This Thursday, January 26, the focus will be on the semifinals of a very open women’s draw. no australian Ashleigh Barty of leaving due to retirement after winning in front of their fans in 2022, the designated heirs remained on the road, the Polish No. Iga Swiatek and the American Jessica Pegula, undefeated until the only surviving tournament champion, the Belarusian, crossed his path Victoria Azarenka.
It will be ‘Vika’, Melbourne’s best in 2012 and 2013, opening the evening session at 09:30 am Spanish peninsular time. Against the current queen of Wimbledon, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina.
Next, the unexpected Polish Magda Linette, at 30 years old, tied her head in the middle class, and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, long a candidate for something big.
On Friday the 27th, it’s the turn of the men’s team. In theory, according to programs from other editions, at 04:30 in the morning there should be a clash between the Greeks Stefanos Tsitsipas and the russian Karen Khachanova. At 09:30, center for Serbian Novak Djokovicundisputed favorite with the consent of the Hellene, and the American Tommy Paul the latest of the four, the surprise.
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Elena Rybakina – Victoria Azarenka
the kazakh Elena Rybakina, 23 years old and world no. He will face the last champion capable of winning two consecutive editions (2012 and 2013), the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka33 years old and number 24. The former number 1 will wear the French PSG shirt for another day, one of his passions since signing the David Beckham a decade ago. His 6-year-old son Leo follows his passion for soccer. In Leo Messi as a current reference.
The history between the two favors the Muscovite: 6-3 and 6-4 in the round of 32 at Indian Wells 2022.
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Magda Linette – Aryna Sabalenka
Poland hopes to have Iga Swiatek in this round, but it will be Magda Linette, 30-year veteran and No. 45 in the world ranking. A real surprise, he has never made it past the third round of a Grand Slam. As in Wimbledon 2021, when he lived a few moments of elimination glory Ashleigh Barty. He missed the 2021 Australian Open by unsubscribing a day before travel. A persistent meniscus injury knocked him out of the plane. He decided to have surgery. hit It made him stronger, according to an hour in Melbourne.
He lost his two previous meetings with the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 24 years old and world number 5. In Tianjin 2018 (6-1 and 6-3) and the Olympic Games. Tokyo 2020 in 2021 (6-2 and 6-1).
Sabalenka, who corrected her erratic serve with a biomechanical specialist, became a semifinalist at Wimbledon 2021 and US Open 2021 and 2022. She stayed in the round of 16 in Australia in 2021 and 2022.
TheHe is undefeated this season, 9-0, 18-0 in sets.
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Karen Khachanov – Stefanos Tsitsipas
The most impressive fact is that the Greek, 24 years old and world number 4, has beaten the Russian five times before, 26 years old and number 20. This is the first time they have met at the Grand Slam. The most recent precedent dates from Rome 2022, on earth, with 4-6, 6-0 and 6-3 of the Greek.
Chillies He is playing his fourth semifinal in Australia, third in a row, he is a finalist at Roland Garros 2021. KhachanovSpanish student Pepo Clavet and Olympic runner-up in Tokyo, has experience at the last US Open.
TheTsitspas is undefeated this season: 9-0. He publicly invited his favorite actress, the Australian Margot Robbie to go to the stands of Rod Laver Arena
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Novak Djokovic – Tommy Paul
An unprecedented match on the professional circuit, with both players actually located in the antipodes. Novak Djokovic has managed the hamstring injury in his left leg, as shown by the sweep alex deminaur Y Andrei Rublev. At age 35, number 5, he sought his tenth Australian Open title, equal to 22 Grand Slams of Rafael Nadal which will also return the number 1 it holds Carlos Alcaraz. Overwhelmed, it’s like their tennis.
In front of the American Tommy Paul, a great junior in his time who found his point of maturity at the age of 25. Number 35 in the world, his best Grand Slam result is the round of 16 at Wimbledon 2022, where he lost to Cameron Norrie. In Melbourne he became the butcher of Davidovich and Bautista, his most prominent opponents in a very favorable picture. He defeated his compatriots BRooskby and Sheltonopened the German defeat Struff.
Source: La Verdad
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