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Kerber edges out Sharapova, advances to Australian Open 4th round
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Angelique Kerber of Germany on Saturday prevailed over Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in a clash between two former World No.1s and previous Australian Open champions.
The 21st seed Kerber needed just 64 minutes to dispatch Sharapova, who won the Australian Open title in 2008, in the third round of the first Grand Slam event of the season, reports Efe.
“I have so many great memories from this court (Rod Laver Arena),” Kerber, the 2016 Australian Open champion, said.
“This court is so special for me and with you guys, it’s even more special.”
Sharapova struggled on serve during the match, winning just 38 and 47 percent of the first and second delivery points, respectively, which opened the door for Kerber to break her serve five times.
Kerber is to play either Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei or Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska for a place in the quarter-finals.
Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the 8th seed, defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
In the next round, Garcia is scheduled to face Madison Keys of the United States, the 17th seed, who got the better of Romania’s Ana Bogdan 6-3, 6-4.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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