[ad_1]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ukrainian qualifier Dayna Yastremska equaled her best Grand Slam performance by defeating 27th-ranked Emma Navarro 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Saturday .
Yastremska, ranked 93, won after one hour, 46 minutes and sets up a showdown with 11th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko or two-time former champion Victoria Azarenka.
Yastremska had lost in the first round in all of her previous seven Grand Slam matches. She also reached the last 16 at Wimbledon in 2019.
“I was feeling quite nervous,” said Yastremska, who hit 36 winners. “In the second set I felt a little pain in my neck and I thought I was going to have to break it, but I didn’t want to do it myself.
“I told myself not to focus too much on my neck in the third set because it really distracted me. I told myself to just enjoy.”
political cartoon
Men’s No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will play China’s Shang Juncheng in the afternoon session while women’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek will open the night session against Linda Noskova.
Copyright 2024 The associated Press, All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
[ad_2]
Source link