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The winner of a forehand flourish down the line earns the Draper deuce, and that looks like the match here; This final fist would have hit Naovne like the heel of the solar plexus and he cleared the net to award a double break point. He plays a nice rally, though, forcing his man to stretch out on a key backhand before hitting a delicious drop…which Draper quickly runs over to flip the line back into another winner! He takes a 4-1 lead into the fifth and is close to getting there.
Alcaraz will not relish being usurped as world No. 1 by Jannik Sinner, There’s a wild, sinister look about him there. Shevchenko broke for 2-1 and looked in frankly ridiculous form, hitting 15 which gave him a 3-1 lead.
Navone complains of a hip problem Necks some pickle juice and we’re back.
Elsewhere, Fernley, wanting to make this a tough, physical match, hits an ace to take 30 points from 0-30 and close the door, while Draper, who has lost two break points, incites Navone to hold on long. Front hand. This is followed by a wide swinging serve to the backhand, a cheat code for the left, and although the return is good, Draper runs around it and then, after a volley, lands an inside-out forehand on the outer fibers of the outer fibers of the sideline. This is a ridiculous shot and from there, Draper finishes off the massive combination. He leads 3-1 in the fifth game.
Navone calls the coach Before it all gets too much, let’s take a stroll through the courts to inform ourselves of what’s going to happen.
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Kokkinakis leads Saviolin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-2
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Hibino and Kostyuk are level at 6-3, 3-6, 1-1
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Baez and Kazo tied at 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 0-6, 0-0.
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Auger-Aliassime leads Struff 6-3, 6-0
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Korda leads Klein 6-3, 0-6, 6-3, 2-1
Draper scores 0-30 on Navone’s serve, and when the Argentine hits a forehand, you wonder if the physical and mental toll has taken a toll. He’s trying to get to his shots a little bit now, and when Draper defends power shots, Navone loses his patience, tries to drop the ball… and scores the net again. This is experience talking and Draper takes a 2-1 lead into the fifth game with an intermission, saluting the crowd in celebration.
Live catch for both Navone and Draper while Kyrgios, who has been out for nearly two years due to injuries and equipment, warms up. Meanwhile, Shevchenko stands confidently on the pitch in front of Alcaraz, who looks short, mean and wearing a jacket.
Granted, I slyly got Djokovic on Eurosport on SkyGo, allowing me another screen on Discovery+. As such, I’m now watching it, Draper, Alcaraz and Kyrgios. Anyone have any spare eyes?
But first for Draper, he tied with Navone 4-6, 6-3, 5-6, 6-3. For his part, Navaone has only won two main tour matches not on clay, but he is also the only player ever to make his Grand Slam debut as a seed. Anyway, they were both back and we were out again, final penalty shootout – for us in the UK, a good start to the working week.
Greetings everyone, Daniel Harris is taking over To discover an almost indecent amount of tennis. Jack Draper just tied his match with Mariano Navone at two sets each. Nick Kyrgios will soon start against Jacob Fearnley at Caen; Likewise Novak Djokovic and Nishesh Basavardi at Laver as well as Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Shevchenko on court; There are many other matches going on which we will discuss shortly.
Jonathan Howcroft
Well, the day is officially over at Melbourne Park, which means it’s time for Daniel Harris to take you through the night. Catch you soon.
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