Pavlyuchenkova draws curtain on Stosur's singles career
The Russian 10th seed had a comfortable passage to round three, but Thursday was all about the popular Australian champion and her last singles match at Grand Slam level.
20 January 2022
Age
40 years
Born
Brisbane, Australia
Residence
Gold Coast, Australia
Height
175cm (5 ft 9 in)
Profile data courtesy ATP/WTA. Updated 03/02/2023
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Player & Career Overview
Career Wins 56%Playing HandRight-handedPrize Money$20,069,776 USDSingles Titles9Singles Win-Loss468-361-
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Five matches to watch on Day 4
An all-American duel, a talented teen taking on a top-10 force and a meeting of occasional doubles partners with significance – second-round matchups of interest abound on Thursday.
19 January 2022
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Flying blind, soaring on: Stosur into second round
After some online scouting and dropping the opening set, the Australian favourite extended her Grand Slam singles career for at least another round after beating American wildcard Robin Anderson.
18 January 2022
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De Minaur ramps up as Stosur winds down
AO 2022 is a chance for the leading Australian male to rebuild after a compromised year, and a chance for a popular major winner to have one final singles tilt at her home Slam.
16 January 2022
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An open Open: champions abound in women's draw
Think you can predict the last woman standing at AO 2022? Good luck. No fewer than 14 women's singles major winners feature in the Melbourne Park draw ...
14 January 2022
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US Open: Golden Grand Slams for Alcott, De Groot
Wheelchair tennis stars Dylan Alcott and Diede De Groot completed extraordinary Golden Grand Slams on Sunday at the US Open, the same day Sam Stosur claimed her second women's doubles title – 16 years after her first.
13 September 2021
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US Open: Medvedev stuns Djokovic to win first major title
Daniil Medvedev broke through for his first major title with a stunning defeat of Novak Djokovic in Sunday's US Open final – ending the world No.1's bid for the Grand Slam.
13 September 2021
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US Open Day 12: Djokovic one win from Grand Slam, Medvedev awaits
World No.1 Novak Djokovic is on the brink of tennis immortality after beating Alexander Zverev in five sets and now meets second-ranked Daniil Medvedev in a US Open final showdown.
11 September 2021
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US Open Day 9: Teenager Fernandez through to semis
Leylah Fernandez's giant-killing run at the US Open continued on Tuesday after No.2 seed Daniil Medvedev progressed to his third straight semifinal in New York, while Aryna Sabalenka and Felix Auger-Aliassime also advanced.
8 September 2021
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Ram, Krejcikova deny Aussies in mixed doubles decider
AO 2019 champions reclaim their trophy two years on by deflating hopes of local wildcard pairing Sam Stosur and Matt Ebden in Saturday night’s final.
20 February 2021
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Doubles wrap: Stosur and Ebden claim thrilling mixed semi
Aussie pair through to the final after steadying the nerves, while Joe Salisbury joins Rajeev Ram in making the men's decider.
19 February 2021
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Aussie wrap: Popyrin comes back from the brink to oust Goffin
A dogged Alexei Popyrin was one of a host of local victors on Tuesday, while two crowd favourites had their first home major wins in six long years.
9 February 2021
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Melbourne Summer Series wrap: Gavrilova shines, Serena awaits
Aussie shows strong form after injury-plagued 2020 in Day 1 action at Melbourne Park.
31 January 2021