Swiss World No. 4 Stan Wawrinka (VCORE Duel G 97, POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION) continues to explosively propel himself up through the men’s singles draw with another straight set win, this time against Czech Lukas Rosol. Stan the Man commanded the match with cool confidence, collecting points with his trademark backhand along with some impressive forehands to match. Stan remained resolute as the match entered into its decisive tiebreaker, sealing a 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(3) win with his huge backhand. The Stanimal launched off an incredible 18 aces and 45 winners as he secured his place in the fourth round. This marked Stan’s 400th tour-level win, making him the 12th active player to do so.
In women’s singles Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120) is into the quarterfinals with successive straight set wins in round 3 and round 4. Against American Madison Brengle, the German put on something of an encore of their last meeting at the Brisbane International, where Angie won 6-3 6-0. Dominating from behind the baseline, the German hit 27 winners to Brengle’s 13 en route to a speedy 6-1, 6-3 victory in under an hour. Round 4 saw her face off against fellow German Annika Beck, facing some resistance in the first set but coming through to dominate in the second half, securing her spot in the quarterfinals with a final score of 6-4, 6-0.
Daria Gavrilova (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR 125) made waves in the first week of this year’s Australian Open, proving to be a potent giant killer, making it past No. 6 seed Petra Kvitova and No. 28 seed Kristina Mladenovic in impressive fashion. Her third round encounter with Mladenovic proved to be a nail-biting affair, with a final set that ran for 96 minutes. Competing backed by the ardent support of the crowd, Daria came out victorious at 6-4, 4-6, 11-9. The Russian-turned-Australian recorded her best result at a Grand Slam this weekend, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open.
2016 Australian Open Tournament Results
Men’s Singles (Round 3)
[4] Stan Wawrinka (VCORE Duel G 97, POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION) (SUI) def. Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(3)
[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. [29] Nick Kyrgios (EZONE DR 98, POLYTOUR PRO 120) AUS) 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
[9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (VCORE Duel G 97, POLYTOUR FIRE 125)(FRA) 6-4, 7-6(7) 7-6(4)
Women’s Singles (Round 4)
[7] Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120)(GER) def. Annika Beck (GER) 6-4, 6-0
[5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) def. [12] Belinda Bencic (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(SUI) 7-5, 7-5
[10] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) def. Daria Gavrilova (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR 125)(AUS) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
Women’s Singles (Round 3)
[7] Angelique Kerber (VCORE Si 100, POLYTOUR FIRE 120)(GER) def. Madison Brengle (USA) 6-1, 6-3
[12] Belinda Bencic (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(SUI) def. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Daria Gavrilova (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(AUS) def. [28] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
[14] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Naomi Osaka (EZONE DR 98, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(JPN) 6-1, 6-1
[15] Madison Keys (USA) def. [20] Ana Ivanovic (EZONE DR 98)(SRB) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Men’s Doubles (Round 3)
[9] Vasek Pospisil (CAN)/Jack Sock (USA) def. Lleyton Hewitt (VCORE Tour 97, YONEX Shoes)(AUS)/Sam Groth (AUS) 6-4, 6-2
Men’s Doubles (Round 2)
Lleyton Hewitt (VCORE Tour 97, YONEX Shoes)(AUS)/Sam Groth (AUS) def. [8] Henri Kontinen (FIN)/John Peers (AUS) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Pablo Andujar (ESP)/Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. [6] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (VCORE Duel G 97, POLYTOUR FIRE 125)(FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1
Women’s Doubles (Round 3)
[15] Yi-Fan Xu (CHN)/Saisai Zheng (CHN) def. Su-Wei Hsieh (YONEX Racquet, POLYTOUR PRO 130, YONEX String)(TPE)/Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 6-2, 6-4
Women’s Doubles (Round 2)
[1] Martina Hingis (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125, POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION L)(SUI)/Sania Mirza (IND) def. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 6-2, 6-3
[12] CoCo Vandeweghe (EZONE DR 98)(USA)/Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) def. Belinda Bencic (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(SUI)/Magdalena Rybarikova (Yonex Racquet, POLYTOUR PRO 125)(SVK) Walkover
Su-Wei Hsieh (Yonex Racquet, POLYTOUR PRO 130, YONEX String)(TPE)/Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) def. [4] Timea Babos (HUN)/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)/Arina Rodionova (AUS) def. Sabine Lisicki (VCORE Tour 97, POLYTOUR SPIN)(GER)/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
Mixed Doubles (Round 1)
[1] Martina Hingis (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR PRO 125, POWER CUSHION ECLIPSION L)(SUI)/Leander Paes (IND) def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)/Dominic Inglot (GBR) 6-3, 7-5
CoCo Vandeweghe (EZONE DR 98)(USA)/Horia Tecau (ROU) def. [6] Lucie Hradecka (CZE)/Marcin Matkowski (POL) 1-6, 7-5, 10-8
Su-Wei Hsieh (YONEX Racquet, POLYTOUR PRO 130, TOUR SUPER SOLID-X 125)(TPE)/Alexander Peya (AUT) def. Maddison Inglis (AUS)/Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) 6-3, 6-2
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) def. Daria Gavrilova (EZONE DR 100, POLYTOUR 125) (AUS)/Luke Saville (AUS) 6-4, 7-6(5)
[1] Sania Mirza (IND)/Ivan Dodig (CRO) def. Nick Kyrgios (EZONE DR 98, POLYTOUR PRO 120) (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 7-5 6-1