Australian Open 2021 Results. But she was curiously passive in the early stages against Pegula, rolling balls into the centre of the court and allowing the world No.61 to dictate. Game face @ashbarty flies past Gavrilova 6-1 in 27 minutes Ash is in some sort of form this #AusOpen #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/Yugzgpoji2. Second set: Ash Barty 6-1, 3-2 Daria Gavrilova* (denotes server) Now Barty pulls out a lob from her deep drawer of shots, successfully so, while Gavrilova struggles to land her big shots. Elina Svitolina (5) meets Yulia Putintseva in the third round of the 2021 Australian Open on Saturday, February 13th 2021. Australian Open 2021: Will Elina Svitolina, Aryna Sabalenka or Karolina Pliskova win first Slam? finally kicking this Australian Open into life. “I'm just happy that I'm competing well, hitting well, moving well. Second set: Ash Barty 6-1, 7-6 (7) Daria Gavrilova (denotes server) Barty turns it around, brings up match point, and doesn’t pass up the chance to move into the third round! One of the most interesting matches in the Australian Open 2021 second-round features Cori Gauff and Elina Svitolina. The reason for that rather brief preamble is that I’ve been caught somewhat on the hop, given the speed with which Karolína Plíšková ploughed through the end of the second set against Danielle Collins in the match just finished on Rod Laver Arena. #AusOpen | #AO2021 pic.twitter.com/aDI7QYbnOV. A few games later, Svitolina broke back as a nervous-looking Pegula began misfiring again – only to hand the break straight back. Yulia Putintseva vs Elina Svitolina, WTA Australian Open (Sat, 13 Feb, 2021): Betting Predictions, Odds, & Spread.Statistics, match analysis, latest results and news. She needs to break now to stay in the match and keep alive hopes of an unlikely comeback. But she began to clean up her game late in the second set and once the third began, she was back in control. Nick Kyrgios has been credited for finally kicking this Australian Open into life, after his rollicking five-set win over Ugo Humbert last night. Second set: Ash Barty 6-1, 5-2 Daria Gavrilova* (denotes server) Gavrilova, at 40-30 up, opts to attempt a backhand drop-shot. Closing out an injured opponent is tough, but Brady stayed impressively focused, slamming two aces in the final game and winning 11 of the final 12 points to advance. Gavrilova then hits the lead before Barty opens up and hits a forehand winner. You don’t often see that. Svitolina. The importance of that hold may become clear as we move through this second set. Playing intelligent tennis in a poised performance, Pegula notched her first career top-10 victory thanks to the 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory. Elina Svitolina vs Coco Gauff preview. World No. And a double fault sees Barty break for a second time. Are we in the midst of an incredible comeback? Barty with the ball in hand first. Gavrilova breaks at the first time of asking! The couple was separated during quarantine before the Australian Open but still found ways to stay connected. She’s still not firing on all cylinders though, and clearly has plenty in reserve. “It will be a challenge,” Barty said. “I’ll enjoy it – I always enjoy testing myself against other Aussies.”. Her first serve is into the net and when the she does get the ball into play, she goes long. The fifth seed slumped to her sixth Grand Slam loss to a player ranked outside the top 30 since she became a top-10 mainstay herself in May 2017. She has had a bit of a tricky run with injury over the last 18 months or so, so it’s nice to see her back out competing. Back on serve in the opener! All square midway through the tie-break! The top-ranked player here at Melbourne Park goes on to hold. Two games later, the American won an incredible 31-stroke rally with a backhand winner to arrive at set point, and converted when she forced an error from Svitolina. Aha, more information on that taping around her left thigh. Barty and Gavrilova (Ash and Dash in case you weren’t aware) are out on court, warming up. Fifth seed Elina Svitolina will be looking to make a deep run at the Australian Open this year. After an evenly-matched first set, the sixth-seeded Czech took just 35 more minutes to complete a 7-5, 6-2 win over her American opponent. R1: def. But she doesn’t have a monopoly on wayward shots and Barty gifts Gavrilova two break point chances with one of her own. OK, we’re good to go. I’m fit as a fiddle. But only just; she’s made to work for it. When the Ukrainian is at her best, it is easy to see why she has claimed 15 career WTA