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Second Seed Swiatek Survives Blip to Beat Kalinskaya at Australian Open ...

Second seed Iga Swiatek overcame a second-set setback by winning five consecutive games after a medical timeout to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

  • On Jan 24 in Melbourne, World number two Iga Swiatek beat Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 1-6 6-1 to advance to the Australian Open fourth round.
  • During the second set, Kalinskaya shifted momentum as Swiatek dropped serve three times and received lower back treatment, affecting play dynamics.
  • After a medical timeout, Iga Swiatek won five straight games and sealed the match in one hour and 44 minutes.
  • The win sets up a fourth-round meeting with Maddison Inglis, Australian qualifier, as Swiatek keeps momentum in her hunt for a career Grand Slam after Naomi Osaka withdrew.
  • Opening the match, Swiatek raced to a 5-1 lead with a double break and secured the first set in 24 minutes, while Anna Kalinskaya defended three break points to force tense moments.
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Second seed Swiatek survives blip to beat Kalinskaya at Australian Open ...

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World number two Iga Świątek advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a three-set victory over Russian Anna Kalinskaya, winning 6-1, 1-6, 6-1.

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek, second in the series, advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after imposing herself this Saturday on Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya by 6-1, 1-6 and 6-1 in the third round of the tournament, in a game resolved in 1 hour and 44 minutes. The Swiatek entry imposes its authority on Kalinskaya and remains firmly on course for the title in Australia was first published in Digital Process.

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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