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Svitolina has a strong GS quarter final block. The Crows did nock out Geelong in the preliminary final. He is having to take a step back after that drama. Mertens’ win was her first over a top-five ranked player.“Svitolina has to walk away from this match ... and start asking herself the questions of why does this keep happening at grand slam level?” Channel Seven commentator Rennae Stubbs said.“This is a number of times we have seen her come into a grand slam where she is playing really well, a bit of expectation on her shoulders and she just cannot get over this hump.”Svitolina said a hip injury she first felt at the Brisbane International prevented her from playing at full capacity, but still paid credit to her opponent.“I’ve had pain all the time,” she said in her post-match press conference. Horror show. Badminton - Australian Open - Women's Doubles - 2018 - Detailed results. They had three out of the four semi-finalists at the Australian Open—But things could hardly have gone worse on the opening day of 2018's first Grand Slam, as nine of the 10 U.S. women in action in the singles were defeated.Nicole Gibbs was the sole American competitor in the women's draw on Monday to make the second round with her 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Switzerland's Bencic, 20, upset Venus in straight sets to ensure the Australian Open title would not stay in the Williams family in 2018. was made to work harder to oust U.S. Open champion Stephens, but she eventually came through 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in just under two hours after saving the match at 5-4 down in the second set.Arguably the low point for American tennis fans was The 26-year-old reached the last four at the Australian and U.S. For now.“It’s important to surround yourself with a team to give yourself the best opportunity (to succeed),” Philippoussis said as debate rages at Melbourne Park around Kyrgios’ decision to continue going coachless in 2018.“I definitely think at some stage he’s got to look at one.“But it’s got to be on his terms and when he’s ready because that means believing in that person and listening to that person and believing that that person can take him to the next level.“He has the game to go all the way, but there’s certain steps he needs to take in order to get there.”Philippoussis was super impressed by Kyrgios’ fighting spirit against Dimitrov.
3 Grigor Dimitrov.The Brit landed 68 per cent of his first serves in during an impressive display which also saw him bomb plenty of forehand winners.Edmund broke Dimitrov’s first service game and maintained his dominance for the rest of the set.Elise Mertens’ golden run at Melbourne Park continues as she annihilated a shocked Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-0 in a huge upset.The unseeded Belgian was brilliant while the World No. Some guys are really there to inspire you and motivate you.“Everybody needs different type of coaching.
My goodness, as if it needed any more.“At 15-30.
He is really hurting.’Rafael Nadal needed treatment on his right hip after his serve was broken at 4-1 in the fourth set.Nadal has been spotted struggling to move around the court because of a hip flexor complaint, according to reports.Nadal returned after the medical time-out struggling to move, grimacing on several occasions in his next service game.Nadal now lying on court, receiving a medical timeout.
A player of Svitolina’s quality and ranking has every right to be pushing for silverware but once again she failed to deliver on her potential.One of the tournament favourites, the Ukrainian still boasts the unwanted record of never having made the final four of a grand slam.Rubbing salt into the wound is the fact her Australian Open was cut short by Mertens, who before today had never played in a grand-slam quarter-final. Still to reach a Slam semi. That’s no problem at all.”But, “going forward”, Philippoussis believes Kyrgios needed to employ a full-time coach in order to challenge for grand slam spoils.“But it has to be his call and I believe he’s got to be that person to reach out to that person instead of the agents and the managers,” said the former Wimbledon and US Open finalist.Federer spent almost 18 months coachless after winning his first grand slam crown at Wimbledon in 2003 a month shy of turning 22, Kyrgios’s age now. On Tuesday all of his tweets from the past 19 months were deleted. Choice of a season :
What information you see doesn’t dictate what you think or believe. “Other guys do an entire organisation for you. An opportunity is gone for me. Visibly shaken, frustrated.