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Inga Swiatek defeated world number 49 Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has made it to the third round of Australian Open 2025. Poland’s star tennis player defeated world number 49 Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round on Thursday. Now Swiatek will face Britain’s Raducanu.
2021 US champion Raducanu defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.
Swiatek has made it to the third round of the Australian Open for the fifth consecutive time.
Raducanu has reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.
Shriram Balaji’s pair reached the second round India’s N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela entered the second round of men’s doubles after defeating Robin Haase and Alexander Nedovetsov in straight sets on Thursday. The Indo-Mexican pair defeated the Dutch-Kazakh pair 6-4, 6-3 in less than an hour.
Djokovic reaches third round in Grand Slam Defending champion Novak Djokovic has also made it to the third round. On Wednesday, he defeated Jaime Faria of Portugal 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. This was Djokovic’s 430th singles match of his Grand Slam career. He has become the first player to touch this figure. He left behind Swiss player Roger Federer (429). America’s Serena Williams (423) is at third place in the list.
Djokovic defeated Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.
History of Australian Open The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia started this tournament in 1905, which was previously called the Australian Championships. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia later became Tennis Australia. After this the Australian Championship was renamed Australian Open. From 1969 this tennis tournament became officially known as the Australian Open.
It’s the first Grand Slam of the year There are 4 Grand Slams in tennis. All four are held annually, starting with the Australian Open in January. The French Open takes place in May and June. Wimbledon is held in July and US Open is held in August-September. The US Open is the last Grand Slam of the year.
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