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Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz Ease Past Miomir Kecmanovic to reach first quarter-finals

Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz Ease Past Miomir Kecmanovic to reach first quarter-finals

Carlos Alcaraz raced past Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday night in Melbourne to seal a quarter-final berth for the first time at the hard-court major. The 20-year-old Spanish player clinched the only break in each of the opening two sets inside Rod Laver Arena before producing some scintillating baseline hitting in the third

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Taylor Fritz reaches first Grand Slam Quarter-finals to face Djokovic

Taylor Fritz reaches first Grand Slam Quarter-finals to face Djokovic

Taylor Fritz has reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday after overcoming World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to earn his maiden Top 10 win at a major. The 26-year-old American had lost all of his 11 previous meetings against Top 10 players at Slams, including a fourth-round

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Novak Djokovic Ease Into fourth round while Tsitsipas, De Minuar, Sinner Advance

Novak Djokovic Ease Into fourth round while Tsitsipas, De Minuar, Sinner Advance

Novak Djokovic eased past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(2) with a high-class, all-around display inside Rod laver Arena on at the Australian Open on Friday. The 36-year-old and 10-time Australia Open winner did not face a break point and broke some late Etcheverry resistance in the third-set tie-break as he ran out a comprehensive winner

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Rune Stunned As Alcaraz, Dimitrov, Zverev, Ruud Reach third round

Rune Stunned As Alcaraz, Dimitrov, Zverev, Ruud Reach third round

Carlos Alcaraz stood tall against an inspired Lorenzo Sonego to dismiss the Italian in four sets at the Australian Open on Thursday. The 21-year-old Spaniard matched his best Melbourne result by reaching the third round with a 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3. 7-6(3) win in what was his 200th tour-level match. “I’m really happy with my performance

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Djokovic defeats Popyrin to enter third round

Djokovic defeats Popyrin to enter third round

Novak Djokovic held off home favourite Alexei Popyrin in a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 win on Wednesday night inside Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open 2024. Djokovic, a 10-time Open champion picked up his 30th consecutive win at Melbourne Park and moved into the third round for a record 16th time. “He had quite

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