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World no 2 Carlos Alcaraz powered his way into the third round of Australian Open 2024 with a gruelling 6-4, 6-7(3-7), 6-3, 7-6(7-3) victory over Lorenzo Sonego on Thursday.The Spaniard took three hours and 25 minutes to earn the win at Rod ...
Sixth seed Alexander Zverev narrowly avoided an Australian Open upset as he needed five sets to beat qualifier Lukas Klein and reach the third round.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek rallied from 4-1 down in the third set to escape with a narrow 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over 2022 runner-up Danielle Collins on Thursday and advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
The third seed fought back from two sets down to beat Emil Ruusuvuori.
Anna Blinkova needed 10 match points before finally finishing off an upset over 2023 finalist Elena Rybakina in a record, half-hour long tiebreaker to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Blinkova was a break up in all three sets but third-ranked Rybakina rallied each time against her Russian opponent. Rybakina had six match points but couldn’t convert in a tiebreaker that went to 22-20. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek surged back from 4-1 down in the deciding set to beat 2022 finalist Danielle Collins in an earlier match. Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz dropped a set for the first tim...