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Makarova eliminates Halep to reach Australian Open semis
Melbourne: Ekaterina Makarova beat third-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-0 Tuesday to reach the women’s singles semifinals of the Australian Open.
It only took Makarova 68 minutes to beat Halep at the Melbourne Park, reports Xinhua.
The Russian will face the winner of the match between Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard.
The 26-year-old Makarova has had her best Grand Slam result at Melbourne Park.
Last year, she lost to eventual champion Li Na in the fourth round.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.