Ankita Raina wins first singles title of 2019 season in Singapore
January 20, 2019 16:31 ISTAnkita Raina demolished world number 122 and the Dutch top seed Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-2 in the final.
Ankita Raina demolished world number 122 and the Dutch top seed Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-2 in the final.
Nadal dominated the first two sets. And while Berdych raised his game in the third, he could not deter the Spaniard, who wrapped up the game in 2 hours and 5 minutes.
It took four match points and 2 hours, 22 minutes before Barty fended off 2008 champion Sharapova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, reaching the quarterfinals of a major for the first time.
Serena Williams will face Simona Halep in the fourth round after beating Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 while Garbine Muguruza eased past Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (5), 6-2 in round three of the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 while Alexander Zverev got the better of Alex Bolt 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round of Australian Open on Saturday.
A video showing Federer stopped by a security guard in a hallway outside a locker room at the Grand Slam tournament made the rounds on Twitter.
Surely, everything felt a tad different up-close-and-personal with the 37-year-old American in Rod Laver Arena.
Angelique Kerber defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-0 while Danielle Collins shocked Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 in the third round of Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 while Marin Cilic edged past Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in the third round of Australian Open.
Sharapova's victory Friday was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners.
Roger Federer marked his 100th match on Rod Laver Arena by defeating American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.
Eleven years ago, Djokovic's victory over Tsonga gave the Serb the first of his 14 Grand Slam titles, a total that is tied for third-most for a man.
Halep reached the final in Australia last year after saving match points in the third round and again in the semifinals, but lost the championship match to Caroline Wozniacki.
The win improved 2009 champion Nadal's win-loss record to 57-12 at the Australian Open, surpassing Stefan Edberg's mark of 56 wins.
Sharapova won the Australian title in 2008 and has reached the final at Melbourne Park three other times.
The 15th seeded Indian team of Bopanna and Sharan, who began their partnership with a bang in Pune, lost 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 to the unseeded Spanish pair of Carreno Busta and Garcia-Lopez.
Roger Federer also maintained his 100 percent record of reaching the third round at the Australian Open - 20 times in a row.
Halep reeled off the last four games, and 13 of the final 15 points, to come back and beat Kaia Kanepi 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori were all off to winning starts in the first round of Australian Open.
Williams is pursuing an 8th title in Melbourne and 24th Slam trophy overall, which would equal Margaret Court — whose career spanned the amateur and professional eras — for the most in tennis history.
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