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Bopanna and Chang They qualified for Group A against the Australian pair Gadiki and Their peersTo win the first set 6-2 at Kia Arena.
Second seed in women’s wheelchairs Anik van Koot The first set was won 6-1 Chen Zhen ZhuWhile ranked fourth Jeske Griffon She took her first set against Mariska Venter 6-3. off the eighth pitch, Angelica Bernal Defeated Saki Takamuro 6-3 6-2 to qualify from the first round of the women’s wheelchair match.
Five of the 18 competitors who reached the quarterfinals of this year’s men’s and women’s draws were from the United States, the most since 2003.
Coco Jouf (3) An annoying loss to Paola Badosa (11) and Alexander Zverev (2) Winning Tommy Paul (12)But this means that things did not get off to the best start for the Americans in their attempts to control the ranks of the golden square.
We’ll have to wait until tomorrow – when Ben Shelton (21) He faces the unseeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego, Madison Keys (19) meet Elina Svitolina (28)and Emma Navarro (8) It appears upstairs Ega Swiatek (2) – to see if their chances improve.
Currently taking place at Kia Arena, you may remember it Rohan Bopanna From last year’s Australian Open, where he and his partner Matthew Ebden He won the men’s doubles, and in the process, the 43-year-old Indian became the oldest man in the Open Era to win a major men’s title.
Now 44, he and his partner Nicholas Barrientos They were eliminated in the first round of the men’s doubles by Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar last week but has now reached the quarter-finals in mixed doubles with his partner Shuai Zhang.
And I must say, the silver in his beard makes him look like a divorced man.
If you’ve been waiting for the singles competition to start at Rod Laver Arena, I can highly recommend this one Tomine Carayol To help you pass the time.
On the heels of a powerful victory that took her to the 12th Grand Slam quarter-final of her career, Elina Svitolina left Rod Laver Arena knowing full well that her most difficult task of the day was yet to come. She warmed up, showered, completed her media obligations, ate her post-match meal, then returned to the courts as a spectator, sitting in the front row of the courtside training boxes at Margaret Court to cheer on her husband, Gael Monfils, in his fourth-round match against Ben Shelton.
Looking at the live events in Melbourne, the mixed doubles are seeded second Erin Routliff and Michael Venus She lost a first-set tiebreak at Margaret Court Arena and trailed the eighth-seeded duo Andres Molteni and Asia Muhammad.
Ranked fourth in women’s wheelchairs Jeske Griffon He got an early break in the South African qualifiers Mariska Venter In their opening round match on the fifth court with the second seed Anik van Koot Soon to start her match against Chen Zhen Zhu.
For the locals, the Australian duo Olivia Gadecki and John Beers The mixed doubles clash with China is about to begin Shuai Zhang And Hindi Rohan Bopanna.
In some other recently concluded matches, she was the top seed in the women’s wheelchair Yui Kamiji No toy fell its way past Shiori Funamizu In their opening round match while being seeded third Ziying Wang She advanced in the last French qualifiers Charlotte Fairbank In straight sets.
In men’s wheelchair singles, seeded second Alfie Hewitt The Frenchman has softened the past Stefan Houdet In the opening round match.
There is still a lot to come on Day 10 of the Australian Open with the defending champion Aryna Sabalenka Next up is Rod Laver Arena, looking to continue her dominant run against the 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
After that we will have a confrontation between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
Alexander Zverev (2) defeats Tommy Paul (12) 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-0) 2-6 6-1
Zverev raises another point of convergence, but, incredibly, pee He stays alive again, breaks down his courage and plays some great defending to keep the point alive before the second seed sends a shot long. The matter eventually turned into a draw, as the American player sought to achieve a miracle, but Zverev would not be denied that, as he finished the match and set a date for a meeting with Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
For Paul, there will be a somewhat bitter aftertaste to this. He was in position to serve out the first two sets, but Zverev came back in both sets and forced a tiebreak. And once in those times, unforced errors cost the American as he was unable to lay a glove on his opponent; Losing both by a combined score of 14-1.
“I should have been two great sets down,” Zverev admitted on court, saying Paul had his number in the early sets.
Regardless, Zverev survived #Feather Gate He is now just two victories away from winning his first ever Grand Slam win.
Zverev He gets match point however pee He produces something very special to stay alive, sprinting across the court and somehow finding a way to send a sustained backhand past the German at the net and put it back into par.
The American then holds serve, ensuring that the second seed will need to hold serve to complete this match.
Zverev He’s cooking with the gas now, hitting more on his first serve than he did in any of the previous three sets. He held serve again, and now only requires one break or hold to advance to the fourth round of the men’s draw.
