MELBOURNE: Elina Svitolina ended 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk’s run at the Australian Open met her at the net for a warm embrace and offered some words of encouragement. With the temperature hitting 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the second straight day, fourth-seeded Svitolina reached the fourth round at the season-opening major for the first time with the 6-2, 6-2 win on Rod Laver Arena. In the opening match on Rod Laver Arena, Petra Martic celebrated her 27th birthday with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 over Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum. “We were lucky to play on Rod Laver because we had some shade behind so you could hide for a few seconds in between the points. No 10 Pablo Carreno Busta had a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over No.

Source: Pakistan Today January 19, 2018 07:07 UTC