1 seed has yet to drop a set in this year's tournament, and she faces No. Open semifinalist had surrendered more than three games in a set during the tournament, but the 25-year-old still won in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5.Īshleigh Barty continued her steady march toward a home Grand Slam triumph with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Shelby Rogers. Monday's match against Donna Vekic marked the first time the 2020 U.S. The 26-year-old, who is the daughter of Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, stunned the Ukrainian with her 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win, which set up a quarterfinal match with fellow American, Jennifer Brady. MereBSBuffalo ˣᶻ Pegula with the “Go Sabres” + “Go Bills” after her second round victory at the Australian Open is as Buffalo as it gets
Nadal remains one of the favorites to win the tournament, particularly with Novak Djokovic being hampered by an oblique muscle injury. Rublev and Medvedev will do battle in the next round, while Nadal and Tsitsipas go head-to-head as they look to cash their ticket to the semifinals.
Rublev's win was notable as it continued the Russian's run as the only player to make the quarterfinals of every tournament during the coronavirus pandemic, per Jose Morgado of Record.įurthermore, the presence of Rublev, Medvedev and Aslan Karatsev in the next round marks the first time three Russians have competed in the quarterfinals of the same Grand Slam, per the official ATP Tour website. Meanwhile, Rublev was leading 6-2, 7-6(3) when his opponent, Casper Ruud, was forced to retire with an abdominal injury, while Stefanos Tsitsipas progressed to the quarterfinals after Matteo Berrettini withdrew due to a similar ailment. The win came on a day when competitive matches were not in the cards for the men's singles.ĭaniil Medvedev needed just 89 minutes to defeat Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 and earn his passage to the last eight. The first two sets today: 6-3, 6-4 Nadal. There, the Italian lost the first two sets 3-6, 4-6, but went on to win the match in five sets. Nikolaus Fink last time Rafael Nadal and Fabio Fognini was in the Round of 32 at the US Open 2015.
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