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Agence France-Presse

Amanda Anisimova swept past China’s unseeded Wang Xinyu into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday and will face fellow American Jessica Pegula.
The fourth seed, who contested two grand slam finals last year, kept her cool as temperatures soared to down Wang 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on John Cain Arena.
She will play Pegula for a place in her first Melbourne Park semi-final after the 31-year-old disposed of defending champion Madison Keys in straight sets.
Anisimova and Pegula have met three times before, with the sixth seed winning them all.
“I’m feeling great. I mean, what a battle out there today. Tough conditions again, against a really good opponent. I’ve never played her before, she’s playing some great tennis,” Anisimova said.
“There were a lot of fans from China today, but honestly, it made the atmosphere so great. I don’t find it disrespectful at all.

“They’re just very loud, so they make the energy really fun.”
Anisimova enjoyed a breakout year in 2025, reaching finals at Wimbledon and the US Open, losing to Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka respectively.
Should she get past Pegula, Swiatek is a potential last four opponent.
There was little to split her and Wang in the early stages, staying on serve until the 24-year-old American finally worked the first break point at 3-2.
But Wang saved and served out to keep it level pegging.
Anisimova was slowly gaining the ascendancy and after a hold to love she made her move as Wang was serving to stay alive, earning a set point.
But again the Chinese player snuffed out the threat to take it to a tight tiebreak, where Anisimova muscled her way through with some searing groundstrokes.
Neither player dropped serve in set one but there were three breaks to start the next set, with Anisimova snaring two of them before Wang had a medical timeout.
Wang seemingly gestured towards her groin when she called the physio and returned with heavy strapping on her upper right leg.
Despite showing no obvious discomfort, she could not find a way to claw back into the contest and Anisimova calmly completed the job with an ace.
In the earlier match, Pegula beat defending Australian Open champion Keys.
Keys had won their only previous grand slam meeting comfortably, but the 30-year-old has been searching for her best form since winning her maiden grand slam title here 12 months ago and was outplayed by Pegula.

Pegula got off to strong starts in both sets and Keys was not able to get back on terms.
Despite her disappointment, Keys reflected positively on the tournament, saying: “It’s obviously not the way that I wanted things to end here, but I’m still really proud of myself.
“I think coming back, being defending champion, dealing with all of the extra pressure and nerves, I’m just really proud of myself for how I handled it.
“Just one of those days where I feel like Jess beat me, and I can kind of walk away with my head held high.”
Pegula is yet to drop a set and could not be happier with her form, saying: “I have always been the type of player where I get frustrated when I feel like I’m not getting better.
“I’ve already had a lot of really great results. Being 31, I still feel like I’m improving as a player. So that is what gets me the most excited.”


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China’s Wang Xinyu hits a return to American Amanda Anisimova during their women’s singles match at the Australian Open. Photo: AFP

Supporters of Wang Xinyu of China wave a Chinese flag. Photo: AP

Jessica Pegula beat defending champion Madison Keys. Photo: Reuters 

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Kitchee’s Leandro Martinez (right) stretches for the ball against Tai Po’s Fernando. Photo: Edmond So

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Slovakian Veronika Leng (left) and Vietnam’s Hau Ha won Saturday’s Anta Guanjun Hong Kong 100 race while holding hands. Photo: Handout

Qin Guidu, who was second 12 months ago, won the men’s race in 8:52.36. Photo: Handout.

Mainland China athlete Chi Lingjie was next home after the joint winners. Photo: Handout

Dakota Jones finished fourth in the men’s race. Photo: Handout

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Anisimova will play Pegula for a place in the semi-finals after beating unseeded Wang 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on John Cain Arena


Anisimova will play Pegula for a place in the semi-finals after beating unseeded Wang 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on John Cain Arena.


Madison Keys

Amanda Anisimova

Jessica Pegula

Australian Open: Wang loses to Anisimova in fourth round, Pegula beats Keys

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Anisimova will play Pegula for a place in the semi-finals after beating unseeded Wang 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on John Cain Arena

Anisimova will play Pegula for a place in the semi-finals after beating unseeded Wang 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 on John Cain Arena