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you’re going to do. In that last game I was trusting my second serve, which I feel like is a stepping stone in the right direction to be able to hit as many second serves in the court that I did, especially in the two games that were long holds.” ‘Wawrinka’s legacy will live on’ NOVAK DJOKOVIC says the retiring Stan Wawrinka’s legacy will live on in tennis, hailing the Swiss veteran as a “great champion” who inspired him. The 40-year-old Wawrinka bid a final farewell to the Australian Open on Saturday in a battling third-round loss to Taylor Fritz. The current season is his last before the three-time Grand Slam winner hangs up his racquet. “Proud to call him a friend and a rival and someone that definitely has inspired me,” said 24-time major winner Djokovic, whose career has run parallel to Wawrinka’s for nearly two decades. “I mean, no doubt with his longevity, with commitment to

and the atmosphere in Melbourne was truly special.” Inglis gets life-changing prize money MADDISON INGLIS said it was “like a dream” after Naomi Osaka’s injury withdrawal sent the home qualifier into the Australian Open last 16 and with it life-changing prize money. The 168th ranked Australian plays the biggest match of her life today when she comes up against six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek at Melbourne Park. Inglis will be a massive underdog against the world No. 2, but whatever happens she will come away from the best tournament of her life at least A$480,000 (RM1.3m) better off. “The (ranking) points, the money, the experience, the fans, the courts that I’m getting to play on … it’s honestly unbelievable, it’s like a dream,” she told local broadcaster Channel Nine . “That money is life-changing.” Tien upsets Medvedev again AMERICAN Learner Tien overcame a nosebleed in the opening set to school Daniil Medvedev 6 4, 6-0, 6-3 at the Australian Open yesterday and moved into the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for

the first time in his young career. Tien upset Medvedev in the second round at Melbourne Park last year in an epic five-setter that lasted nearly five hours but this time he wrapped up the contest in just an hour and 42 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. Medvedev had said he did not like playing Tien after a trilogy of matches that went the distance last year and the 20-year old American proved him right with a clinical performance that included 33 winners. The victory earned Tien a quarterfinal match against third seed Alexander Zverev after he crushed AMERICAN third seed Coco Gauff weathered a three-set thriller to beat Karolina Muchova 6-1, 3 6, 6-3 and advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals yesterday, extending her perfect record against the Czech player to five straight wins. The result bodes well for the American, who has won every tournament in which she has beaten Muchova, including the 2023 US Open. “I think today I didn’t panic. I felt like the second set could have easily went my way,” Gauff said. “So I knew I just had to capitalise on those chances in the third set and I did that. She plays with so much variety,” Gauff said. “You never know what Francisco Cerundolo 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Gauff sees off Muchova

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Djoker through after Mensik pullout NOVAK DJOKOVIC advanced to the quarterfinals after his fourth-round opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew with an abdominal injury yesterday, a day before they were scheduled to face off at Melbourne Park. Czech 16th seed Mensik came through a tight third round clash against American Ethan Quinn with a 6-2, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) win on Saturday, but the 20 year-old said he had been carrying an injury that prevented him from facing his mentor Djokovic. Djokovic, the 10-times Australian Open champion, will now continue his quest for a record-extending Melbourne Park title and standalone 25th Grand Slam crown to break the tie with Margaret Court. “This is a tough one to write,” Mensik said on Instagram . “After doing everything we could to keep going, I have to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an abdominal muscle injury that has progressed over the last matches. Now, it’s time to recover properly,” Mensik added: “Even though I’m disappointed, making the fourth round here for the first time is something I will carry with me for a long time. I felt so much energy from the fans

the game. He’s so passionate about it. His legacy will definitely stay and live with many different younger generations that look up to him. He’s a great champion on and off the court,” added the 38-year-old.

Alcaraz marches on

Spaniard has Djokovic on his case as Sabalenka faces teen prospect

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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns a shot against American Tommy Paul (not pictured) during the men’s singles match of the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPPIC

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C ARLOS ALCARAZ may have Novak Djokovic demanding payment after powering into the Australian Open quarter finals yesterday as Aryna Sabalenka set up a showdown against one of the brightest talents in tennis. After brutal heat nearing 40°C dis rupted play on Saturday, tempera tures eased to 22°C at Melbourne Park as the business end of the tournament started. Top seed Alcaraz was in ominous touch at Rod Laver Arena, dismissing the American Tommy Paul 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 7-5 in a masterclass. The 22-year-old Spaniard plays home hope and sixth seed Alex de Minaur next. The Australian No. 1 pierced 10th-seeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik’s defences with relentless pressure to seal a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, win, reaching his second straight Australian Open quarterfinal and sev enth at the Grand Slams overall. Alcaraz, who is yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament, has never gone beyond the quarter-finals in Melbourne. If he can finally break his Australian duck he will become the

“I feel like I am a kid still! She pushed me really hard today and played incredible tennis.” Sabalenka raced through

youngest man in history to win a career Grand Slam of all four majors. Alcaraz has in the past struggled with precision and a lack of consis tency in his serving technique. He is now sporting a new-look serve that has become a handy weapon – and been compared to Djokovic’s serve. “Djokovic messaged me to say ‘you have to pay me,’” he said in his on-court interview after making light work of 19th seed Paul, to laughter from an adoring crowd. World No. 1 Sabalenka will face impressive 18-year-old American Iva Jovic in a tasty last-eight encounter. Belarusian top seed Sabalenka, a two-time Melbourne champion, opened the day on Rod Laver Arena and saw off the brave challenge of 19 year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko. Sabalenka won 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) while Jovic destroyed unseeded Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 in just 53 domi nant minutes. “What an incredible player for such a young age,” said Sabalenka of the 17th-seeded Canadian Mboko, who has emerged as a serious threat in the past year.

the second-set tiebreak – the 20th Grand Slam tiebreak in a row she has won – to seal vic tory. She has yet to drop a set at the tournament as her title charge ominously gathers pace. But in Jovic, who only turned 18 last month, she clashes with a player in red-hot form and rising fast, now ranked 27 having been 191 this time last year. Jovic, who stunned two-time Grand Slam finalist and seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in the third round, said: “I feel great. I’m really glad to get through. “I said it last year, I hope to be able to play her this year because you defi nitely want to play the best and see how it goes,” she added of Sabalenka. Jovic is the youngest player to reach the women’s quarter-finals at the Australian Open without drop ping a set since Venus Williams in 1998. – AFP

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