Australian Open Day 5 Live Score: Serena Williams will look to continue her momentum when she takes on Wang Qiang of China in the third round of the Australian Open. World Number 1 Ashleigh Barty will also be in action against Elena Rybakina. In the men singles, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will also take to the courts as they look to progress to the next round of the Australian Open.
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Djokovic wins
Novak Djokovic beats Japan’s Nishioka 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to make it to the quarterfinal of the Australian Open. Easy peezy.
Djokovic wins first set
Novak Djokovic wins the first set against Japan’s Nishioka 6-3. He is currently leading in the 2nd set 2-0 as well.
Djokovic in action
Novak Djokovic is in action against Japan’s Nishioka. He is leading 4-2 in the first set at the moment.
Important Results so far:
Results:
10th-seed Madison Keys creashes out after 4-6, 4-6 defeat to M Sakkari.
Petra Kvitova hands E Alexandrova a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing.
Serena Wiliams crashes out
Serena Williams has been knocked out after 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7 defeat to China’s Qiang Wang.
Caroline Wozniacki crashes out
Caroline Wozniacki crashes out of Australian Open third round after defeat to Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-3, 5-7. This was her final match before retirement. She announces her retirement, crying her eyes out. “I am ready for the next chapter,” she says.
OK, we’re not crying. You’re crying.
(Truthfully..we’re in tears 😭) #AO2020 | #AusOpen |@CaroWozniacki pic.twitter.com/5HIHkOmlFN
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2020
Never count Serena out
WOW! That’s why she is the champion, that’s why she is one of the greats ever! Serena Williams wins the tie break (6-2) and takes the 2nd set 7-6 to take the match to deciding 3rd set against Wang.
Wozniacki comes back
Caroline Woznicaki has come back to win the 2nd set 6-3 against Jabeur. We head into an exciting 3rd set between two fine players which will determine who advances to the 4th round.
Serena Williams hangs on
A 24-shot rally and Serena emerges as the winner to a break back and make it 5-5 in the 2nd set against China’s Wang Qiang. It looked all downhill for the American but like numerous times in her career, she has staged a comeback. Can he hold her serve and then break Wang’s again to stay alive in this match?
Serena goes down in 1st set
We are something special from 27th seed Wang Qiang. The Chinese has taken the firs set from legendary Serena Williams 6-4 and has so far overpowered her in the match.
Wozniacki loses first set
Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki has lost the first set of her 3rd round match against Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian won the first set 7-5.
‘This is the best I’ve played’
“I feel it’s the best I’ve played this summer so far. This is why I train and work so hard — to come out here, I’m loving every minute,” added the 23-year-old Barty, who won the title in Adelaide before the Australian Open.
Barty sails into 4th round
World number one and home favourite Ashleigh Barty said she played her best match this year in blowing away 29th seed Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-2 to barrel into the Australian Open fourth round Friday.
Barty in action
Ashleigh Barty is at the Rod Laver Arena as she looks to get past Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.
Source: HindustanTimes