22 Monday, January 22, 2018 SPORTS Wozniacki hits form Melbourne want to look past her quarter-final clash with Carla Suarez aroline Wozniacki is Navarro. confident but taking nothing She said: “I think you can tell my confidence is pretty good forC granted as she tries to chase at the moment. We’ve played four matches. There’s still three down a first title at the to go. There’s still a long way. So I really just focus on the task . ahead of me.” The Dane was world number Wozniacki has had to answer questions about her grand one as a 20-year-old and now, slam-winning potential for the best part of a decade but no at the ripe old age of 27, is three longer worries about what might be. matches away from lifting the trophy She said: “When you put in the work, then you just hope at Melbourne Park. that’s enough. If it’s not, then you go back to work and try Playing with “house money” after her recovery and get better. For me, it’s no pressure, just go out there and from 1-5 and match points down against in have fun.” round two, Wozniacki hit top form at Melbourne Park Suarez Navarro had a much tougher match on Sunday, in a 6-3 6-0 victory over Magdalena Rybarikova, even recovering from a set and 4-1 down to defeat Anett Kontaveit making a tweener for the first time in a match. 4-6 6-4 8-6. The Spaniard and Wozniacki have met seven The world number two won the biggest title of her times before, with Wozniacki winning five but none of them career at the WTA Finals to end 2017 but does not easily. (PA Sport) Svitolina races past Allertova Elina Svitolina (Picture courtesy: Xinhua) Melbourne number one, took to Rod Laver Arena kraine’s Elina Svitolina shortly before midnight and needed Ufirmed as a strong only 57 minutes to book her place in the contender for the Australian quarter-finals. Grigor Dimitrov (R) speaks to Nick Open title with a ruthless Now riding a nine-match winning Kyrgios (Picture courtesy: Xinhua) 6-3 6-0 demolition of Czech streak this year after winning the qualifier Denisa Allertova in warm-up, the early hours of Monday Svitolina will next meet Belgian world Dimitrov morning. number 37 for a place The 23-year-old fourth seed, in what would be a maiden grand slam one of four players who could semi-final. ends Nick leave Melbourne Park as world (Reuters) Kyrgios’ run

Melbourne ulgarian Grigor Dimitrov Edmund enjoys kept his cool in the Rod BLaver Arena maelstrom to knock biggest victory home favourite out of the Australian Open in a fourth-round thriller yesterday. Melbourne Third seed Dimitrov absorbed yle Edmund enjoyed the biggest win of his 76 winners and struck 64 of his career as he downed Andreas Seppi 6-7(4) own to edge a scintillating duel K7-5 6-2 6-3 at the Australian Open to reach his 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4). first ever Grand Slam quarter-final. Kyrgios fought until the end, If his first-round defeat of 11th seed Kevin breaking back when Dimitrov Anderson was his biggest scalp, Edmund’s served for the match at 5-3 in sensational performance to beat Seppi was his the fourth set but Dimitrov biggest statement of intent yet. booked a quarter-final spot in the After fighting back from a set and a break night’s third tiebreak when he down having lost the opener in a tie-break, fired a sublime forehand winner. Edmund’s massive forehand was in full effect (Reuters) celebrates and he was serving impeccably too, finishing (Picture courtesy: Xinhua) with 25 aces. (Eurosport) Kyle Edmund (Picture courtesy: theguardian)