Serena eliminated the first seed Halib … and Djokovic continues his victories

Serena eliminated the first seed Halib … and Djokovic continues his victories

Raochnic eliminates Zverev … and Nishikuri's dream in the Australian Tennis Championship quarter-finals after the marathon victory

Serena confirms strength by defeating Halib (APA) – Djokovic prevented Medvedev from retaining his lead (Reuters)

Melbourne: Middle East

United States world champion Serena Williams has dropped world-leading scorer Romona Simona Halib and threatened her world rankings to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. , while Novak Djokovic, seeded number one, took his place in the quarterfinals and headed for the last stop.
Serena, the group's 16th seed, won three sets of 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an hour and 47 minutes at the Grand Slam Grand Prix, which earned her her last 23 titles in 2017 at the expense of his older sister, Venus. The Australian record of Margaret Kort (24 titles) and a record in Melbourne, culminating in the eighth time of the professional era, is the absolute holder of the record (11 titles).
Serena, 37, easily finished the first set in 22 minutes, having beaten her opponent twice, then lost the second in 35 minutes, before ending the match with a decisive set in one hour and 47 minutes. his ninth win over Halib in 10 games.
"I'm like a fighter," said Serena after the win. I never give up. The game was fierce and strong, there were some amazing points. I had to increase my performance level, and I know I can do it and I've done it, and thankfully, that makes the difference. "
"I like tennis, I like to come here and I love this stadium (Rod Wash Main). It's great to come back."
This is the first victory in five years since the world champion, who will be in the quarterfinals of the Czech Republic Carolina Pleskova, the seventh, who beat the Spaniard Garpini Mogorosa 18 in the series 6 – 3 and 6 – 1.
The fourth seed of Japan, 4
Osaka, 21, will play in the quarter-finals with sixth-seeded Elena Svetolina, who beat American Jason Keys 17, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1.
"My last title in Masters last year gave me incredible confidence," Svetolina said. "I do not think about what has happened in the past." I look forward to the next challenge. "
Svetolina, who has so far failed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournaments, has surpbaded Japan by winning three wins against two losses.
On the men's side, 16th-seeded Milos Raúnic, who was hoping to win his first major title in Melbourne, won hopes of fourth seed Alexander Zverev in Melbourne after beating in three sets, 6-1, 6-1. 6 yesterday. Raúnic needed an hour and 59 minutes to oust Zvezrev, the leader of the new generation, and one of the favorites to win the title, winning his second victory in three games with the German.
The knot of Zverev is maintained in the big tournaments: he did not go beyond the quarterfinals that he had once achieved at Roland Garros last year, despite having won ten career titles, including three Masters courses for a thousand points.
The 22-year-old, who fought for the first time in his career, did nothing to beat the 28-year-old's strong start in the first and second sets. In an hour.
Raulnich, the 2016 champion, is in the quarter-finals with another Frenchman in the competition, Luka Boye, 28, who beat the Croatian Burna Chorich XI, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6.
"I played very well," he said, "I'm proud to have managed to change things quickly after my bad start."
With the victory of Zvirav and Swiss champion Roger Federer, third seed and champion of the last two versions (2017 and 2018), most of the obstacles were eliminated by the Serb first clbad Novak Djokovic, seeking to monopolize the record number of titles in Melbourne, which share each with Switzerland (6 titles)).
Dujkovic defeated Russia's Daniel Medvedev 15, 6-4, 6 – 7, 6-2, 6-3 in three hours and 16 minutes, winning his second victory in two games. The only player of 31 years has only the Spanish Rafael Nadal, second seeded. 32 years old, who will not meet before the final.
Djokovic dominated the game early, scoring the first set after beating his opponent twice, losing his serve once, then advancing 4-1, but the Russian managed to draw 4-4 and the group finished with pause.
"It was a physical battle," said Djokovic after the victory. It was not difficult to overcome the mistakes made and defended with vigor ", highlighting in this respect the difficulty of winning the fourth match of the third set.
This is the second time that Djokovic has lost a group in this edition, after defeating Dennis Shapovalov, third seed, in the third round with four sets.
In the quarter-finals, Djokovic will remain at the top of the standings, which will be released next week after the Australian championship.
In the next round, Djokovic will meet the Japanese Nishikori, who has left two sets ahead of Pablo Cariniu Busta (23) to win five sets in five hours, five minutes, 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6.
Aged 29, the best Asian player, he spent 13 hours and 47 minutes in the stadiums after playing three games with five teams in the first four rounds, before reaching the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the fourth time .

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