Adelaide International: Alexandrova stuns Rybakina

ADELAIDE, January 11

Australian Open runner-up Elena Rybakina was handed a humbling defeat ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam as the world No. 3 was beaten 6-3 6-3 by the unseeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Adelaide International quarterfinals.

Up next for Alexandrova is former world No. 5 Jelena Ostapenko, who continued to gain momentum for another tilt at a Grand Slam title with a 7-5 6-3 win over Marta Kostyuk. Second seed Jessica Pegula overcame Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7(1) 7-5 6-4 to set up a clash with Daria Kasatkina.

In the men’s draw, Jack Draper stunned top seed Tommy Paul 6-1 6-4 to book a semi-final against Alexander Bublik, who saved a match point to outlast Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5. — Reuters