Astra Sharma at the Australian Open.

Nadezhda became the last representative of Ukraine in doubles at AO-2026. Kichenok competed for the 11th time on the courts of Melbourne – his best result was the 1/8 final stage in 2018.

Source: Sport UA

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.

Tennis

Australian Open Victoria Mboko qualified for the round of 16

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2 hours ago

January 23, 2026

Nancy

Australian Open Victoria Mboko qualified for the round of 16

(Melbourne) Canadian Victoria Mboko reached the fourth round of a major tournament for the first time in her career on Friday.

The 19-year-old Torontonian defeated Danish Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 5-7 and 6-3 at the Australian Open.

Mboko dropped a set for the first time in three outings at Melbourne Park.

Ranked 16^e in the world, Mboko won in two hours and 20 minutes against Tauson, 14^e at the WTA.

It was their first confrontation among the pros.

A backhand volley gave victory to the Ontarian, on her fourth match point.

Mboko overcame nine double faults, still accumulating six aces.

Author of five breaks, she won 65% of the points contested on her first serves.

Tauson had five aces and five breaks, committing four double faults.

Mboko’s next rival will be none other than the number 1 in women’s tennis, Aryna Sabalenka.

The Belarusian triumphed at the first stage of the Grand Slam in 2023 and 2024 – and also at Flushing Meadows, in 2024 and last year.

In 2025, Mboko was the champion at the National Bank Open in Montreal, as well as at the Hong Kong tournament.

On Friday, the Canadian took a 2-0 lead in the deadlock break. The score moved to 2-2, but Tauson made two unforced errors and Mboko followed up with a point on a strong serve. Once the count was 5-5, the Dane sent a ball to the net, then Mboko settled the set with a forehand winner.

In the second round, the table notably showed 3-3 and 5-5. A break gave priority to Tauson then, at 12^e game, an ace helped her earn the set to create a stalemate in the match.

Mboko took control 4-1 in the last set, then racing towards victory.

In doubles, Gabriela Dabrowski, of Ottawa, and Luisa Stefani, of Brazil, defeated Elsa Jacquemot of France and Emiliana Arango of Colombia, 6-2, 6-4.

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.

Tennis

Sabalenka beat Potapova in the third round of the Australian Open

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2 hours ago

January 23, 2026

Gary

Sabalenka beat Potapova in the third round of the Australian Open

Arina Sabalenko / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

The first racket of the world, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the third round, Sabalenka beat Austrian representative Anastasia Potapova with a score of 7:6 (6:4), 7:6 (9:7). The opponents spent 2 hours and 4 minutes on the court.

In the 1/8 finals Sabalenka’s opponent will be Canadian Victoria Mboko.

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

Women. Third circle

Arina Sabalenko (Belarus) – Anastasia Potapova (Austria) – 7:6 (6:4), 7:6 (9:7).

Source: Sportbox

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