Tennis

Medvedev advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals after Legechka’s refusal

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3 years ago

July 10, 2023

Gary

Medvedev advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals after Legechka’s refusal

Daniil Medvedev / Photo: © Shaun Botterill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian Daniil Medvedev reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon after the refusal of Czech tennis player Jiri Legechka.

The opponents spent 1 hour and 19 minutes on the court and played only two sets, in which Medvedev won – 6:4, 6:2.

Medvedev reached this stage of Wimbledon for the first time in his career. In the next match, he will meet the winner of the pair Christopher Eubanks (USA) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, 5).

Grand Slam Tournament. Wimbledon. London. Grass. Prize fund – more than 44 million pounds sterling

Men. Fourth circle

Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3) – Jiri Legechka (Czech Republic) – 6:4, 6:2 (refusal)

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Anna Kalinskaya / Photo: © Cameron Spencer / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open.

In the first round match, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed, defeated Briton Sonay Kartal with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. The meeting lasted 1 hour 38 minutes.

Kalinskaya’s next opponent will be Julia Grabher from Austria.

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

Women. First round

Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) — Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) — 7:6 (7:3), 6:1.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

Elena Rybakina / Photo: © Clive Brunskill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina reached the second round of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.

At the start of the competition, the fifth racket of the world beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan, who finished in the top 100 in the world rankings. The meeting lasted 1 hour 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Rybakina.

In the next round, the Moscow native will play against French representative Varvara Gracheva. Both athletes previously competed at international tournaments for Russia.

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

Women. First round

Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 5) – Kaya Juvan (Slovenia) – 6:4, 6:3.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Alexandrova and Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Alexandrova and Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

Ekaterina Alexandrova / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Visual China Group / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova and American Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the first round match, Alexandrova and Williams lost to the duo Emilian Arango/Elsa Jacquemot (Colombia/France) with a score of 6:7 (3:7), 4:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 29 minutes.

The next rivals of Arango and Jacquemot will be the winners of the meeting McCartney Kessler/Jessica Pegula (both USA) – Gabriela Dabrowski/Louise Stefani (Canada/Italy, 5).

Earlier, Alexandrova and Williams also completed their performance in singles.