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There are some cracking matches to look forward to for the rest of the day, here are some headline matches:
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Brenda Fruhvirtova v (Aryna Sabalenka
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Novak Djokovic v Alexei Popyrin
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Maria Sakkari v Elina Avanesyan
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Jordan Thompson v Stefanos Tsitsipas
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We will of course bring you all of the news from all confirmed results too. Before we get tothe action, just one more piece of housekeeping, a reminder to get in touch. You can email me or contact me via X – @rendellx – on your tennis takes or anything really. I’d love to know where in the world you are right now.
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Okay, let’s get to some tennis …
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important events
Elsewhere in the tournament Paula Badosa defeated Anastasia Pavliuchenkova in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
Brenda Hruvirtova* 0-1 Aryna Sabalenka (* indicates next server)
Sabalenka started the fight right away and led 30-0 despite some mistakes from 16-year-old Flewvilletois. The defending champion then found the back of the net on the return, but Fleuvilletois hit a long forehand shot to give Sabalenka 40-15. Two double faults next, Sabalenka looks at the crowd in frustration, sighs, and goes for a deuce.
Flewvilletois gained the advantage with a great shot to the right corner of the court, but Sabalenka split the ball left and right and returned it to deuce. She closed out the game, but was a little worried about her serve early on.
Brenda Hruvirtova* 0-0 Aryna Sabalenka (* indicates next server)
So, will there be another upset today? Or will defending champion Sabalenka dominate the teenager? All actions to come.
A warm welcome to Sabalenka When the players finished warming up. In other matches, Ben Shelton came close to winning his match against Christopher O'Connell with scores of 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-5.
Qualifier Brenda Frouvirtova and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka are on court and their matches will begin soon. First, here are some of the top news stories from the day's activities so far.
Multiple matches are currently being played However, here are some score updates:
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Francis Tiafoe 4-6, 1-2 Thomas Machak
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Gael Monfils 1-1 Thomas Martin Hetchbury
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Caroline Garcia 4-6, 1-1 Magdalena Fletch
preamble
Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the Australian Open. Welcome, but the tennis match started a few hours ago. We'll be bringing you the headlines from today's games so far soon.
There are some great matches to look forward to for the rest of the day. Here are some headline matches:
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Brenda Frouvirtova v (Arina Sabalenka)
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Novak Djokovic v Alexei Popyrin
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Maria Sakkari v Elina Avanesyan
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Jordan Thompson v Stefanos Tsitsipas
Of course, we will also bring you all the news from all confirmed results. Before we jump into action, just one more tidying up. I'll remind you to contact me. For anything tennis related or really anything, please email me or contact me via X – @rendellx –. I would like to know where you are in the world now.
Okay, let's go play tennis…
