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Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025
Sania and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok were trailing 2-6, 0-1 against the Chinese duo of Xinyun Han and Lin Zhu when the Indian called it quits.
Nadal, a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 winner over Argentina's Federico Delbonis, miscued a shot that hit a ballgirl in the head, but he melted hearts when he apologised and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
The 15-year-old American sensation, 24 years Venus' junior and the youngest player in the draw, eased to a 7-6(5), 6-3 win in the clash of generations at Margaret Court Arena, her first main draw appearance as a direct Grand Slam qualifier.
Osaka was less than impressed with one social media user who wrote "Boooooooooooo" on the event's official Twitter page as it announced her first round match was about to start.
After dropping serve early in the second set, third seed Osaka threw her racket, slammed a ball into the court and gave her racket a kick for good measure before steadying the ship and earning a 6-2, 6-4 win over Zheng Saisai.
After recent bushfire smog largely cleared in Melbourne, the view is all too familiar with Djokovic and Serena, who is seeking a record-equalling 24th Major title, installed as the bookies' favourites.
The 24-year-old Australian raged at the umpire, raged at himself and raged at his box but ultimately prevailed in the longest match of his career.
Caroline Wozniacki said that the three-set grinder against Ons Jabeur was a fitting end to her career.
The third round upset by Wang Qiang saw Serena Williams making the earliest Australian Open exit in 14 years.
Men's title-holder Novak Djokovic eased into the last 16 but elsewhere there were surprises all over Melbourne Park with Williams the biggest victim and Federer fighting back from 4-8 down in a fifth-set tie-break with John Millman.
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