Rybakina Rules In Australian Open Quarterfinal
In Australia After defeating former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday with a score of 6-2, 6-4, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina moved to the Australian Open quarterfinals.The match at Rod Laver Arena saw a brief (20 second) rain delay due to the roof being closed. Before the stoppage, Rybakina was up 3-1 and holding a break point. Ostapenko held her first break point on the return, but Rybakina took advantage of her second opportunity to go up 4-1 and take the opening set 6-2.In the second set, Rybakina tied the score after Ostapenko had taken a break. After Ostapenko failed to convert four break points in the previous game, she finally succeeded on her first one.Rybakina set two match points with aces in the fourth round victory against top-seeded Iga Swiatek, but Ostapenko saved both of them. Her 11th of the game and 35th overall gave her a tournament-leading 35 points as she finished the match."I was anxious before the last game, but I was able to control my feelings and play extremely well." said Rybakina. However, that may happen here; you never know; one day may have one weather, then another. "The conditions were different once the roof was closed."The winner of the night quarterfinal between No. 3 remaining women's seed Jessica Pegula of the United States and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka will face Rybakina.The following match at Rod Laver Arena was between American Sebastian Korda, 22, and No. 18-seeded Karen Khachanov in the men's quarterfinals. Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas faces Jiri Lehecka in a quarterfinal matchup at night. On Friday, the semifinal matchups between the victors of those games will take place.