titles, including the prestigious Rome, Canada and WTA Finals trophies. But the same indifferent pattern returned in the seventh game, and after falling behind 15-40, Svitolina double-faulted to hand Pegula a break. Second set tie-break: Ash Barty 6-6 Daria Gavrilova Gavrilova cannot take it though, hitting the net. What a turnaround! Second set tie-break: Ash Barty 6-6 Daria Gavrilova But here’s another chance for Gavrilova as Barty can only return a big serve into the net. Second set tie-break: Ash Barty 3-3 Daria Gavrilova Barty opens up a 2-0 lead after Gavrilova opens the breaker with a double fault but a couple of wayward Barty shots allow her back to level things up. Australian Open fifth seed falls as Elina Svitolina beaten by Jessica Pegula Posted 46 m minutes ago Mon Monday 15 Feb February 2021 at 3:02am , updated … And she very nearly took the match to a deciding set, but ultimately fell short. Every now and then, Svitolina forced herself to hit out; an ace and a forehand winner helped her hold for 3-2 after she faced break points. 5 seed Elina Svitolina to make Australian Open quarterfinals By Ben Morse, CNN Updated 3:48 AM ET, Mon February 15, 2021 It certainly makes this next game very, very interesting. It falls sadly into the net, and you wonder what she was thinking with that decision. Second set: Ash Barty* 6-1, 5-5 Daria Gavrilova (denotes server) Murmurs from the stands tell you all you need to know as Barty drops to 0-30 as she tries to serve out this match. All rights reserved. Svitolina won the match 6-4 6-3 after an hour and seventeen minutes. From the section Tennis Bouzkova 6-3 7-6. Svitolina shuts down Gauff, Juvan shows guts at Australian Open Fifth seed Elina Svitolina navigated past Coco Gauff in straight sets to move into the third round, while Kaja Juvan overcame sickness to beat Mayar Sherif in three. Elina Svitolina has been in cruise control here at the 2021 Australian Open, and in the third round she met Yulia Putintseva (26), beating the Kazakh in straight sets 6-4/6-0. Australian Open 2021 Australian Open 2021: Svitolina beats Gauff, Tsitsipas edges Kokkinakis – as it happened. I can’t really hide it. "When she took the medical I went out and hit some serves., and then after that I was actually starting to feel my serve was a lot better since the beginning of the match. Fognini beats Caruso 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 7-6(12). Pegula's next task will be a mammoth one, for the in-form Brady is yet to drop a set so far at Melbourne Park this Australian Open fortnight. Barty faces three break points after a couple of unforced errors and, despite responding with an ace to pull back to 15-40, another sloppy shot, into the net this time, gifts Gavrilova the opening game. Svitolina, a two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist, fell in the third round last year after being thrashed by eventual finalist Garbine Muguruza. It seemed a turning point; she held serve, broke in the following game, and then extended her lead to 4-1. Jessica Pegula’s magical run at Australian Open 2021 continues, with the American upsetting Elina Svitolina in three sets to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Seeded No.5, Svitolina has had a decent start to the 2021 season, reaching the quarterfinals of Abu Dhabi and Gippsland Trophy event last week. R1: def. Hello. Second set: Ash Barty 6-1, 1-2 Daria Gavrilova* (denotes server) “C’mon!” shouts Gavrilova after running around a forehand to strike her fifth forehand winner of the day. A bit warmer and a fair bit of wind down here on court level which makes it a little tricky. Pegula will present a tough challenge for her compatriot having also taken down Victoria Azarenka, Sam Stosur and Kristina Mladenovic without dropping a set. Second set: Ash Barty 6-1, 5-4 Daria Gavrilova* (denotes server) Gavrilova races to a 40-0 lead and, while she errs a few times on her way, she manages to secure the hold. Australian Open 2021: Teenager Coco Gauff Eyes Svitolina Scalp (Photo Credit: Twitter) The 16-year-old showed the form that fuelled her dazzling run last year at Melbourne Park during a crushing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Swiss Jil Teichmann in 56 minutes. Second set: Ash Barty* 6-1, 0-2 Daria Gavrilova (denotes server) Barty’s blowing hot and cold on serve at the moment - back-to-back aces should really take her to 1-1 but she makes life difficult for herself with a pair of double faults, the second of which hands Gavrilova a break point. And Barty is not at all happy with herself. 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