#iga-swiatek

#iga-swiatek

It has been nearly four years since the 26-year-old made her first breakthrough by winning Wimbledon in 2022, and although she has won numerous big titles and established herself as one of the best players in the world, she has failed to drag herself over the line at the grand slams. However, Rybakina arrived in Melbourne playing some of the best tennis of her career after dismantling the field at the WTA Finals last November.

In the kitchen of Rod Laver Arena, she broke the Pole at the start of the second set and celebrated part show, part sincere by jumping along the baseline, arms aloft. I could go the other way and just mope around like I lost the first 6-0, but I just wanted to enjoy it and try and keep the spirits up, she said. I was just like keep fighting, I'll get there, and if I don't, it's not the end of the world'.

At Wimbledon, Sinner looked like losing to Dimitrov, flummoxed by him at two sets down, then poor old Griggzy hurt his pec and had to quit; in the last round here, he was craping at 1-1 and a break down to Elliot Spizzirri, only for the officials to call a heat break which allowed him to recover. Which is to say that, like the best sportsfolk, he has a goldfish memory, able to accept and absorb fortune, ill or good, and move on remorselessly.

Novak Djokovic won his 100th match at the Australian Open as a record total of 101,696 fans flocked to Melbourne Park on Monday. Djokovic already has a record 10 titles in Australia among his 24 major championships, and brought up his hundredth victory with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 first-round win over Pedro Martinez. The 38-year-old is the first man to win 100 or more matches at three Grand Slam tournaments.

"At the beginning, the level was pretty crazy. We played so fast that sometimes we couldn't run to the second ball. I was there to play with intensity and good quality."

The beloved meal in question is reminiscent of long, hot childhood summers, and they may well concur with Swiatek's later assertion that everybody should eat that.

Swiatek seems to viscerally hate the process of losing, too. She wants to win desperately, but the more she wants to win the worse she plays.

Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1, achieving a strong first-time presence in the Madrid Open singles final, showcasing her aggressive mentality throughout the match.