It seems that the end of this matter is quickly approaching Zverev Breaks pee Again to lead 4-0 in the fourth period.
He opens his next serve with a powerful ace.
Top seeds Yui Kamiji She makes quick work of her first-round women’s wheelchair encounter on Court Five, with the two-time Australian Open winner not losing a match en route to winning the first set against her. Shiori Funamizu.
On court six, the second seed for men Alfie Hewitt He directed the first group of the men’s wheelchair opening round meeting with the Frenchman Stefan Houdet.
Zverev Stains pee He crept in at 15-30 and fired a shot straight at him to tie things up. It goes to the tie where the German takes, driving at 216 and 219 km/h to take the tie and lead 3-0 in fourth place.
Despite being ahead by two sets to one, Zverev He wasn’t leading at the break in this match entering the fourth set. It’s broken now pee Opening the fourth service to seize the initiative.
Paul hit almost twice as many aces and winners as Zverev throughout this match, but unforced errors – especially during the tie-breaks – cost him, as he hit 47 compared to the German’s 32.
Zverev Guarantees that it won’t be three sets in a row in it pee He got an early serve, and held serve to open the fourth set.
On court five on All Abilities Day at the Australian Open, the top seed in the women’s wheelchair Yui Kamiji He is up for an early break on the allowance Shiori Funamizu In her opening round match while on Court 6 Stefan Houdet He got a break against the second seed in the men’s wheelchair Alfie Hewitt In the opening set to face them.
On court seven, the third seed in men’s wheelchairs Martin de la Puente He finished his match with Xinxo JHe won 6-1 and 6-1
There is fighting left pee After the American took out the third group.
A huge shot from the 12th seed to make it 30-0 sets the tone, a big forearm winner driven behind him Zverev. After a backhand that led to three set points, the German’s attempt to hit a brilliant shot over the net failed and Paul gave the set.
We reach the fourth set, where Zverev leads Paul 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-0) 2-6. Obviously, the easiest way to avoid the second seed’s dominance in tie-breaks is to simply not play it
After they both hold serve, this could be a big moment for them pee It arrives when it breaks Zverev Once again, he led 5-2 in this third set and gave him hope, no matter how weak, of getting back into this match.
We have a very big surprise at Kia Arena, as the men’s team is the No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the world Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic It was eliminated before Andre Göransson and Sim Verbeek!
The Swedish and Dutch player broke the serve of her Salvadoran and Croatian opponents in the third set, putting them on their way to boiling and setting up a semi-final match with third-seeded Italy. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavasori.
Big jump crash from pee He sees him holding the transmission. We’re seeing some improvement in his first serve across his opening two serves after he fell in the second set.
We have another feather in the field! This time it slowly floats to the bottom from before Zverev He could make it 40-0, causing him to stop briefly and stare his way onto the field.
Gets to the point while pee Zverev started to make things interesting by winning the next two points, with Zverev taking the match with an ace to the T.
It’s déjà vu again, as well pee He gets an early break Zverev He opens this third set, then grabs his opponent, pins him behind the baseline, and hits a forehand into the net.
There was an early break for Andre Göransson and Sim Verbeek at Kia Arena as they try to upset the top-seeded men’s duo Mate Pavic and marcelo arevalo, Serving at 3-1 in the third and deciding set.
On Court Three, the third seed in men’s wheelchairs Martin de la Puente He is a group ahead of the Chinese qualifiers Xinxo JWhile the second seed Alfie Hewitt He had an early break in the first set of his match with Stefan Houdet In the sixth court.
Zverev He takes the second set in a dominant tiebreak. A strong winner from the German made the score 6-0 and gained six fixed points with the end of the two substitutions. pee He stops briefly for a drink as the German moves straight to the baseline in preparation for his serve.
Paul could only hold serve at 215 km/h, and Zverev pounced with a powerful backhand to take the point and the second set.
As he did in the first set, Paul got a break and had a chance to serve in the set, but Zverev responded strongly and forced a tie break. Once there, there will only be one winner – the second seed now leads 14-1 in tie-breaks.
The tie-break begins and quickly begins to resemble the one that decided the first set. Zverev He bursts out of the blocks for a 5-0 lead – he’s leading now pee 12-1 between the two teams that played in this match.
A slight delay after Zverev raced into a 40-0 lead, with the German needing to fix his leg before he can look to close out the match. Suitable hairstyle, serves powerfully down the middle pee I can’t go back.
We’re headed to another playoff break at Rod Laver Arena, two hours into the quarterfinal showdown.
pee He holds serve, makes it 6-5 in this second set and takes the load back Zverev.
At Kia Arena, the top-seeded men’s doubles team Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo I took out the second set against Andre Göransson and sim verbeek, The final duo holds serve to start the decisive third.