Iga Sviatek’s loss to Elena Rybakina marks the first in the Open Era of tennis (began in 1968): The 2023 Australian Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to go without two top favorites (both men’s and women’s draws) before the quarterfinals. final.
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The top two seeds were eliminated in the quarterfinals for the first time in the Open era
In the men’s draw, Rafael Nadal (1st seed) and Kasper Ruud (2nd seed) suffered second-round defeats to Mackenzie MacDonald (65 ATP) and Jenson Bruskby (39 ATP) respectively.
In the same phase of the competition, but in the women’s draw, Ons Zhaber (2) was eliminated by Marketa Vondrousova (86 WTA), and Iga Svyatek (1) lost in the 1/8 finals to Olena Rybakinia (25 WTA).
Thus, the main favorites for the race in Melbourne remain Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), Novak Djokovic (4) and Andriy Rublev (5) in men, respectively Jessica Pegula (3), Caroline Garcia (4) and Aryna Sabalenka (5). for women
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No. 1 Iga Sveontek’s loss marks the first major in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds in either the men’s or women’s draws has reached the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/ST0qUw99Xa
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