MELBOURNE, Jan 26 — US players are dominating the women’s singles at the Australian Open, with Amanda Anisimova’s win over China’s Wang Xinyu giving four Americans a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time in 25 years.
MELBOURNE, Jan 26 — US players are dominating the women’s singles at the Australian Open, with Amanda Anisimova’s win over China’s Wang Xinyu giving four Americans a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time in 25 years.
Anisimova will face fellow American Jessica Pegula, who ousted defending champion Madison Keys in the fourth round. Coco Gauff and 18-year-old Iva Jovic complete the US quartet, guaranteeing at least one American in the semi-finals.
Third seed Gauff praised the group’s camaraderie and the strength of US tennis, while Jovic faces world number one Aryna Sabalenka in her quarter-final. — AFP
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PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — The Court of Appeal today dismissed Kepala Batas MP Dr Siti Mastura’s appeal against a High Court ruling ordering her to pay RM825,000 in damages and costs for defaming three DAP leaders by linking them to former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng.
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