Tennis

Wimbledon Iga Swiatek starts strong

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3 years ago

July 3, 2023

Nancy

(Wimbledon) The world No.1 Iga Swiatek, whose grass is not the preferred surface, nevertheless started her Wimbledon tournament strong on Monday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory in 1:20 against China’s Lin Zhu (34^e).

“I feel confident, I did a good job,” savored the 22-year-old Polish.

Liu was the highest ranked player Swiatek could face in the first round as the first non-seeded player.

The match between Swiatek and Liu was interrupted for a few minutes by the rain while the Pole led 4-3 in the second set, the time to close the roof of the N.1 court. When it resumed, she quickly closed the debates.

Swiatek, who has never exceeded 8^are final on the London lawn and who lost in the third round last year, will face this year in the second round the Italian Martina Trevisan (64^e) or the Spaniard Sara Sorribes (84^e).

The Pole, winner at Roland-Garros in 2020, 2022 and 2023 as well as at the 2022 United States Open, is one of the favorites for Wimbledon this year, alongside defending champion Elena Rybakina (3^e worldwide) and Aryna Sabalenka (3^e).

Barbora Strykova, first qualified for the second round

Barbora Strykova, semi-finalist in 2019 and fall to 623^e world rank, was the first player of the 2023 edition to qualify for the second round, defeating the Belgian Maryna Zanevska (88^e) 6-1, 7-5.

PHOTO ALASTAIR GRANT, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Barbora Strykova

In the next round, the 37-year-old Czech, who had reached 16^e rank of the WTA in 2017, will face the Polish Magda Linette (24^e) or the Swiss Jill Teichmann (121^e).

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

15 seeded players were eliminated at the end of the first round at the Australian Open

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1 hour ago

January 20, 2026

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15 seeded players were eliminated at the end of the first round at the Australian Open

All first round matches ended on January 20 Australian Open 2026. According to the results of the matches, they could not advance to the second round. 15 seeded players.

On the third day, two seeded tennis players and three seeded tennis players left the major. Tallon Grikspor completed the men’s competition [23] and João Fonseca [28]and for women: Maya Joynt [30]Leila Fernandez [22] and Lyudmila Samsonova [18].

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:

R1: Tallon Grixpor [23] – Ethan Quinn – 2:6, 3:6, 2:6
R1: João Fonseca [28] – Eliot Spizziri – 4:6, 6:2, 1:6, 2:6

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:

R1: Maya Joynt [30] – Teresa Valentova – 4:6, 4:6
R1: Leila Fernandez [22] – Janice Tjen – 2:6, 6:7 (1:7)
R1: Lyudmila Samsonova [18] – Laura Siegemund – 6:0, 5:7, 4:6

Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:

Felix Auger-Aliassime [7]
Jiri Legechka [17]
Flavio Cobolli [20]
Tallon Grixpor [23]
Arthur Rinderknesh [24]
Brandon Nakashima [27]
João Fonseca [28]

Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:

🏳️ Ekaterina Aleksandrova [11]
Emma Navarro [15]
Lyudmila Samsonova [18]
Marta Kostyuk [20]
Leila Fernandez [22]
Dayana Yastremskaya [26]
Sofia Kenin [27]
Maya Joynt [30]

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

VIDEO. Svitolina’s husband Gael Monfils played his last match at the Australian Open

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3 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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VIDEO. Svitolina’s husband Gael Monfils played his last match at the Australian Open

39-year-old French tennis player and husband of Elina Svitolina Gael Monfils (ATP 110) Withdrew from the 2026 Australian Open.

The Frenchman lost to the Australian in four sets in the first round of the major tournament in Melbourne Dane Sweeney (ATP 182) in 3 hours 54 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals

Dane Sweeney (Australia) [Q] – Gael Monfils (France) – 6:7 (3:7), 7:5, 6:4, 7:5

Monfils played on the Australian Open courts for the 20th time. For Gael, this was his last match at the Australian slam; He will retire in 2026.

Gael’s best results at the Aus Open are quarter-finals in 2016 and 2022. Sweeney will face eighth seed Ben Shelton in the second round.

“First of all, thank you very much. My journey started with you in 2005 – that’s when I first came here. Now the year is 2026 and somehow this is already the finish line. Thank you very much for this amazing journey. You were incredible. Thank you very much. I have very good memories here… Great battles. I am lucky to have played here for many years.”

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.

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Australian Open Naomi Osaka advances to second round

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4 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Australian Open Naomi Osaka advances to second round

(Melbourne) The ex-n^o 1 world Naomi Osaka (current 17^e in the WTA rankings) qualified Tuesday in three sets for the second round of the Australian Open.

Crowned in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, the Japanese won 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against the Croatian Antonia Ruzic (65^e).

The four-time Grand Slam winner will play in the next round against Romanian Sorana Cirstea (41^e), who started the last Australian Open of her career at age 35 by eliminating the German Eva Lys (39^e).

Entering the court with a white parasol, a wide-brimmed hat and a long white train, Osaka started the match with her feet on the ground to quickly lead 3-0.

Ruzic recovered to 3-3 before again losing three games in a row and the first set.

The Croatian responded in the second round, winning by the same score.

In the decisive set, Osaka broke from the start to break away at 2-0, but Ruzic came back to her level again before taking her throw in to lead 4-3, service to follow.

This time it was the Japanese who held on to get back to 4-4, before inflicting a shutout then a new break on Ruzic to seal her qualification with a final winning backhand, after almost 2 hours 30 minutes of fighting.

Osaka played her first Grand Slam match on Tuesday since her semi-final at the United States Open in September, her best run in a major tournament since she returned to the circuit in early 2024 after the birth of her first child.

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.