Tennis

Roland-Garros Andrey Rublev knocked down in five rounds

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3 years ago

June 2, 2023

Nancy

Roland-Garros Andrey Rublev knocked down in five rounds

(Paris) Russian Andrey Rublev, recent winner of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo and seeded N.7 at Roland-Garros, was knocked down on Friday in the third round by Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 48^e world, winner 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after having been led 2 sets to 0.

Rublev (7^e world) is the third player of great caliber to leave the Parisian tournament hastily after Daniil Medvedev (2^e) in the first round and the Italian Jannik Sinner (8^e), beaten on Thursday.

The Russian had however started the match perfectly, even sticking a 6-0 to Lorenzo in the second set, after 1:20 of the match. Then the machine jammed, and the Italian’s confidence gradually swelled with the victory of the third set 6-3 and a knife duel won in the decisive game in the fourth. On his way, the Italian gave little hope to Rublev in the fifth round, to win in 3 h 42 min.

PHOTO JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lorenzo Sonego

Sonego will face in the round of 16 another Russian, Karen Khachanov, winner of the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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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.

Tennis

Australian Open Defending champion Madison Keys advances to third round

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28 minutes ago

January 22, 2026

Nancy

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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Andreeva said that she never thought about changing her citizenship

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6 hours ago

January 21, 2026

Gary

Andreeva said that she never thought about changing her citizenship

Mirra Andreeva / Photo: © Anadolu / Contributor / Anadolu / Gettyimages.ru

The first racket of Russia, Mirra Andreeva, said that she had never thought about changing her citizenship and her neutral status at international tournaments does not put any pressure on her.

On Wednesday, 19-year-old Andreeva beat Greek Maria Sakkari in the second round of the Australian Open with a score of 6:0, 6:4.

– I didn’t even think about it. I heard that Dasha Kasatkina changed her citizenship, and many more players changed their citizenship. But at the moment I intend to play in my previous status. I didn’t receive any offers or anything like that.

— Doesn’t it create pressure when you play without a flag?

“The lack of a flag doesn’t put pressure on me, I just do my job on the court, focus on how to become even better, how to improve. So for me this does not create any pressure,” the Australian Open press service quotes Andreeva as saying.

In the third round of the Australian Open, the Russian will play with the 77th racket of the world, Elena Gabriela Ruze from Romania.

Source: Sportbox

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Sabalenka responds to Oleynikova’s accusations that she supports Lukashenko

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8 hours ago

January 21, 2026

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Sabalenka responds to Oleynikova’s accusations that she supports Lukashenko

The world’s first racket Arina Sabalenko He responded to Ukraine’s accusations at the press conference Alexandra Oleynikova In support of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukoshenko:

– Ukrainian tennis player Alexandra Oleynikova mentioned you and several Russian players, saying that you support their governments, and called for a ban on the participation of Russian and top Russian players. I just wanted to give you a chance to answer this.

– Actually, I’ve talked about this a lot before. Of course I want peace and if I could change something I would definitely do it. Other than that, I don’t have anything else to say.

– As a follow-up to the previous question, I respect your wish not to comment on politics, but do you consider Oleynikova’s comments yesterday, in which she personally mentioned you, as unfair? Do you want politics to stay out of tennis?

– Look, I’m here for tennis. This is a tennis event and I’ve said enough in the past and I don’t want to talk politics here.

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.