Paves Way for Australian Open Quarterfinals

Women's singles quarterfinal match at the Australian Open, the first tennis major of the season, on April 24 in Melbourne, Australia. Ukrainian Dayana Yastrzemska (24 - ranked 93rd in the world) wrote her victory on the lens of the broadcast camera, as is customary after winning a match.

Normally, she would have thanked them for playing in the tournament or signed her autograph, but this was different. "I'm proud of my people, who are fighting for Ukraine." "(The people) are honorable," Yastrzemska said, "and I'm always leaving messages for Ukraine. I think that's my mission." He is from Odessa, Ukraine. It is known as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" and is a major Russian bombing ground.

Yastremska defeated Linda Noskova (20-Czech Republic-50th) in straight sets 2-0 (6-3 6-4) in one hour and 18 minutes to reach the quarterfinals. She has been one of the biggest 'upsets' of the tournament, coming into the main draw after three qualifying matches. She upset last year's Wimbledon champion Marquetta Bondrowshova (25-Czech-7th) in the first round, then defeated two-time champion Viktoria Azarenka (35-Belarus-22nd) in the round of 16.

Yastrzemska set two Australian Open women's singles records on the day. She became the first player from Ukraine to reach the quarterfinals and the first player to advance from qualifying to the last four in 46 years since Christine Mathieson (73-AUS) in 1978. "It's an honor to relive history that happened before I was born," she said. Prior to this tournament, Jastremska's best result at a major was a round of 16 (Wimbledon 2019).

He's come this far after overcoming a recent ordeal. The former tennis star was suspended from the tour in 2021 after testing positive for steroids in a urine sample. The stigma of being labeled a "doper" was threatened. He maintained his innocence and went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where he was cleared of wrongdoing after six months of his temporary suspension. The following year, in 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and after hiding in an underground bunker, he fled to France by boat with his sister Ivana, a junior tennis player. It was a last-ditch effort as airways and roads were blocked by bombing. Jastremska will play China's Zheng Qinyuan (22-15) in the final on Friday.

In the men's singles, Danil Medvedev (28-Russia, No. 3) reached the quarterfinals with a 3-2 (7-6<7-4> 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4) victory over 카지노 Hubert Hurkaczyk (27-Poland, No. 9) in a three-hour, 59-minute match. Medvedev will be looking to bounce back from runner-up finishes at the Australian Open in 2021 and 2022.

Medvedev will play Aleksandar Tsverev (27-GER-6th) in the quarterfinals. Tsverev defeated world number two Carlos Alcaraz (21-Spain) 3-1 (6-1 6-3 6-7<2-7> 6-4) to reach the last four of the tournament for the first time since 2020. Rookie Alcaraz, who won the 2022 US Open and last year's Wimbledon, was tipped to challenge Novak Djokovic (No. 1-Serbia) for the title at the tournament, but failed to break through the quarterfinal barrier. The men's singles semifinals were narrowed down to Djokovic-Yannick Cigner (No. 4-Italy) and Medvedev-Tsverev.