Tennis
Djokovic was able to beat Khachanov thanks to incredible stamina and physical readiness, Chesnokov believes
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Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov shared his impressions of the Roland Garros ¼ final match, in which Russian Karen Khachanov met Serb Novak Djokovic.
Khachanov lost to Djokovic on Tuesday with a score of 6:4, 6:7 (0:7), 2:6, 4:6. The Russian, having reached the ¼ finals, repeated the best result in the Grand Slam clay tournament.
– I think that this match was one of the best in the confrontation between Khachanov and Djokovic. Karen played even better than in his winning match when they played the Masters final in Paris in 2018. I want to say that this is the best match of the Russian on clay in his entire career.
Djokovic was able to win thanks to his incredible stamina and physical fitness. It was amazing to watch how he moved, how he took Karen with short blows. Usually such blows happen two or three times per set. But here the Serb gave them out in full. To put it simply, you need to be a draft horse in order to constantly run to such blows, RT Chesnokov quotes.
On Tuesday, tennis agent Lev Kassil said that about 15% of Russian tennis players received a British visa to participate in Wimbledon, the rest are “in limbo”.
– Great Britain will do everything to prevent Russians and Belarusians from getting to Wimbledon. But they don’t understand two things. First, athletes have nothing to do with politics. Secondly, the level of their prestigious tournament will be significantly reduced if athletes, many of whom occupy leading positions in the ATP and WTA ratings, do not go there. So it can be compared to a shot in the leg,” Chesnokov added.
Source: Sportbox
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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
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Tennis
“Andreeva walked through Sakkari very confidently, almost didn’t notice her at all” – Vesnina
Olympic champion Elena Vesnina assessed the form of Russian Mirra Andreeva at the Australian Open.
World number seven Mirra Andreeva beat Greek Maria Sakkari in the second round of the Australian Open with a score of 6:0, 6:4.
“Mirra walked through Sakkari very confidently and almost didn’t notice her at all. She had some of her best form last year when she won Indian Wells and Dubai.
Now we see Mirra, who has grown up and continues to study. But it’s too early to say that this is her best form. She needs to build her game, improve and set herself the goal of going as far as possible in the Grand Slam tournament, and maybe even winning it,” Vesnina was quoted as saying by Soviet Sport.
In the third round, the Russian will play with the 77th racket of the world, Elena Gabriela Ruze from Romania.
Source: Sportbox
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Tennis
Svitolina in wrestling. Half of the participants in the Aus Open 2026 1/16 final have been determined
January 21 Australian Open 2026 The second round matches of women’s singles took place at the top.
Ukrainian tennis player reached the third round at the Australian Open Elina SvitolinaDefeating Linda Klimovichova.
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Elina’s next opponent will be “neutral” Diana Schneider, who won three match points against Talia Gibson.
Unfortunately, world number one Arina Sabalenka (current champion) continues to compete. In the second round, Bai Zhuoxuan failed to force the Belarusian to fight.
On Wednesday, Coco Gauff (win against Olga Danilovic), Mirra Andreeva (win against Maria Sakkari) and Jasmine Paolini (win against Magdalena French) also advanced from the top 10 to the 1/16 final.
On the 22nd, the 1/32 final of the Australian Open will take place in the lower group.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 last pair
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Arina Sabalenko [1] – 
Anastasia Potapova
Victoria Mboko [17] – Clara Towson
Zeynep Sönmez [Q] – Yulia Putintseva
Iva Jovic [29] – Jasmine Paolini [7]
Coco Gauff [3] – Hayley Baptist
Carolina Muchova [19] – Magda Linette
Elina Svitolina [12] –Diana Schneider [23]
Elena-Gabriela Ruse – Mirra Andreeva [8]
Source: Sport UA
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