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Djokovic Storms into Brisbane Quarterfinals; Keys Wins in Auckland; Rublev Ousted in Hong Kong

Brisbane Worldwide introduced by Evie—Australia

Djokovic Storms into Brisbane Quarterfinals; Keys Wins in Auckland; Rublev Ousted in Hong Kong

All-time Main chief Novak Djokovic superior to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane Worldwide on Thursday, defeating Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-3.

Bettering to 20-0 in opposition to Monfils in lifetime conferences, Djokovic wanted one hour and 13 minutes to safe his victory.

The 37-year-old Serb will subsequent face Reilly Opelka for a spot within the semifinals. The towering American dispatched Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(9), 7-6(4).

Different winners on the day included Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard taking out Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-6(4) and Jakub Mensik dismissing Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-2.

On the ladies’s facet, prime seed Aryna Sabalenka hit six aces throughout her 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over Yulia Putintseva. The world No. 1 will subsequent face Marie Bouzkova within the quarterfinals. Bouzkova dismissed No. 10 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4.

Different winners on the day noticed Ons Jabeur defeating Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, and No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva dispatching Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-0.

Andreeva will face Jabeur on Friday.

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ASB Traditional—Auckland, New Zealand

Thursday’s motion in Auckland, New Zealand featured prime seed Madison Keys reaching the quarterfinals, defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-1, 6-2.

Keys, who hit three aces throughout her straight-forward victory, will subsequent face No. 5 seed Clara Tauson within the remaining eight.

Different winners on Thursday included Hailey Baptiste, Alycia Parks and Robin Montgomery.

Friday’s schedule in Auckland will characteristic Naomi Osaka taking up Baptiste. Osaka, who’s at present ranked No. 56 on the planet, was ranked No. 1 on the pc in January of 2019.

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Financial institution of China Hong Kong Tennis Open—Hong Kong

High seed Andrey Rublev continued his poor play on Tour on Thursday, dropping his first match of the 2025 season to Fabian Marozsan.

Dropping the close to two hour contest 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, Rublev will drop to No. 9 within the rankings after his defeat.

The Russian captured two titles in 2024.

Marozsan will subsequent face Juncheng Shang, who was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over No. 7 seed Pedro Martinez.

Different winners on the day included No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti and Spaniard Jaume Munar.

The pair will face one another within the quarterfinals.

Friday’s motion in Hong Kong will characteristic No. 4 seed Arthur Fils taking up Alexandre Muller and Kei Nishikori going up in opposition to Cameron Norrie.

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