BBCNEWS The July 5, 2024
for third seed elena rybakina against former world number one carolina pliskova. rybakina, a beaten finalist at melbourne park in 2023, saved three set points in the first set tie break before sealing it 8—6 in just under an hour. in three previous matches, pliskova had failed to take a set off rybakina and that stretched to a fourth, as the kazakh star wrapped up the match 7—6, 6—4. world number one iga swiatek is through to the second round after beating sofia kenin. swiatek on a fabulous run of form, coming through 7—6, 6—2 for a 17th victory in a row. the quadruple gran...