Total time for the opening set: 20 minutes.“I felt like I’d been hit by a train,” Halep would say later.“I played really good,” Williams said when asked about that first set. 2 Rafael Nadal beat No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania, at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. Pliskova, meanwhile, has won all nine matches she has played this season. That player, in fact, is Serena Williams, pure greatness in fishnet tights.Halep versus Williams in the round of 16 was a rare moment in tennis. 26 Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8), 6-3; No. 1. 10 Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4; No. Venus' sister Serena Williams plays Dayana Yastremska in another third-round match, and U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka takes on Hsieh Su-wei. And as happens so often when Williams seems to be in trouble, she broke serve in the next game, seizing control with a string of strong baseline replies.When the last game of the match arrived, Halep offered meager resistance. With play suspended across all professional sports leagues, athletes are spending more time on social media than ever before.

"She's very consistent on the court and in her results," Williams says of Halep.

29 Gilles Simon in the second round.Rain delayed play on outside courts for 2 ½ hours and forced the roofs on the three main show courts to be closed early in the day.Men's 3rd round: No. "So throughout the year she's playing at a really high level. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat No. At the age of 37, she simply did not allow her younger opponent to find her rhythm. Playing with great precision, she continuously sent balls deep and into corners, often for winners.Game after game flew by, six straight in all decided in Williams’s favor. And it also stood in contrast to her demeanor at the very beginning of her match against Halep.
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and others are taking to social media in the wake of Wimbledon's cancellation. If she wins her next three matches, she wins her 24th Grand Slam title, at last equaling the Australian great Margaret Court’s total of major singles championships.Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, offered the strongest assessment.“I believe she will,” he said. Credit... Scott Barbour/Getty Images 6 Marin Cilic beat No. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open:Top-ranked Simona Halep has beaten Venus Williams in their two most recent matches. 20 Grigor Dimitrov beat Thomas Fabbiano 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4; Frances Tiafoe beat Andreas Seppi 6-7 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.Women's 3rd round: No. In those opening moments, Williams actually seemed shaky. This is the first tournament Williams has played in Melbourne since she won the title in 2017.Halep, among the most tenacious players in pro tennis, fought back gamely, coming back from an early break of serve to take the second set. 30 Maria Sharapova beat No. Last season, she won her first Grand Slam title, on the red clay of Roland Garros.On Monday night at Melbourne Park, she faced an opponent who, if judged by the numerical listing spit out by the pro tour’s computer, should have been handled by Halep with relative ease. More:Alexander Zverev destroys racket during loss at Australian Open This was the first time that Williams played against Halep when the latter is ranked No. 1 seed, Simona Halep of Romania, at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.Halep and Williams after their round of 16 match. Serena Williams beat the No. 3 Roger Federer beat Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2; No. The next highest seed in Djokovic's half, No. Williams will be the lower-ranked player when they meet but is again the actual favorite.“I have to return better, but I will be ready,” Williams vowed as she looked ahead to Pliskova. 19 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4; Tomas Berdych beat No. 31 Petra Martic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5); No. All rights reserved. “She is ready physically, I think emotionally, too.”Serena Williams Defeats Simona Halep, Ranked No.

22 Roberto Bautista beat No. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A quick look at the Australian Open: LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY. 4 Alexander Zverev, plays Australian wild-card entry Alex Bolt, who beat No. It was a match in which the top-ranked player was also the decided underdog. Fox Sports™ and © 2020 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Seeded fourth in Melbourne, Osaka advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Anastasija Sevastova on Monday.

She spoke in a plain, matter-of-fact tone.A question came: “Were those six straight games the best you had played since coming back last year after the baby was born?”Still, Halep is among the most tenacious fighters in tennis, and as the match progressed, she began extending the rallies, which is more to her liking and style.
1 ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic is donating one million euros for the purchase of medical equipment in Serbia. “She’s ready, I’m ready, let’s do it.”It was vintage Serena confidence. 2 Angelique Kerber beat Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-0; No. With play suspended across all professional sports leagues, athletes are spending more time on social media than ever before. 11 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2; No. 15 Ashleigh Barty beat Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-1.100 — number of singles matches Federer has played at Rod Laver Arena. "It's not easy to play these kind of players that you've been watching for so long, and you finally get to play them" — Tsitsipas on his next match against Federer.More AP Tennis: https://www.apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsAustralian Open glance: Venus Williams vs Halep in 3rd round At the U.S. Open, she lost the final to Naomi Osaka in a swirl of controversy and accusations of sexism.Williams is on a collision course with Osaka again. But midway through that final set, Williams fended off three crucial break points. Williams had prevailed again. 8 Petra Kvitova beat Belinda Bencic 6-1, 6-4; Amanda Anisimova beat No.