Tuesday, July 29, 2025
spot_img

Nadal in Oz Open quarter-finals

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

MELBOURNE, Jan 23: Rafael Nadal finally got the better of a crazy, long tiebreaker and knew he’d won half the battle.
After saving four set points and missing with the first six of his own, Nadal finally clinched a tiebreaker that lasted 28 minutes and 40 seconds to set himself on course to secure a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals for a 14th time. Nadal is just three wins away from a men’s record 21st Grand Slam singles title.
Nadal will next play Denis Shapovalov, the 22-year-old Canadian who finished off a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev to reach the last eight in Australia for the first time.
Women’s No 1 Ash Barty advanced to the quarterfinals for the fourth straight year when she beat 20-year-old American Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 6-3. She’ll next play No. 21-seeded Jessica Pegula, who beat fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari 7-6(0) 6-3.
French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova breezed to a 6-2 6-2 win over two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.
Matteo Berrettini completed a 7-5 7-6(4) 6-4 win over 19th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta in the last match on day 7. (AP)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire deal announced by Malaysian PM

PUTRAJAY, July 28: Thailand and Cambodia Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire starting...

Trump, Starmer meet; Trump rejects Netanyahu’s Gaza claim

EDINBURGH, July 28: Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians before US President Donald Trump met with British...

Government forms panel to investigate Bangladesh jet crash

Dhaka, July 28: The Bangladesh government has formed a nine-member commission to investigate last week’s crash of its...

Former POWs rebuild lives in Ukraine

KYIV, July 28: Since his release from Russian captivity, 25-year-old Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been rebuilding his life in...