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01/22 22:45 CST Inconsistent Sabalenka advances to the fourth round at the
Australian Open
Inconsistent Sabalenka advances to the fourth round at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) --- Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka overcame several bouts
of inconsistent play Friday to beat Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) and
advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open.
Sabalenka, chasing her third Australian Open title in four years, led 6-5 and
40-0 in the opening set but Potapova saved all three set points to send it to a
tiebreaker. Sabalenka led 3-0 in the tiebreaker before Potapova leveled at 3-3.
Sabalenka held two more set points and clinched the set when she laced a
backhand down the line off Potapova's second serve.
After trailing 4-0 in the second set, Potapova rallied to tie it 4-4 and again
force a tiebreaker. Potapova had three set points to win the set in the
tiebreaker, but Sabalenka rallied when the pressure was on.
"She played incredible tennis," Sabalenka said of Potapova in her on-court TV
interview. "I was always on the back foot. There are days where you just have
to fight and . . . it was such a fight."
Sabalenka won the Australian Open title in 2023 and 2024 and was the runner-up
a year ago to Madison Keys. Sabalenka has also won the U.S. Open twice.
In other women's matches, No. 17 Victoria Mboko defeated 14th-seeded Clara
Tauson 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3.
On the men's side, No. 11 Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down to beat
Fabian Marozsan of Hungary 6-7 (5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3. Medvedev is the 2021
U.S. Open champion.
Also, No. 19 Tommy Paul of the United States beat Alejandro Davidovich when
Davidovich retired after dropping the first two sets 6-1, 6-1.
And 25th-seeded Learner Tien of the United States defeated Nuno Borges 7-6 (9),
6-4, 6-2. Tien will play Medvedev in the fourth round.
In later matches on Friday, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz played Corentin Moutet,
and third-seeded Coco Gauff played fellow American Hailey Baptiste.
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