Fearless Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska said she hoped she had made her war-torn country proud by reaching a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday while admitting it was emotionally hard.
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Driven by a booming serve and aggressive groundstrokes, the athletic 23-year-old battled past two-time champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena to secure a last-eight berth at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/australian-open-daniil-medvedev-ready-to-make-title-breakthrough-in-melbourne-23331208" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Australian Open</a>. Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed when Ukrainian Elina Svitolina retired with a bad back while trailing 3-0 in the first set.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I think they&rsquo;re going to be really proud of me and I&rsquo;m happy to make them be proud,&rdquo; Yastremska said of Ukrainians back home. Yastremska won three WTA Tour titles as a teenager, but has struggled in recent years, admitting the conflict had affected her game. &ldquo;A lot of things affected me, and because of that I couldn&rsquo;t really play like I wanted. Plus, I put a lot of pressure on myself, as well,&rdquo; she said. Yastremska&rsquo;s previous best at the Slams was a fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon in 2019.
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Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed when Ukrainian Elina Svitolina retired with a bad back while trailing 3-0 in the first s

Unseeded Yastremska stuns Azarenka, hopes Ukraine is proud

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Her reward is a clash with unseeded Czech Linda Noskova, who progressed when Ukrainian Elina Svitolina retired with a bad back while trailing 3-0 in the first set

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