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We’ve got some pretty serious action in progress, the ludicrously precocious Mrira Andreeva a set up but a break down against Barbora Krejcikova – I can’t wait to see how that one shakes out, and will discuss it in detail presently.
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Otherwise, we’ve got what looks like being an absolute banger on Laver, with home favourite and number 10 see Alex de Minaur taking on nuber five seed, Andrey Rublev. De Minaur has really found himself recently, and has never played better than now; Rublev is desperately trying raise his lose-to-the-first-elite-player-he-faces ceiling. But to do that, he must first win tonight…
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important events
De Minaur and Rublev I'm going out and getting knocked up.
In the match against Kane, Andreeva found himself losing 0-40. She saved one break point with an ace, but then went long and Krejcikova hit her third to take a 1-0 lead… In the 20th minute, she sealed it at love.
Nick Kyrgios was a great addition to Eurosport's commentary team. He explained that de Minaur will have to be aggressive to win, and he has improved in that aspect recently and has also gained some size. Kyrgios has played against Rublev twice, and says that the second serve requires the same attack as the backhand because “there's nothing in the middle of the box.”
Andreeva then goes for a long backhand. The final set begins here.
Krejcikova is serving 6-4, 3-4, 30-40. That means she reached the set point after burning just one…
preamble
Hello. Australian Open 2023, Day 8 – Welcome to the evening session.
There's some pretty serious action going on. The ridiculously precocious Murila Andreeva tries to break it down against Barbora Krejchikova. I'm looking forward to seeing how that resolves, and I'll explain more about it now.
Otherwise, home favorite and No. 10 Alex de Minaur will face No. 5 seed Andrei Rublev, which looks like an absolute formidable opponent for Laver. De Minaur has really found himself lately and has never played better than he does now. Rublev is desperately trying to raise the ceiling on losses he will face for the first time as an elite athlete. But first we have to win tonight…
