This is the quarterfinals of the Australian Open

There are eight survivors in each of the individual, male and female tables. The results are close to find out who will top the list of Australian Open winners Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty.

It was an edition with many surprises but one that kept some heavyweights of world tennis on track. The most, the Serbian Novak Djokovica nine-time tournament champion, seeking to equal Rafa Nadal’s record 22 Grand Slam titles and regain the world number one at the expense of Carlos Alcaraz.

America raised its head with Sebastian Korda, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton. He retained his best asset, Jessica Pegula.

If in men only Novak Djokovic can repeat the crown, in women the former Belarusian champion continues the bid Victoria Azarenka.

Here’s the men’s round of 16, in order of draw, from top to bottom:

Karen Khachanov – Sebastian Korda

The Russian Olympic runner-up, 26 years old and world number 20, against the executioner of Daniil Medvedev and Hubert Hurkacz, 22 years old and number 31 in the ranking. Korda managed to defeat Khachanov in two of the three duels, the pair played on hard courts. He surrendered at Wimbledon 2021 in the fifth set 10-8.
Both debuted in the quarterfinals in Australia, although Khachanov, once again mentored by Spanish ‘Pepo’ Clavet, has experience in the semifinals of the last US Open.
Korda became the champion in the junior category, he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father Petr, who lifted the full trophy.

2

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Jiri Lehecka

The Greek, 24 years old and world number 4, is the favorite at the top of the draw to reach the final with Novak Djokovic, the rival to beat. Tsitsipas is looking for his fourth semi-final in Melbourne. His best Grand Slam result was the 2021 Roland Garros final.
At the front, one of the revelations of the competition, the Czech Jiri Lehecka, 21 years old and number 71. He left Cameron Norrie and Felix Auger-Aliassime on the road. He did not win any Grand Slam matches until a surprising move to the quarterfinals. Czech school, good racket handling, cold character.

3

Andrey Rublev – Novak Djokovic

“I’d rather go to the other side of the box, nobody wants to face Novak Djokovic,” admitted Andrey Rublev after coming back from two ‘match’ balls to Holger Rune, as well as negative 0-5 and 3- 7 in the final supertiebreak. At the age of 25, world number 6, he signed his second quarter in Australia, seventh in the Grand Slam. He hasn’t gotten over them yet.
Djokovic warned that against Alex de Minaur he will not feel any discomfort, with a hamstring injury in his left leg improving. And tennis has shown that a lot. He is the favorite of the tournament. A legend who wants to show more credentials compared to his historical opponents, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.

4

Ben Shelton-Tommy Paul

The United States is assured of a place in the quarterfinals. This is for rookie left-handed Ben Shelton, 20 years old and number 89, or the more experienced Tommy Paul, 25 and number 35. What is more surprising is the presence of NCAA university champion Shelton, who only accumulated half a year as a professional. Son of former ATP player. In front of a Paul who has already announced a lot in the sub-18, who will go up. A tremendous opportunity for both.

Here’s the women’s round of 16, in draw order, from top to bottom:

one

Elena Rybakina – Jelena Ostapenko

The current champion of Wimbledon against the queen of Roland Garros 2017. One and another premiere in the quarterfinals of Australia. Rybakina, a Russian nationalized Kazakh, is 23 years old and number 25 in the world. The Latvian, 25 years old and nº 17, with a favorable historical balance of 2-0.
They will hit the ball, they are two born hitters. In heads or tails at each point.

2

Jessica Pegula – Victoria Azarenka

At the start, American Jessica Pegula, 28 years old and world number 3, was favorite for the title along with eliminated number 1 Iga Swiatek. She will face a tough test against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, 33 years old and number 24, who was the tournament champion in 2012 and 2013. The American has never made it past the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam. They are 2-2 in head to head between the two.

3

Karolina Pliskova – Magda Linette

Eternal adversary Karolina Pliskova reappeared unexpectedly. At 30 years old, far from the top-10 (no. 31), he has the semifinals of Australia 2019 and the finals of the US Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2021 to his credit.
​It was expected that there would be a Polish player in the quarterfinals, but there were only eyes for the No. 1 is Iga Swiatek. However, who came was the more modest Magda Linette, 30 years old and world number 45. Her best Grand Slam so far, left Anett Kontaveit or the last ‘teacher’, Carolina Garcia, in the ditch.

4

Aryna Sabalenka – Donna Vekic

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 24 years old and world number 5, has not lost a set in a season that opened by winning the WTA 500 in Adelaide 1. She is 8-0. A three-time Grand Slam semifinalist, he has already bettered his historic result in Melbourne.
Croatian Donna Vekic, 26 years old and number 64, recalled that she was on the point of hanging up the racket twice when she was not feeling well after knee surgery. Like his rival, he is undefeated in 2023 (7-0). He opened the United Cup course. Best result in Melbourne, and made the quarters at US Open 2019.