World No. 1 Iga Swiatek takes on the reigning Wimbledon champion, Stefanos Tsitsipas fights for the fourth round, and Daniil Medvedev faces off against Sebastian Korda. Follow all the action with our live blog
Top seed Iga Swiatek resumes her quest for her maiden Australian Open title on Friday when she takes on Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa in the third round at Melbourne Park.
“It’s not easy, because with that number the expectations are higher from outside, but also for myself,” Swiatek said. Jabeur crashed out of the second round of the Australian Open after an error-strewn display in a 6-1 5-7 6-1 loss to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova.The Tunisian, who stormed up the rankings last year after runs to the final at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, sprayed 50 unforced errors and had her serve broken eight times in the 102 minute contest.
Vondrousova is on the comeback trail after another of the wrist injuries that have plagued her career wiped out six months of her season last year and saw her drop to 86th in the world.“Also, it was very late, so I think we were both very tired. I’m just very happy that I stayed focused and stayed in the match.Vondrousova moves on to a third-round meeting with 17-year-old fellow Czech Linda Fruhvirtova.“I think she’s playing amazing for her age also, so it’s going to be tough match.
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