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Roland-Garros Wawrinka qualified after a 4:35 marathon

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3 years ago

May 29, 2023

Nancy

Roland-Garros Wawrinka qualified after a 4:35 marathon

(Paris) The Swiss Stan Wawrinka delivered a 4:35 marathon on Monday at the age of 38 to overcome the Spaniard Albert Ramos (67^e) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of Roland-Garros.

The 2015 winner, who had not passed the first round on Parisian clay since 2020, will face the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis (108^e).

Former world No.3, three-time Grand Slam winner, Wawrinka is trying to regain his best level after two seasons marred by injuries.

After being eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open in 2021, he had missed the next four Majors. He returned to a Grand Slam at Roland Garros last year to string together first-round defeats at Paris, Wimbledon, the US Open and this year at the Australian Open.

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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.

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Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

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2 hours ago

January 22, 2026

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Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

(Melbourne) Defending champion Madison Keys beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Ninth seeded, Keys won the American duel in an hour and a quarter ahead of Krueger, 62^e in the world.

Keys erased a 5-2 deficit in the second set.

“I would say I started the match really well and Ashlyn was a little slower to get into the rhythm,” Keys said. I expected it to get tougher, and that’s what happened. »

Last year, Keys earned her first major title by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Melbourne Park.

Sixth seed, American Jessica Pegula defeated her compatriot McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2, after dominating 6-1 in breaks.

Among the men, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, titled 10 times in Melbourne, will play against the Italian Francesco Maestrelli, 141^e in the world.

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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.

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Selekhmetyeva defeated the 26th racket of the world Badosa and reached the third round of the Australian Open

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3 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Gary

Selekhmetyeva defeated the 26th racket of the world Badosa and reached the third round of the Australian Open

Oksana Selekhmetyeva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmetyeva reached the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the second round match, Selekhmetyeva, who was ranked 101st in the WTA rankings before the start of the tournament, defeated the 26th racket of the world, Paula Badosa. The match ended with a score of 6:4, 6:4 and lasted 1 hour 39 minutes.

23-year-old Selekhmetyeva reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.

The Russian’s next opponent will be world number six Jessica Pegula.

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

Women. Second round

Oksana Selekhmetyeva (Russia) – Paula Badosa (Spain, 25) – 6:4, 6:4

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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.

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Samsonova and Schneider failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

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3 hours ago

January 22, 2026

Gary

Samsonova and Schneider failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

Lyudmila Samsonova / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis players Diana Schneider and Lyudmila Samsonova failed to make it to the second round of doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Seeded 10th at the tournament, Samsonova and Schneider lost to the duet of another Russian, Vera Zvonareva, and the Japanese, Ena Shibahara, with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 31 minutes.

In the second round, Zvonareva and Shibahara will play against the Australian duo Lisette Cabrera/Tayla Preston.