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SYDNEY
Tunisian Ons Jabeur retired hurt in her Sydney Classic quarter-final on Thursday, allowing Anett Kontaveit to move into the semi-finals.
The fourth-seeded Estonian, Kontaveit advanced when seventh-seeded Jabeur retired with a lower back injury after losing the opening set 6-4.
After nearly an hour on court, Jabeur received a medical timeout after the set, and attempted to start the second set. But after serving a let and a first-serve fault, the Jabeur walked to the net for a match-ending hug. She is seeded ninth for the Australian Open next week.
“I really hope that Ons is going to be fine for next week and that it’s nothing too serious,” Kontaveit said.
“The first set was really competitive and we’ve had some tough matches before, but she’s always come on top. I was really happy to get the set and that I was playing the way I was playing.”
Attempting to reach a fourth straight final, Kontaveit advanced to a semifinal against third-seeded Barbora Krejcikova, who beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-2.
Third-seeded Coco Gauff beat Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four.
Murray wins three matches at ATP Tour event for first time since 2019
Andy Murray has won three matches at the same ATP Tour event for the first time in more than two years after opponent David Goffin retired during their quarter-final at the Sydney Tennis Classic.
The last time the Scot managed a hat-trick of victories at tour level was the European Open in Antwerp in October 2019, when he emotionally won what is his only title since his hip problems began two years earlier.
The Belgian, who Murray has now beaten in each of their seven meetings, has had his own injury problems.
And pain in his knee caused the 31-year-old to call it a day after only one set.
Murray will now take on giant American Reilly Opelka in his first tour level semi-final since Antwerp.
SYDNEY
Tunisian Ons Jabeur retired hurt in her Sydney Classic quarter-final on Thursday, allowing Anett Kontaveit to move into the semi-finals.
The fourth-seeded Estonian, Kontaveit advanced when seventh-seeded Jabeur retired with a lower back injury after losing the opening set 6-4.
After nearly an hour on court, Jabeur received a medical timeout after the set, and attempted to start the second set. But after serving a let and a first-serve fault, the Jabeur walked to the net for a match-ending hug. She is seeded ninth for the Australian Open next week.
“I really hope that Ons is going to be fine for next week and that it’s nothing too serious,” Kontaveit said.
“The first set was really competitive and we’ve had some tough matches before, but she’s always come on top. I was really happy to get the set and that I was playing the way I was playing.”
Attempting to reach a fourth straight final, Kontaveit advanced to a semifinal against third-seeded Barbora Krejcikova, who beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-2.
Third-seeded Coco Gauff beat Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four.
Murray wins three matches at ATP Tour event for first time since 2019
Andy Murray has won three matches at the same ATP Tour event for the first time in more than two years after opponent David Goffin retired during their quarter-final at the Sydney Tennis Classic.
The last time the Scot managed a hat-trick of victories at tour level was the European Open in Antwerp in October 2019, when he emotionally won what is his only title since his hip problems began two years earlier.
The Belgian, who Murray has now beaten in each of their seven meetings, has had his own injury problems.
And pain in his knee caused the 31-year-old to call it a day after only one set.
Murray will now take on giant American Reilly Opelka in his first tour level semi-final since Antwerp.
