: Australian Open, day 8 round-up: Kanepi stuns second seed Sabalenka; Tsitsipas survives Fritz scare #IndiaNEWS Tetchy title favourite Daniil Medvedev was pushed to the limit before reaching the last

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Australian Open, day 8 round-up: Kanepi stuns second seed Sabalenka; Tsitsipas survives Fritz scare #IndiaNEWS
Tetchy title favourite Daniil Medvedev was pushed to the limit before reaching the last eight of the Australian Open on Monday but women’s world number two Aryna Sabalenka crashed out after an epic that finished on the stroke of midnight.Men’s fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late-night fright to reach his third Australian Open quarter-final after a pulsating day of marathon matches, frayed tempers and searing heat at Melbourne Park.Tsitsipas was staring at defeat, trailing two sets to one before clawing back to beat the 20th seed Taylor Fritz 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 3hr 23min of classic punch and counter-punch tennis on Rod Laver Arena.“It was an epic match. I gave everything out on the court today, I am very proud of myself with the way I fought,� said the 23-year-old Tsitsipas who will now play Italian Jannik Sinner, who beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4.Sabalenka lost a thriller that went to a final-set 10-point tiebreak as veteran Kaia Kanepi ended the Belarusian’s hopes of a first Grand Slam title.Second seed Sabalenka saved four match points before losing 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (10/7), sending down 15 double faults as her serving yips that have plagued her throughout the Australian summer came...Read more

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