MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tanging si Angelique Kerber ang nalalabing Grand Slam singles winner na sumasabak sa Australian Open women’s draw. At unti-unti siyang lumalapit para sa isa pang tagumpay sa major.
Napalaban ng husto si Kerber bago napasuko ang world ranked No. 88 na si Hsieh Su-wei,4-6, 7-5, 6-1, nitong Lunes.
“Credit to her. She played an unbelievable match,” pahayag ng dating world No.1. “I was feeling I was running everywhere. She was playing a lot of corners and drop shots. I was bringing a lot of balls back.”
Matapos mahila ang winning streak ngayong season sa 13, mapapalaban si Kerber kay US Open quarterfinalist Madison Keys sa quarterfinals.
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Umusad si Keys, nalalabing American woman sa torneo, nang gapiin si No. 8-seeded Caroline Garcia, 6-3, 6-4. Hindi pa natatalo ng set si Keys sa Melbourne Park sa kasalukuyan tangan ang averaged 62.5 minuto sa unang apat na laro.
“I definitely realize how much l love it and how much pressure I put on myself” in the past,” aniya. “Just being really happy to be back out here and not at home in a cast.”
Sa men’s side, balik sa quarterfinals si Tomas Berdych sa ikapitong pagkakataon nang magwagi kay Fabio Fognini, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Target din nina Roger Federer at Novak Djokovic na makakuha ng quarterfinal slots sa pakikipagtuos kina Marton Fucsovics ng Hungary, at Hyeon Chung ng South Korea, ayon sa pagkakasunod.
