Tennis
Marta KOSTIUK: “Initially we were supporting Sakkari. I realize he’s more famous.”
Ukrainian tennis player Martha Kostyuk After defeating Maria Sakkari in the first round of Wimbledon 2023, she held a press conference:
– You can compare the difference between your last match at Roland Garros and the end of today’s match. How did you feel? When you left the court later, the reaction of the audience was not so positive. You were hurting so much today.
– It was just a contradictory behavior of the audience in Paris. I mean, anyone can do whatever they want, but I don’t get it. And I guess I’ll never understand. Obviously there is a different support here, but at the beginning of the game they were mostly supporting Sakkari. I understand that because he’s more famous than me, and he’s also a top ten player. So, everything was fine (smiles). I was very happy that they supported me at the end of the match and throughout the match.
I can say it’s been a long month. When the raffle results showed up, I was obviously not the happiest person (smiles). I felt like I played well but faced dangerous opponents, so regaining my trust is not that easy. Actually, I had high expectations of myself, so I am happy that I was able to change the course of events today.
– What did you think after the first set? How did you spend your time when it was raining?
When the first timeout was given, the score was 5-0 and “absolutely”, I had no idea what was going on (smiles). I didn’t understand it all in my head. I was in a hurry. I wanted to win and I think I wanted to do it the wrong way. The second pause helped me calm down even more. I have more time to prepare. Then I tried to play each lottery. Frankly, I don’t know how this match would have been if it hadn’t been for the rain these days. I made good use of these breaks. I can’t say yesterday was the worst day [из-за переноса матча]. But yesterday I felt a little burned out. This is no ordinary match. I felt pressure And it wasn’t easy for me to start today.
– You said that Ara helped you. What exactly did you do?
“I don’t know, I just took advantage of the pause itself. Everything happened so quickly in the match. It’s clear that you didn’t have a chance to take such a break during the match. It all happened so fast, I made a mistake without too much effort. It had to be stopped somehow. Rain helped. After the second break, he went to court. even when i came back i was in a very emotional state but before that the feelings were such that i kind of froze and couldn’t do anything about it so i cried well both times it helped because i already felt a certain helplessness, they say i’m playing well but why is everything so bad I can’t understand how it went bad. It helped me pour and then I felt like I took everything as it was. After the second hiatus I accepted that I had already lost this match and it turned out that it wasn’t the worst thing in the world. So despite the loss, my world won’t fall apart because of it. And this feeling helped me. Every I seemed to drop everything and then I tried to play dot to dot.
– What does this victory mean to you, given your opponent’s situation and all the circumstances?
– This victory means a lot, because it was my fifteenth attempt to beat an opponent from the first ten. This was on my list. I am very happy that this pressure has been lifted from me. I had played Sakkari twice before, losing by the same score twice, so I knew he would be ready to play with me. I knew he would be in a good mood and would fight to the end, and I was ready for it.
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
Elina Svitolina – Linda Klimovichova. Prediction and announcement for the Australian Open match
They will face each other in the second round of the Australian Open on January 21 Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) and Linda Klimovichova (WTA 134).
The match will start at 02.00 Kyiv time.
Sport.ua together with a betting partner bet announcing the upcoming fight!
Elina Svitolina
Ukraine had as many as six representatives in the Australian Open main draw, but only Svitolina managed to get past the first round. The tennis player started here with a 6:4, 6:1 victory against Spaniard Buksha. There were difficulties in the first match when we had to come back from 1:3.
So far Elina’s season is going well, she took the cup in Auckland, her winning streak has already reached six matches. In the first match of the tournament, the Ukrainian player had only 49% of the first serve and made half as many errors as his opponent.
Ukraine’s first racquet is currently in good shape but has yet to face top opponents this year. If she is successful in the next match, Elina will face the winner of Tallia Gibson – Diana Schneider.
Linda Klimovichova
The Polish tennis player has been actively playing on the tour since 2022, but only now has he managed to get into the main draw of a major tournament for the first time. Here Klimovichova started with the qualifiers, where she did not lose a single match; The Australians passed in the order of Webb Sem – 6:2, 6:1 and Carbera – 6:4, 7:5. In the qualifying final, a 6:4 and 6:4 victory was achieved against Belgian Minnen.
Already in the main round the Polish woman defeated the British Francesca Jones, her opponent withdrew, losing 2:6, 2:3. Klimovichova was remembered for her active play in her last match, which was not completed, she achieved 24 wins, 8 against her opponent. Psychologically, this will not be difficult for a Polish woman; They don’t expect much from him.
To guess
The athletes had never met each other before, which is not surprising, since Polish women play very little in top-level tournaments. Svitolina is the favorite of these two, but Klimovichova can perform well in tennis.
Although the Polish athlete is 10 years younger, Elina should have no problems with endurance. Although the bookmakers are confident in the success of the Ukrainian athlete, I would take a total bet of more than 18.5 matches for 1.71.
Elina Svitolina01/21/2026 –
02:00
Linda Klimovichova 1.71 place a bet KRAIL License No. 559 dated 12/05/2024 Source: Sport UA
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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
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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
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