Jucătoarea americană de tenis Serena Williams s-a calificat în optimile de finală ale Openului Australiei, învingând-o cu 6-1, 6-3 pe compatrioata sa Nicole Gibbs (locul 92 WTA), sâmbătă la Melbourne.
Williams, numărul 2 mondial, care nu a pierdut niciun set în cele trei partide disputate de la startul actualei ediții a competiției, o va avea ca adversară în turul următor pe cehoaica Barbora Strycova, locul 16 WTA, care s-a impus la rândul ei, cu 6-2, 7-5, în fața franțuzoaicei Caroline Garcia (nr.21).
Tot sâmbătă, croata Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (34 ani) a acces în premieră în optimile de finală la Australian Open, grație victoriei cu 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 în fața grecoaicei Maria Sakkari. Ea o va înfrunta în meciul următor pe americanca Jennifer Brady, venită din calificări, care a atins la rândul ei pentru prima oară această fază a turneului de la antipozi, după victoria cu 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 înregistrată în fața rusoaicei Elena Vesnina, favorita numărul 14.
Rezultate — turul 3:
Jennifer Brady (SUA) — Elena Vesnina (Rusia/N.14) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croația) — Maria Sakkari (Grecia) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Ekaterina Makarova (Rusia/N.30) — Dominika Cibulkova (Slovacia/N.6) 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3
Barbora Strycova (Cehia/N.16) — Caroline Garcia (Franța/N.21) 6-2, 7-5
Serena Williams (SUA/N.2) — Nicole Gibbs (SUA) 6-1, 6-3.
SURSA: AGERPRES
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Eugen Tomac, premier desemnat
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