: Australian Open: Cornet upsets Halep to set up a quarter-final against Collins #IndiaNEWS Unseeded French veteran Alize Cornet upset Simona Halep at the Australian Open in brutal heat Monday to make

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Australian Open: Cornet upsets Halep to set up a quarter-final against Collins #IndiaNEWS
Unseeded French veteran Alize Cornet upset Simona Halep at the Australian Open in brutal heat Monday to make her first Grand Slam quarter-final on her 63rd attempt.Both players struggled as the temperatures hit 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) on Rod Laver Arena, but it was the 32-year-old who prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a gruelling 2hr 33min.She will now play 27th-seeded Danielle Collins for a place in the semis after the American outlasted Elise Mertens 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a near three-hour epic.The breakthrough has been a long time coming for Cornet, who made her Grand Slam debut at the French Open in 2005 but had never been past the fourth round before.Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn previously held the record for most appearances before reaching a quarter-final at this level, achieving the feat on her 45th try at Wimbledon in 2008.“It feels amazing. That battle I had with Simona today and the heat. After 30 minutes we were both dying and we kept going for two-and-a-half hours,� said Cornet, who upset world number three Garbine Muguruza in round two.“Simona is such a fighter and an example for me. To be able to go to my first quarter-final is a dream come true.�They traded breaks in the opening set,...Read more

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