Tennis
Pegoula – Sakkari 2: 0: The American stopped Maria’s course at the Australian Open
Maria Sakkari found herself on a mediocre day against Jessica Pegoula, who had done well and therefore suffered a 2-0 set loss and exclusion from the Australian Open.
Maria Sakkari stayed away from her usual standards. The world No. 8 had a bad day against Jessica Pegula (No. 21) who held up well, suffering a 2-0 sets loss and being ruled out of the Australian Open.
Sakkari had 25 effortless errors, she saw that her serve had failed (she had earned only 34% points behind her second serve unlike Pegoula who, in addition to her excellent performance, also had luck on her side. Characteristically, the The American scored five points using the net while many of her shots were marginal.
Somehow, the 26-year-old Greek failed to break her record at the Australian Open after her course stalled again in the fourth round.
The first set started negatively for Sakkari after Pegoula gave her a break in the first game. Gradually, the 26-year-old Greek increased her pace and managed to win back the break to make it 3-3, but the American responded with a breakback and then held at serve for a 5-3 lead.
Sakkari didn’t give up and won the next three games with the fighting spirit that characterizes her, then Pegoula kept her serve and that’s how we were taken to the tie-break. There, the American took all the points and completed the conquest of the set.
We didn’t have that many breaks in the second set. Pegoula hit one in the fourth game and that was enough for her, since then she’s held on to a 4-1 lead and put Sakkari with her back to the wall.
The 26-year-old Greek tried to react but failed because Pegoula ended the set and match 7-6 (0), 6-3.
Source: sport24
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January 25 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the fourth round, the Ukrainian player will play against the seventh neutral racket in the world Mirra Andreeva. The fight will start at 12.00 Kyiv time in Rod Laver Arena.
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This will be the second head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 1:0 in Andreeva’s favor.
The winner of the fight will face Coco Gauff or Carolina Muchova in the quarter-finals.
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Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) will face Mirra Andreeva (WTA 7) in the fourth round of the Australian Open on January 25.
The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 Kyiv time.
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Elina Svitolina
The Ukrainian athlete started this season brilliantly and currently has a streak of eight wins in official tournaments. Svitolina has already won the title in Auckland but she needs to perform well at the majors.
In the first round, the athlete defeated Spaniard Krystyna Buksha with scores of 6:4, 6:1, then defeated the young Polish player Linda Klimovichova with scores of 7:5, 6:1. The most difficult was the last match against the “neutral” Diana Schneider – 7:6, 6:3, in this match there were up to nine breaks. Svitolina won the last fight with her experience, made a little less mistakes, won a little more and finally put the finishing touches on her opponent.
The best performance at the Australian Open was in the quarter-finals; This was achieved three times, thus putting the tennis player one step away from repeating his personal best. If successful, Elina will compete with the winner of the Gauff-Mukhova pairing.
Mirra Andreeva
The “neutral” team also starts the season well but rarely behaves with dignity on the field. Andreeva reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane, where she deservedly lost to Marta Kostyuk in two sets. Later, the athlete managed to win the championship in Adelaide, beating Canadian Mboko in the final.
The tennis player is 18 years old and is not bothered by his busy schedule. Despite its place in the top 10, it lacks emotional stability. Andreeva started this tournament with a tough win against Donna Vekic – 4:6, 6:3, 6:0, then beat Greek Maria Sakkari 6:4, 6:0 and in the last match she beat Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6:3, 6:4. At the Australian Major the neutral team never advanced beyond the fourth round.
personal meetings
The tennis players played each other only once; The match took place in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament in March last year. Andreeva then won with scores of 7:5 and 6:3.
To guess
Bookmakers give a slight advantage to the “neutral”, which is explained by the fact that it is higher in the rankings and is also 13 years younger. Svitolina’s motivation will be very high in such a match.
I don’t think the winner will be determined quickly, so I’m betting on 1.76 out of 21.5 games in total.
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On January 25, the 1/8 singles finals as well as the first round matches of the junior tournaments will begin at the 2026 Australian Open.
On Sunday, Elina Svitolina will play in Melbourne and three Ukrainian teenagers will also start: Nikita Belozertsev, Polina Sklyar, Antonina Sushkova, Sofia Belinskaya.
Svitolina’s fight. Match schedule of Ukrainians at the Aus Open on January 25
Australian Open 2026. Singles, 1/8 final
Rod Laver Arena. 2nd start of the night session (cannot be before 12:00)
Elina Svitolina [12] – Mirra Andreeva [8]
Australian Open 2026. Juniors. Singles, 1/32 final
Court No. 14. 1. Launch (cannot be before 01:00)
Nikita Belozertsev [6] – Aaro Gabet [Q]
Court No. 8. 3. Launch (cannot be before 04:00)
Antonina Sushkova – Zhang Qian Wei
Court No. 12. 3. Launch (cannot be before 04:00)
Polina Sklyar [Q] – Teresa Germanova
Court No. 6. 5. Launch (Cannot be before 07:00)
Sofia Belinskaya – Emily Chen [WC]
Australian Open 2026. Juniors. Doubles, 1/32 final
Court No. 14. 5. Launch (Cannot be before 07:00)
Nikita Belozertsev / Jamie Mackenzie- Ymerali İbrahimi / Cooper Pouch [WC]
Court No. 14. 6. Launch (cannot be before 08:30)
Polina Sklyar / Aishi Das- Mariella Tamm / Zhang Rui’en [6]
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