A tearful Elina Svitolina was pressured to retire with a again damage solely three video games into her fourth-round match with Linda Noskova on the Australian Open.
The previous world No 3, who has made a really spectacular return following the delivery of daughter final yr, appeared the favorite to make the ultimate from a large open high half of the draw.
Elsewhere within the ladies’s draw, Zheng Qinwen cruised into the quarter-finals with a commanding 6-0, 6-3 victory over Oceane Dodin. Dayana Yastremska beat the 18th-seeded Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (6), 6-4.
What’s Tuesday’s order of play?
(All instances GMT)
Rod Laver Enviornment
From 2am: Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) v (4) Cori Gauff (US), (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) v (12) Taylor Fritz (US), (9) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) v (2) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr), (4) Jannik Sinner (Ita) v (5) Andrey Rublev (Rus).
Margaret Court docket Enviornment
From 1am: Ariel Behar (Uru) & Adam Pavlasek (Cze) v Tomas Machac (Cze) & Zhizhen Zhang (Chn), (4) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Erin Routliffe (NZ) v Cristina Bucsa (Spa) & Alexandra Panova (Rus), (3) Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) & Jan Zielinski (Pol) v (7) Nicole Melichar-Martinez (US) & Kevin Krawietz (Ger), (6) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Nathaniel Lammons (US) v Olivia Gadecki (Aus) & Marc Polmans (Aus)
Kia Enviornment
From 2am: 13: Caroline Garcia (Fra) & Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) v (11) Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukr) & Jelena Ostapenko (Lat), Heather Watson (GB) & Joe Salisbury (Gbr) v (2) Desirae Krawczyk (US) & Neal Skupski (GB), Jaimee Fourlis (Aus) & Andrew Harris (Aus) v (5) Laura Siegemund (Ger) & Sander Gille (Bel).
When do the Australian Open finals happen?
The ladies’s ultimate is on Saturday, January 27. The lads’s ultimate is on the next day: January 28.
Learn how to watch the Australian Open on TV within the UK
Within the UK, Eurosport has the broadcasting rights to dwell motion from Melbourne and shall be displaying 260 hours of tennis. To observe on Discovery+, an Leisure & Sport go is £6.99/month or £59.99/yr.
This yr, Nick Kyrgios is a part of Eurosport’s English-language commentary workforce, and is likely one of the highlights of a digital camera stream direct from the commentary sales space. Kyrgios has been joined in Australia by presenters John McEnroe, Barbara Schett and Laura Robson, and from a London studio by new host Rachel Stringer.
Learn how to watch the Australian Open on TV within the US
ESPN has the broadcasting rights to indicate the event.
Who’re the defending champions?
Final yr, Novak Djokovic claimed the boys’s singles title for a record-extending tenth time after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Aryna Sabalenka claimed her first grand slam singles title within the ladies’s draw when she defeated Elena Rybakina in three units.
Newest odds
To win the boys’s title
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Novak Djokovic 6/5
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Carlos Alcaraz 13/5
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Jannik Sinner 9/2
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Daniil Medvedev 9/1
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Alexander Zverev 33/1
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Andrey Rublev 40/1
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Hubert Hurkacz 66/1
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Taylor Fritz 100/1
To win the ladies’s title
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Aryna Sabalenka 13/8
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Coco Gauff 15/8
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Qinwen Zheng 7/1
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Linda Noskova 10/1
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Dayana Yastremska 25/1
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Anna Kalinskaya 28/1
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Barbora Krejcikova 33/1
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Marta Kostyuk 40/1
Which British gamers are concerned?
Within the males’s draw, Andy Murray and Dan Evans misplaced within the opening spherical whereas Jack Draper was knocked out the second spherical. Cameron Norrie was the final man standing, earlier than dropping to Alexander Zverev in a fifth-set tie-break within the fourth spherical.
Among the many ladies, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter made it by means of to spherical two however failed to succeed in the third spherical. Jodie Burrage was knocked out within the first spherical.
When did the Australian Open begin?
The event obtained beneath manner on Sunday, January 14. It was the primary Sunday begin within the event’s historical past.
What’s the Australian Open prize cash?
This yr’s Australian Open whole prize cash is a document 13 per cent enhance on 2023 – £46.3 million shall be shared by the sphere with the winners every taking residence £1.68 million.
“We’ve upped prize cash for each spherical on the Australian Open with the main will increase in qualifying and the early rounds of singles and doubles,” Tiley stated. “We wish to guarantee Australia stays the launchpad for the worldwide tennis season and the gamers and their groups have every little thing they should assist them carry out at their finest and proceed to benefit from the completely happy slam.”
