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“I can beat anyone”: Elena Rybakina after beating World No. 1 Iga Swiatek

22/01/2023 06:02 PM | Click to read full article

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina blew the Australian Open women’s draw wide open by beating red-hot favourite Iga Swiatek in straight sets on Sunday before declaring, “I can be number one.” She moves on to a quarter-final against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, who provided the second upset of a crazy few minutes at Melbourne Park by knocking out seventh seed Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-3 on neighbouring Margaret Court Arena.

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