Ons Jabeur, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, makes her comeback at the Brisbane International, facing rising star Mirra Andreeva. Meanwhile, Kim Birrell's impressive run ends in the quarterfinals against Anhelina Kalinina, while Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler advance in the men's doubles. Naomi Osaka also progresses to the semifinals in Auckland after a strong comeback win.
Three-time grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur is back on court against rising tennis star Mirra Andreeva .Meanwhile, Jabeur is back in her first tournament after a stint away and is ranked 42nd. Brisbane International : Birrell bows out, Kalinina winsWell, Kim Birrell can hold her head high after that performance in Brisbane.
Kalinina, who saved a match point of Birrell's earlier in the deciding set, finishing the better of the two.Brisbane International: Kalinina has Birrell on the ropesThis is a gruelling match on Pat Rafter Arena, which has gone for over two and a half hours now.Birrell is really going to have to dig deep here. Fatigue is showing for both players.Brisbane International: Hijikata and Kubler advanceAussie duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler are through to the men's doubles semifinals.
Baptiste won the first set in a tie-breaker, but Osaka assumed control from that point to defeat her American opponent 6-7 , 6-1, 6-2.Fri 3 Jan 2025 at 3:12amNot helping Birrell as she fights in deciding set against Kalinina is that she keeps pulling up on her left foot/ankle.Key EventWei Sijia will play seventh seed Aoi Ito in Saturday's singles final in Canberra.Earlier, Japan's Aoi Ito upset Spanish top seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-2, 6-2.
Australian commentator and former player Jelena Dokic said the Aussie has lost some of the rhythm she had in the first set, while her intensity and energy levels have also dropped."It's one player dropping and one player really picking it up," Dokic said on Nine.Naomi Osaka claimed the second set in Auckland.Naomi Osaka has bounced back to win the second set of her quarterfinal against Hailey Baptiste.
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