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Wickmayer makes fourth round in Australian Open
Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer came back from a set down to overcome Italy’s 14th seed Sara Errani and reach the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time since 2010.
Wickmayer (pictured) defeated Errani 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, continuing her impressive run of form this year. Currently ranked just 80, she’s the lowest-ranked player left in the Australian Open. The former number 12 had not reached the round of 16 at a major since Wimbledon in 2011.
Romania’s Simona Halep will be Wickmayer’s next opponent for a place in the quarter-finals. A former US Open semi-finalist, Wickmayer has won all three of their previous meetings, from 2010 to 2012.
Wickmayer is the last Belgian player left in the Open. An-Sophie Mestach, Kirsten Flipkens and Alison Van Uytvanck all crashed out in the first round, and David Goffin was stopped in the second round.
photo by Brandon Malone/Reuters/Corbis
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Update, Wickmayer lost in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.