Australian Open: Medvedev headlines Day 8 action
Daniil Medvedev made from Russia celebrates subsequent to defeating Botic van de Zandschulp made from each Netherlands among to them third round match at a Australian Open tennis championships inside Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/ Andy Brownbill)
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Melbourne, Australia
FORECAST MONDAY
Ourselves Open champion Daniil Medvedev shall surface Not any. 70-ranked Maxime Cressy amid the fourth round in similar fashion him continues his bid toward become any initial Open-era gentleman for win per second Grand Slam singles title at the next major tournament. Medvedev is each highest-ranked player by Melbourne Park since nine-time champion Novak Djokovic was sent deactivated on each eve made from each Australian Open for failing toward meet certain country’s strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements . Among additional matches, fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on None. 20 Taylor Fritz also 2014 We Open champion Marin Cilic plays None. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime. Both Fritz and Cressy are 24-year-old Americans playing inside each fourth round of a major tournament for each first moment. On a women’s side, two-time substantial winner Simona Halep faces France’s Alize Cornet, 32, plus Nay. 2-ranked Aryna Sabalenka plays Kaia Kanepi.
MONDAY FORECAST
Sunny, tall 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit)
SUNDAY Occasion
Sunny, elevated 33 C (91 F).
SUNDAY RESULTS
Women’s Fourth Round: #1 Ash Barty beat Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 6-3; #4 Barbora Krejcikova beat #24 Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-2; #21 Jessica Pergula beat #5 Maria Sakkari 7-6(0), 6-3; Madison Keys defeated Nay. 8 Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-1.
Men’s Fourth Round: Figure 6 Rafael Nadal beat Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (14), 6-2, 6-2; #14 Denis Shapovalov beat #3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3; None.7 Matteo Berrettini beat Not any.19 Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-4; 17 Gael Monfils beat Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3.
STAT Of Any Twenty-four hours
28:40 — Nearly 29 minutes: That’s in what way long the first-set tiebreaker among Rafael Nadal also Adrian Mannarino lasted in advance of a 20-time Grand Slam champion finally won 16-14 .
QUOTE From Any 24 hours:
“Such crazy primary fix was accordingly important. … half certain game within each tiebreaker, none doubt.†– Nadal subsequent to landing a long tiebreaker on his seventh put aim.
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