No. 5-seeded Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time.
I’m really happy with the level today.” “I’m super happy with the win today,” Sabalenka said. Bencic double-faulted to drop the first set, which put Sabalenka in control from that point.
Poland's Magda Linette stunned No.4 seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in Melbourne, where she'll face a ...
Pliskova won a thriller at the US Open in a third-set tiebreak, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(8), but Linette got her revenge at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow in November, 6-4, 6-1. She won 82% of her first-serve points, won more than 50% of the points on return, and broke Zhang's serve five times. Quarterfinal outlook: Pliskova is 7-2 in her career against Linette. "I was taking my time to make sure that the quality of my serve was there, otherwise she was really punishing me. "I knew I had to serve really well," Linette said. I'm just glad I stayed composed throughout the whole first set, and managed to come back again."
Aryna Sabalenka won 7-5, 6-2 against Belinda Bencic; Karolína Plíšková and Donna Vekić also advanced. Linette produced a clinical display to beat fourth-seeded ...
"You just have to stay strong and believe, no matter what, and do everything you can to get back in the score and to win the match." Sabalenka has spoken about trying to be more "boring" on the court — or keeping her emotions in check — and did not drop her head when down a break early. "I knew it was going to be super tough and I'm glad that I stayed composed during the first set and managed to come back again."
Caroline Garcia has gone out of the Australian Open to Magda Linette. Garcia made 30 unforced errors off her forehand and it cost her dearly as she went out in straight sets in one hour and 58 minutes. In Linette's 30th Grand Slam appearance the Pole ...
Linette held her next two points on her serve before finishing the first set with an unreturnable forehand. 45 had three break points at 3-3, but Garcia saved all of them in a tense ten-minute game. But it was then that Linette mounted a comeback. Linette, who has reached the second week of a major for the first time on her seventh attempt, will play former world No. I don't want to say I expected it because coming on the court I was confident in how well I'm playing, but obviously she's such an amazing opponent. The Pole continued to be troubled by the same shot and she faced another break point because of it.
After Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz lost on Sunday, can Magda Linette keep Polish tennis alive in singles at the Australian Open?
A similar perspective has served her well in Melbourne, where she's credited maturity and experience for her best-ever Grand Slam result. "She's so much ahead of me that I'm not really comparing myself in any way because it's just being too far away for now. She beat Jabeur in the first round of Roland Garros, and reached her fifth career WTA singles final in Chennai, India, in the fall. But she still had yet to earn that elusive berth in the last 16 at a major, despite achieving the feat of getting to Round 3 at all four events when she reached that round at the 2020 US Open. But Linette might be considered the proverbial 'late-bloomer' to some: The majority of her career success came after age 25. Beginner's Guide
Magda Linette beat Caroline Garcia in straight sets · Linda Fruhvirtova fought hard, but failed to advance · Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Pliskova also went ...
She lost the match 2-6, 1-6, 3-6 in two hours and seven minutes. On Monday, January 23, Linette defeated Garcia 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in the Round of 16 match at the Rod Laver Arena. Garcia took the early 2-0 lead and looked good to close the set out, but Linette had other ideas.
Caroline Garcia was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round Monday by Magda Linette, becoming the latest top seed to suffer an early exit at ...
"She played a good match. You could see it at the beginning." "I still can't believe it, I don't know what happened.
Magda Linette won against Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 6-4 (WTA)
- Jelena Ostapenko (17) beat Coco Gauff (7): 7-5, 6-3 - Jessica Pegula (3) beat Barbora Krejcikova (20): 7-5, 6-2 - Aryna Sabalenka (5) beat Belinda Bencic (12): 7-5, 6-2
Poland's Magda Linette upset No.4 seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in Melbourne, where she'll face a ...
Pliskova won a thriller at the US Open in a third-set tiebreak, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(8), but Linette got her revenge at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow in November, 6-4, 6-1. She won 82% of her first-serve points, won more than 50% of the points on return and broke Zhang's serve five times. Quarterfinal outlook: Pliskova is 7-2 in her career against Linette. I'm just glad I stayed composed throughout the whole first set, and managed to come back again." "I knew I had to serve really well," Linette said. Stat of the match: Twelve of Pliskova's 33 overall winners were aces. "I was taking my time to make sure that the quality of my serve was there, otherwise she was really punishing me. With the win, Pliskova improves to 11-3 in her career in Grand Slam fourth rounds, including 4-0 at the Australian Open. I don't know what happened," a breathless and emotional Linette told Jelena Dokic in her on-court interview. The Czech's 6-0, 6-4 win in 55 minutes improved her career record against Zhang to 8-0 and put her into the final eight of the Australian Open for the fourth time. "I'm speechless really. In her 30th Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Poland's Magda Linette is through to her first quarterfinal after she upset No.4 seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets at the Australian Open.
Magda Linette was not expecting to be the last Pole standing at the Australian Open but she is not feeling any extra pressure to keep the Polish flag flying ...
"I'm really trying to take it one match at a time." I'm 30 and I'm just getting it right," Linette said. It was taking me just too long to get over them... I'm just happy I'm in the tournament. "We worked a lot actually about my emotional management. "I don't put any extra pressure on myself about it," Linette told reporters.
Magda Linette has reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament in her 30th appearance.
“I was just getting too negative and too harsh on myself ’cause I feel I’m quite demanding,” Linette said. But what she and her coaches knew was most important was to “grow up a little bit emotionally.” something I was not able to do.” “She was confident, probably (because of) the good wins she had the last couple of days, and she went for it ... The other women left on their half of the bracket both made it to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open for the first time, No. It was taking me just too long to get over them,” she said.
Magda Linette stunned fourth seed Caroline Garcia 7-6(3) 6-4 to cement a place in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
With steely determination, Garcia saved three break points in a marathon seventh game, but was unable to adjust to the intense, relentless pressure from Linette. The 29-year-old will work on new game plans against opponents like Linette as she turns her attention to capturing hard court titles during the US sunshine swing. But the world No.4's returns began to lose their sting, enabling Linette to hold to love in a game spanning just 96 seconds. , Garcia saved a break point early in the second set. Moments later, Linette snatched the set with a blistering forehand that drew an error from Garcia at the net. [Caroline Garcia](https://ausopen.com/players/france/caroline-garcia) 7-6(3) 6-4 to cement a place in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Magda Linette "couldn't believe it" as she reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final at the age of 30 with a shock defeat of Caroline Garcia at the ...
"She played a good match. You could see it at the beginning." "I still can't believe it, I don't know what happened.
Late-blooming Pole Magda Linette is in uncharted waters, having advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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