Tennis: Spain & Poland power into ATP Cup semi-finals

SYDNEY: Roberto Bautista Agut swept past Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic to steer Spain into the ATP Cup semi-finals Wednesday, where they will meet Poland after world number nine Hubert Hurkacz overwhelmed Argentina’s in-form Diego Schwartzman. The winner between Daniil Medvedev’s defending champions Russia or the Matteo Berrettini-led Italy, last year’s finalists, will also book a last-four berth when they meet in Sydney on Thursday.

Ramkumar-Bopanna pair enters quarterfinals

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna entered the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the Adelaide International 1 ATP tournament with a hard fought win over their rivals here on Wednesday.

In the ATP 250 men’s event, the Indian combination of Ramkumar and veteran Bopanna, pairing up together for the first time on the ATP tour, had to dig deep to stun the eighth seed American duo of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 10-4 in a super tie-breaker in the second round.

Barty comes from set down to beat Gauff

World number one Ashleigh Barty came from a set and a break down to defeat American teenager Coco Gauff in the second round of the Adelaide International on Wednesday. Barty, playing her first singles match since the US Open in September, gave herself some perfect match practice ahead of the Australian Open with the bruising 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over the 17-year-old.