Ukrainian tennis star Dayana Yastremska finally defeated Russia’s Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Australian Open. Following Yastremska’s victory, this Ukrainian tennis star is a few steps away from breaking another tennis prodigy, Britain’s Emma Raducanu‘s record. Raducanu was the first qualifier tennis star to win the US Open tournament in 2021. Now, Yastremska’s fans are hoping this Ukrainian tennis star to achieve the same feat.

Yastremska secured her position in the tournament’s quarterfinals after defeating Azarenka. This makes her just three wins away from earning her debut Grand Slam trophy. While her recent match against Azarenka was criticized for dullness, Yastremska might soon find her balance in the Grand Slam event to seize Raducanu’s record.

Yastremska close to “pulling a Raducanu”

Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska surprised the tennis fraternity with another win against Azarenka and bagged her entry to the semifinals as a qualifier. This made her a strong contender for Raducanu’s record of winning a major Grand Slam title as a qualifier in 2021. A reliable tennis source recently shared this news on their official X (formerly Twitter) and wrote- “*whispers* Dayana Yastremska is now three wins away from pulling off a Raducanu.”

Now fans were not really satisfied about Yastremska’s performance during this match. Many of them commented about the Ukrainian tennis star’s flawed strokes on the court. However, deviating from all the criticism, Dayana Yastremska finally kept her promise to the fans. Following this victory, she again proved her chances of winning the Australian Open 2024 trophy.

Emma Raducanu’s record was made when she defeated Leylah Fernande in the Open Era tournament in the finals. She impressed everyone without dropping a set. While Yastremska dropped four sets so far, fans still hope for her to break Raducanu’s record.

How did Dayana Yastremska defeat Azarenka in the ongoing Australian Open tournament?

Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska surprised the whole tennis fraternity when she took over Victoria Azarenka by 7-6(6) and 6-4. In this match of two hours and ten minutes, Yastremska had a difficult first set. However, she soon found her balance and defeated the Russian to secure her position in the tournament’s quarterfinals. While Azarenka had a chance to serve with a 5-3 advantage in the first set, Yastremska secured a break on her fourth opportunity and pulled off a 7-6(6) to win the match.

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Despite the tensions, Dayana Yastremska defeated Azarenka. Do you think Yastremska has what it takes to join Emma Raducanu in the history books?

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