The Ukrainian tennis player continued her sensational performances at the Australian Open.
Dayana Yastremskaya achieved an incredible victory at the Australian Open. We remind you that the Ukrainian tennis player has already reached the 1/2 finals of the tournament, defeating the Czech athlete Linda Noskova.
Thus, Yastremskaya became the first tennis player since 1978 to reach the semi-final stage of the Australian Open, having previously qualified.
Before the Ukrainian, the Australian Christine Mathieson achieved similar successes 46 years ago, reaching the semifinals, where she lost to the American Betsy Nagelsen.
It should be noted that in those years the main draw of the tournament started from the quarterfinal stage, while now it starts from 1/64.
We also note that the Ukrainian is the fifth tennis player of the “open season” to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament, starting from qualifying.
Besides her and the aforementioned Mathieson, Alexandra Stevenson did it in 1999 (Wimbledon), Nadia Podoroska in 2020 (Roland Garros) and Emma Raducanu in 2021, who then won the US Open.
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