New sensation in Melbourne with the elimination in the round of 16 of the Australian Open of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, dominated 6-4 6-4 by the Kazakh of Russian origin Elena Rybakina (WTA 25).
Big favorite of the tournament, the Polish appeared well borrowed. Semi-finalist of the 2022 edition, she was surprised by the solidity of her opponent, who regularly overwhelmed her with his big strikes.
Winner of Wimbledon last year, where no one expected her, Rybakina evolved in the same way as on the British turf. She will experience her first Australian quarter-final once morest Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. Titled at Roland-Garros in 2017, the Latvian finds great feelings as evidenced by her success on Coco Gauff.
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