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Hello from men’s semi-final day at Melbourne Park. This afternoon world No 1 Novak Djokovic takes on 4th seed Jannik Sinner, before Daniil Medvedev (3) and Alexander Zverev (6) meet in the evening session. Djokovic and Sinner are due to take to Rod Laver Arena no earlier than 2.30pm local time. The later match is due to start at 7.30pm at the earliest.
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important events
Jannik Sinner, 22, looms as Djokovic's toughest test yet. The Italian also reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year and is enjoying his best run at the Australian Open, with a similar best run at a Slam tournament. He is the only person who has never dropped a set in a tournament.
Stop reporting! The Australian Open has announced the tournament's ball kids. Lucy Higgins was crowned the top ball girl and William Ashcroft was the top ball boy. Both of them are wearing legionnaire hats and smiling broadly. It won't be long before Djokovic and Sinner enter Rod Laver Arena.
Xie Su-wei and Jan Zilinski receive the trophy at a ceremony at Rod Laver Arena. Nine-time Grand Slam doubles champion Judy Dalton will be on hand to present the silverware. Zielinski tells Skupski, “Sorry, this is my first time. I'm going to be a little happier this time.” The Polish athlete said he only teamed up with Hsieh at the last minute before the tournament. “We found each other on our search list and things worked out really well.”
Djokovic continues his remarkable run at this year's Australian Open. The 36-year-old has won the title 10 times, making this his most successful slam. He won a total of 24 majors. If she wins today, she will advance to her 37th Grand Slam singles final and record her 367th Grand Slam match win, which would tie her for second place with Serena Williams. Only Roger Federer has won more Slam matches with 369.
Along the way, Djokovic has drawn inspiration from some unlikely sources…
The mixed doubles trophy ceremony is being held at Rod Laver Arena. Neal Skupski, who lost, congratulated Jan Zirinski on his first Grand Slam title and encouraged Xie Su-wei, saying, “You have plenty of strength. Good luck in the women's final tomorrow.''
Hsieh and Zielinski win mixed doubles
Third seeds Xie Su-wei and Jan Zirinski won the Australian Open mixed doubles title. The pair defeated second-seeded Neal Skupski and Desirae Kracik 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 11-9 in an hour and 57 minutes this afternoon at Rod Laver Arena. The Taiwanese-Polish pair were forced to fight back after dropping the first set and held their own in the tiebreak, despite trailing 6-2. Xie had a chance to win more titles in women's doubles, reaching the final with her partner Elise Mertens. Their opponents will be decided in the semi-finals this afternoon at Margaret Court Arena.
The women's singles finalists were confirmed on Thursday. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated fourth seed Coco Gauff 7-6(2), 6-4 in a high-quality match. It will be no surprise that the Belarusian will be back on the second Saturday at Melbourne Park, but her opponent will not be. 21-year-old Chinese player Qingwen Zhen was seeded 12th in the tournament, but a series of upsets paved the way for her to reach the final, and she has yet to face another seed. Their highly anticipated showdown will take place on Saturday night at Rod Laver Arena.
preamble
Hello from the day of the men's semi-final at Melbourne Park. This afternoon, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic will face fourth seed Jannik Sinner, before Daniil Medvedev (No. 3) and Alexander Zverev (No. 6) take on each other in the evening session. Djokovic and Sinner are expected to arrive at Rod Laver Arena by 2:30pm local time. Later games are scheduled to start at the earliest at 7:30 p.m.
