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Halep reaches Australian Open quarters
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Romanian Simona Halep, seeded No.1, on Monday reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in three years, edging out Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-2.
It seemed like Halep overcame an ankle injury she sustained during her first-round win, as she needed one hour and 19 minutes to get rid of Osaka in Melbourne’s fourth round, reports Efe.
“I played pretty good and I’m happy that I am back in the quarter-finals here,” Halep said. “I did not expect that at the start of the tournament because of my injury.”
Halep had to battle her way past the United States Lauren Davis in almost four hours after saving three match points in the previous round.
“This tournament is turning into a marathon for me, but happily I am still here,” Halep added.
Halep won 71 percent of the break points she created compared to the 20-year-old Osaka’s 13.
The World No.1 is set to square off against either Barbora Strycova or Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the race to the semi-finals.
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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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