The top seed must reach the semi-finals to prevent Daniil Medvedev from taking his spot at the top of the ATP Rankings on Monday.
Barty announced her shock retirement from tennis at the age of 25. She has been the No.1-ranked WTA player for 114 consecutive weeks and counting.
Barty has been the No.1-ranked WTA player for 114 consecutive weeks and counting. The outgoing Aussie is one month shy of her 26th birthday.
Australia came from behind to beat Hungary 3-2 in Sydney, as did Italy against Slovakia in Bratislava.
Djokovic’s latest stay atop the rankings began on Feb. 3, 2020, and his total of 361 weeks there are the most for any man since the tour’s computerized rankings began in 1973.
Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka defeated the world number 12 Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands and Chan Hao-ching of Chinese Taipei 7(7)-6(3), 5-7, 11-9 in the round of 16 clash.
Speaking to the BBC, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said he is not vaccinated and added that missing the next two majors and other tournaments is “the price that I am willing to pay.”
Under the lights on Rod Laver Arena, the legendary Spaniard looked down and out against Daniil Medvedev.
Rafael Nadal has overtaken Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, with 20 Majors each, to become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles
Nadal defeated Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-final here at the Rod Laver Arena to storm into his sixth Australian Open final.
Playing at Court 3, the Indo-American pair defeated the duo of Matwe Middelkoopa from the Netherlands and Australian Ellen Perez in the second round.
Murray was broken in the third game of the match itself by the Japanese and in no time he took a 3-1 lead.
The presiding judge Anthony Kelly then sought to clear up the timeline from the morning Djokovic landed in Australia and was promptly told to leave.
The defending Australian Open champion is waiting it out in Melbourne at a secure hotel used by immigration officials to house asylum seekers and refugees.
Famous for winning two bronze medals at 1998 Asian Games and for competing in the Davis Cup, Srinath started an academy named SAT Sports at Bangalore.
Arguably India’s greatest women’s tennis player and arguably the best overall in single’s competition, Sania was born on November 15, 1986, in Mumbai (later shifted to Hyderabad) and from a very young age of 6, started playing Tennis and aimed to make it big in the sport.
The state of Victoria has said that no athlete who has not been fully vaccinated will be allowed to participate in major events, which includes the Australian Open in January 2022.
In an interaction with ANI, Sania opened up on how she sees her run in 2021, hopes from Ankita Raina, the tennis season next year, and much more.
Raducanu started the year at No.345 (as the British No.11), but her ranking has been on a rapid climb in the past three months.
