Top seed Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Australian Open fourth round on
Sunday, with title threat Coco Gauff also exiting in tears, as a pair of
underestimated Grand Slam champions tore open the women’s draw.Third seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas avoided a similar fate on the men’s side later in the
day, raising his level when needed to claim a thrilling 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
win over Italian Jannik Sinner and keep his dreams of a maiden Grand Slam
title alive.
Sunday, with title threat Coco Gauff also exiting in tears, as a pair of
underestimated Grand Slam champions tore open the women’s draw.Third seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas avoided a similar fate on the men’s side later in the
day, raising his level when needed to claim a thrilling 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
win over Italian Jannik Sinner and keep his dreams of a maiden Grand Slam
title alive.
“It was a long match. I feel like I’ve spent a century on this court,”
Tsitsipas said of the match, which lasted just over four hours. “It was a
ripper, as they say here. I can feel my face burning from the effort
today.”World number one Swiatek was sent packing by Elena Rybakina in the
early match at Rod Laver Arena, the Pole falling 6-4 6-4 to the Kazak
Wimbledon winner who started her tournament in the Melbourne Park
wilderness of Court 13
