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We are into round four and the action is heating up. Temperatures are set to reach 30C+ in Melbourne today and the first stars into the pressure cooker of Rod Laver Arena will be the No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka taking on 17-year-old sensation Mirra Andreeva (seeded 14). That match commences shortly.
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That tussle will be followed by another women’s single showdown when America’s No 3 seed Coco Gauff’s clashes with Switzerland’s unseeded veteran Belinda Bencvic.
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Ourc death in the afternoon duel today is between Great Britain’s No 15 seed Jack Draper and Spain’s smiling assassin Carlos Alcaraz, seeded No 3 and popular favourite to take the men’s singles title this year.
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The night arrives in style with No 7 seed Novak Djokovic taking on Czech Republic’s No 24 seed Jiri Lehecka. On the doubles court Australian hopes will rest with Luke Saville and Li Tu who face off with the pair of Goransson and Verbeek.
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There’s doubles about to get under way on Margaret Court Arena too so buckle ‘em up and batten ‘em down, we’re about to light the fuse on day eight…
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After three break point chances and four deuces, Mila Andreeva She failed her first real chance to break out Arina Sabalenka. Once again, the teenager came back with precision, only to be crushed by the machinations of his older rival, sealing it with a drop shot.
Sabalenka holds break advantage, They are leading 6-1, 4-2 in this match.
Italian Stallions at Margaret Court Arena Simone Borrelli and Andrea Vavassoli There is a Spanish pair Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar After winning the first 6-3 in the third round match, he went up to the rack.
Mila Andreeva Earned your first break point in your opponent's match. Arina Sabalenka Round of 16 for women's singles held on Center Court. Will she be able to change her mind?
Andreeva fights back! Sabalenka intended to go for the throat in that fight, hitting back with a powerful return in hopes of breaking the teenager for the second time. Instead, Andreeva kept her cool and scored five straight points to take the second set back to 3-2. This was Russia's best match so far. Is this a turning point?
double trouble Mila Andreeva. She has lost her second service game and has been suffering from foot faults at Rod Laver Arena.
Give away 2 unforced errors Arina Sabalenka In the fourth game of the second set, he led 30-0 early on, but made a big swing in the corner to get it back to 30-30. Sabalenka crashed her second serve at a serve rate of 72% to make it 40-30, but Andreeva hung on and her looped return avoided Sabalenka's backhand.
But just as the teenager was about to play her longest match to date, she sent two returns wide, giving up the match. Sabalenka leads 6-1, 3-1.
Where do we go from now? Mila Andreeva? She was mauled in the first set and will have to change things up and start swinging for the fences to trouble Sabalenka. Andreeva got off to a great start, showing composure and serving out in the first game. Can she keep it up?
The arena is rushing through this round of 16 matches, so don't blink. The defending champion wins the first set 6-1 in 24 minutes 👏@sabalenkaA #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/c77rOYyYF5
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2025
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with sheer ruthlessness Aryna Sabalenka won the first set 6-1.
That set was a devastating 24 minutes. Mila Andreeva And the 17-year-old will have to find something special to compete in this match.
Photo: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters
Oh my god. Mila Andreeva Another break on center court. She's down 5-1 in just 20 minutes. Arina Sabalenka She has so far provided massive power and finesse that has completely overwhelmed her teenage rivals. The final shot of the match saw the No. 1 take down the velvet hammer with a sublime drop shot, after calming Andreeva with a series of crushing baseline shots.
17-year-old Russian Mila Andreeva is under early pressure after losing an early break to Aryna Sabalenka, but she brushes off the attention of the crowd and even a low-flying plane to take a 4-4 lead. The lead soared to 1. The No. 1 seed has only dropped one point so far.
Power 🤝 Finesse 🤝 Sabalenka
@wwos • @espn • @Eurosport • @wowowtennis • @sabalenkaA • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/x5evl2UL6g
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 19, 2025
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No1 seed Arina Sabalenka And No.14 Mila Andreeva I’m obsessed with Rod Laver Arena. The server side has had the upper hand so far, with both players winning the first game and Sabalenka taking the second set to take a 2-1 lead in the first set.
preamble
Tennis fans, welcome to The Guardian's live coverage of the 2025 Australian Open. Angus Fontaine guides the early follies and volleys before Jonathan Howcroft picks up the club in the afternoon session.
We're in the fourth round and the action is heating up. Temperatures are expected to reach over 30 degrees in Melbourne today, and the first to appear in the pressure cooker at Rod Laver Arena will be No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka ahead of 17-year-old sensation Mila Andreeva (No. He will likely play against Seed. The match will start soon.
This contest will be followed by another women's singles showdown, pitting American third seed Coco Gauff against Swiss unseeded veteran Belinda Bencovic.
This afternoon's match was between British 15th seed Jack Draper and Spain's smiling assassin Carlos Alcaraz, 3rd seed and favorite to win this year's men's singles title. , we died.
The night ended in style as No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic took on No. 24 seed Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic. On the doubles court, Australia's hopes will rest on Luke Saville and Li Tu, who will face off against the pair of Goransson and Verbeek.
Doubles matches will also begin at Margaret Court Arena. Buckle up and tighten. On the 8th day, the fuse is about to be lit…
