Serena and Venus Williams join Naomi Osaka in Australian Open second round
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Serena Williams only dropped two games in her first-up win on Rod Laver Arena.
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Serena Williams has joined her older sister Venus in the second round of the Australian Open, as the first tennis major of the season got underway at Melbourne Park.
Key points:
Naomi Osaka defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2
Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic and Stan Wawrinka enjoyed victories in the men s draw
Venus was the first of the siblings to advance when she beat Belgium s Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena.
Naomi Osaka cruised through the Australian Open 1st round in dominant fashion, beating her opponent in just an hour and 8 minutes Barnaby Lane
Naomi Osaka breezed through the first round of the Australian Open on Monday. The Japanese third seed beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2 in just one hour and eight minutes. Thank you everyone for coming. I m just really happy to see people in the stands, she said after.
Naomi Osaka breezed through the first round of the Australian Open on Monday beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in just one hour and eight minutes, before saying she is just grateful she s playing in front of fans again.
Published on: Monday, February 08, 2021
By: AFP
Ashleigh Barty poses with her trophy.
MELBOURNE: World number one Ashleigh Barty insisted Sunday she felt “no extra pressure” ahead of the Australian Open as she tuned up with a battling win over Garbine Muguruza to win the Yarra Valley Classic.
The Australian wore down the two-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Margaret Court Arena in one hour and 47 minutes to claim her ninth WTA singles title.
It was a big confidence boost for the 24-year-old in her first tournament in 11 months, after struggling to rediscover her best form in earlier rounds and then missing out on court time when Serena Williams pulled out of their semi-final.
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Australia s Ash Barty, left, is congratulated by Spain s Garbine Muguruza after winning the final of the Yarra River Classic in Melbourne on Feb 7. AP
MELBOURNE: Ash Barty didn’t play competitive tennis in almost a year. It seems like she didn’t miss a beat.
Top-ranked Barty cashed in on her first championship point against Garbine Muguruza in the Yarra Valley Classic and Daniil Medvedev clinched the ATP Cup title for Russia within seconds of each other Sunday as the tune-up tournaments for the Australian Open were culminating the eve of the years first major.
After a hectic preparation, which included 14-day quarantines under strict Covid-19 pandemic regulations for the 1,200 or so players, coaches and staff who flew in for the Australian Open, the warmup week of tournaments was being capped with five finals and two semi-finals.