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MELBOURNE, Australia – The round of 16 in the top half of the draw. And only two of the top-10 seeds from this half are still alive.
Of course, they’re two pretty accomplished ones, Grand Slam champions both: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 Coco Gauff.
The surprises wee Belinda Bencic (although she got a retirement from former AO champ Naomi Osaka) and Olga Danilovic. Bencic wa the one who caused the most drama in her match against Gauff. But in the end, on a hot day, her match fitness so soon after returning from maternity leave was probably the difference maker.
(Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of ET).
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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Jan. 12-26, 2025
Prize Money: $96,500,000 AUD
Draws: S128 – D64
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025
Final results
Women’s singles, fourth round
[1] SABALENKA, Aryna (BLR) def [14] ANDREEVA, Mirra (RUS) 61 62
[3] GAUFF, Coco (USA) def [PR] BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) 57 62 61
[11] BADOSA, Paula (ESP) def DANILOVIC, Olga (SRB) 61 76 (2)
[27] PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) def [18] VEKIC, Donna (CRO) 76 (0) 60
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