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Australian Open 2023: Biggest upsets at AO2023 featuring Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek exits

Australian Open 2023: With the Australian Open 2023 set to enter the second week, the first saw some of the biggest names miss out and exited the prestigious tournament including big names like Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek

aditya-pimpale Written By: Aditya Pimpale @AdityaPimpale6 [Published on: January 22, 2023 10:23 IST]
  • Australian Open 2023: Biggest upsets at AO2023 featuring Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek exits
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    Australian Open 2023: Biggest upsets at AO2023 featuring Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek exits
  • American young gun Sebastian Korda stunned former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(7), 6-3, 7-6(4) in a thrilling contest to evict the losing finalist of the last two years from the Australian Open in the third round on Friday.
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    American young gun Sebastian Korda stunned former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(7), 6-3, 7-6(4) in a thrilling contest to evict the losing finalist of the last two years from the Australian Open in the third round on Friday.
  • Maria Sakkari became the latest seed to crash out of the event as she was beaten by a very inspired Lin Zhu who played bravely all match long and won the match.
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    Maria Sakkari became the latest seed to crash out of the event as she was beaten by a very inspired Lin Zhu who played bravely all match long and won the match.
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  • Ruud, who was seeded at No 2 in the Australian Open main draw, suffered a shock exit after 39th-ranked Brooksby handed him a 6-3 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-2 loss.
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    Ruud, who was seeded at No 2 in the Australian Open main draw, suffered a shock exit after 39th-ranked Brooksby handed him a 6-3 7-5 6-7 (4) 6-2 loss.
  • Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina eliminated No.1-ranked Iga Swiatek in straight sets Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina used her big serving to unsettle Swiatek and got the better of their baseline exchanges to win 6-4, 6-4 in about 90 minutes.
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    Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina eliminated No.1-ranked Iga Swiatek in straight sets Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina used her big serving to unsettle Swiatek and got the better of their baseline exchanges to win 6-4, 6-4 in about 90 minutes.
  • Tunisian second seed Ons Jabeur crashed out in the second round of the Australian Open following a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 defeat at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova
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    Tunisian second seed Ons Jabeur crashed out in the second round of the Australian Open following a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 defeat at the hands of Marketa Vondrousova
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  • Day 3 of the Australian Open saw an upset that was as big as they come, with world No. 65 Mackenzie McDonald taking down top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
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    Day 3 of the Australian Open saw an upset that was as big as they come, with world No. 65 Mackenzie McDonald taking down top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
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