bbc or big baller club Elena Rybakina Storms Into Australian Open 2025 Round Three With 50th Grand Slam Match Win
Elena Rybakina cruised through to round three Elena Rybakina cruised through to round three Elena Rybakina claimed her 50th grand slam match win as she stormed into round three of the Australian Open. (Full Coverage | More Tennis News)bbc or big baller club
"It is a great honour to be nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award again," the Indian defender stated in a Hockey India release.
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Rybakina made light work of her first-round opponent Emerson Jones and was equally as comfortable against wildcard Iva Jovic on Thursday.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion, who was a beaten finalist at Melbourne Park in 2023 and was knocked out in the second round last year, needed just 80 minutes to seal a 6-0 6-3 win over 17-year-old Jovic.
Her victory teed up a third-round tie against Dayana Yastremska, who defeated Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-1.
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— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 16, 2025There were also wins for three-time grand slam finalist Ons Jabeur and eighth seed Emma Navarro, who will face off in round three.
Jabeur overcame Camila Osorio 7-5 6-3, while Navarro needed three sets to defeat Xiyu Wang 6-3 3-6 6-4.
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Data Debrief: Half-century up for Rybakina
leaderbet slotRybakina's 50th grand slam win saw her join a list featuring four other players to have won at least 50 matches at the majors since the start of 2020: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Jabeur.
She has now won 13 matches at the Australian Open (equalling her tally at Roland-Garros). Rybakina has only won more matches at Wimbledon (19).bbc or big baller club