Elena Rybakina, Australian Open and Madison Keys
Former Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina said she will need some "magic" from her physio if she wants to go further in the tournament after a back spasm flared up during her third-round win on Saturday.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina needed only 53 minutes to storm past junior world No.1 Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.
Elena Rybakina sent another teenager packing from the Australian Open on Thursday after the sixth seed beat American wildcard Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 to move into the third round.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will take on World No. 14 Madison Keys in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2025 on Monday, January 20.
The German's reward for her history-making victory will be a meeting with world number two Iga Swiatek, who made light work of Emma Raducanu in her third-round match.
Star tennis player Elena Rybakina has registered her 50th Grand Slam match win at the Australian Open. She easily brushed aside her second-round opponent Iva Jovic on Thursday (January 16). The 2022 Wimbledon champion took only 80 minutes to register a comprehensive victory over Jovic with a scoreline of 6-0, 6-3.
No.6 seed Elena Rybakina bested 16-year-old Emerson Jones in the Australian Open first round, while No.8 seed Emma Navarro and No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina took very different paths into the second round.
In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Friday, Dayana Yastremska (ranked No. 33) takes on Elena Rybakina (No. 7).Rybakina defeated Iva Jovic 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday in the Round of 64 in her
No.8 seed Emma Navarro made it three three-set wins in as many matches at the Australian Open by outlasting three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur in the third round.
Two of Italy's top three convene in Bergamo on Saturday evening, as Scudetto rivals Atalanta BC and Napoli vie for victory at the Gewiss Stadium. The visitors have recently overtaken their hosts as Serie A leaders, and they will be gunning for revenge after a shocking 3-0 home defeat in November's reverse fixture.
Emma Raducanu suffered her worst ever loss at a Grand Slam at the hands of Iga Swiatek. The five-time Major winner thrashed Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in just 70 minutes. But Raducanu defended herself, claiming the scoreline was "harsh".