MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the ninth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday:
* Barty breezes previous Pegula into Australian Open semis
World primary Ash Barty nL1N2U50LL is inside two victories of profitable her dwelling Grand Slam after one other dominant show.
The 25-year-old reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park for the second time in three years after blitzing American Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-0 in simply over an hour.
* Nadal survives Shapovalov scare to maintain report bid intact
Rafa Nadal nL1N2U50FL moved inside two wins of a report twenty first Grand Slam title by clinching a five-set thriller towards Denis Shapovalov to achieve the Australian Open semi-finals for a seventh time.
On a steamy afternoon at Rod Laver Arena, Nadal suffered an enormous scare as Shapovalov roared again from two units down however the Spanish warrior discovered one other gear within the decider to prevail 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3.
* Comeback child Keys storms into Australian Open semi-finals
Madison Keys nL1N2U505Q booked her first Grand Slam semi-final spot in 4 years with a 6-3 6-2 upset of Barbora Krejcikova on the Australian Open.
Keys’ renaissance after a dismal 2021 season has lit up Melbourne Park this yr and at a baking sizzling Rod Laver Arena fourth seed Krejcikova grew to become one other casualty of the American’s new-found confidence and conventional firepower.
* Berrettini survives Monfils comeback to arrange semis date with Nadal
Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini nL1N2U5157 discovered a better gear within the face of a heroic fightback from France’s Gael Monfils to script a 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 win on Tuesday and develop into the primary Italian man to achieve the Australian Open semi-finals.
The match was a repeat of the quarter-final conflict from the 2019 U.S. Open, which Berrettini received in a final-set tiebreak to achieve his first main semi-final.
* ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ shirts welcome at Australian Open
Fans are free to put on “Where is Peng Shuai nL1N2U50ER?” shirts on the Australian Open however they need to not develop into “disruptive”, Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley mentioned amid criticism of the Grand Slam organisers’ earlier stance on the difficulty.
In response to a video posted on social media on Saturday of safety officers instructing followers to take away shirts with the slogan on them, the governing physique mentioned the Melbourne Park match doesn’t enable political statements.
(Compiled by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
