Tennis: Australian Open, Swiatek eliminated by Rybakina

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 22 - The world number 1 Iga Swiatek was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Australian Open, the first major of the current season in Melbourne.

    She beat the 21-year-old Polish semifinalist last year was the 23-year-old Kazakh Elena Rybakina (n.25), with a score of 6-4 6-4.

The Wimbledon champion will face the 25-year-old Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the quarterfinals, who eliminated the 18-year-old American Coco Gauff (n.7) 7-5 6-3.

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