Fancied players continue to crash out on both the men’s and women’s sides
Elena Rybakina, left, of Kazakhstan shakes hands with Iga Swiatek of Poland after winning their match during the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, January 22 2023. Picture: CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES
“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.” “I felt the pressure, and I felt that I don’t want to lose instead of I want to win,” said Swiatek, who dominated last season with two grand slam wins. “I felt like I took a step back in terms of how I approach these tournaments, and I maybe wanted it a little bit too hard.”
“I feel like it was rough,” Gauff told reporters. “When you play a player like her and she plays really well, it’s like, you know, there’s nothing you can do.” “My life changed a lot [after the 2017 French Open], so I needed a few years to really get used to what happened because I was really young,” she said. “I always knew and believed in my game. If I play well, I can beat almost anyone.”
Korda, whose father won the 1998 title under the Czech flag, showed impressive composure as Polish 10th-seed Hurkacz roared back to level the fifth set tiebreak at 7-7 by winning four consecutive points. Korda held firm, closing it out with a backhand winner to set up a clash with Russian 18th-seed Karen Khachanov.
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