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Australian Open 2025: Sabalenka in action, Alcaraz and Zverev to follow on day six – live | Australian Open 2025

A humdinger in prospect first up over on Marge C as seed numero 18 and 12 scrap it out

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    Diana Schnaider v Donna Vekic

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That’s followed by a British underdog against a towering German

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    Jacob Fearnley v Alexander Zverev

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The penultimate game sees the third seed take on the 30th seed, the young American up against the young Canadian

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    Coco Gauff v Leylah Fernandez

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Finally, Britain’s number one men’s hope against a tricksy home favourite

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    Jack Draper v Aleksandar Vukic

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As I wait for the coverage to beam into my telly (Beverley Hills Cop has just finished FYI) let’s turn our attention to today’s match ups. As mentioned, it is a belter. Tuck your tongue in will you!

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Rod Laver Arena:

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First up at 11:30 am local time, the number one women’s seed takes on a plucky Dane

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    Aryna Sabalenka v Clara Tauson

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After that it is local rivals Portugal v Spain, a battle between T-shirt vs Singlet

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    Nuno Borges v Carlos Alcaraz

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Followed by some 37 year old dude against a 24 year old Czech…

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    Novak Djokovic v Tomas Machac

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And finally:

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    Jessica Pegula v Olga Danilovic

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The American 7th seed takes on the 23 year old Serbian southpaw.

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Hello and welcome to Day Six of the Australian Open brought to you from the sun dappled Melbourne Park a bloke under a heated blanked sporting long johns in chilly south London, England.

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I’m not complaining, the coffee is strong, the multiple devices are charged and the line-up is stellar – how does Sabalenka, Vekic, Alcaraz, Zverev, Gauff, Djokovic, Pegula… Sessions Draper… sound?

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Not to mention Lynch, Howcroft and Harris on the livebloggin’ tools. Ambassador, we are spoiling you.

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Before we get to today’s proceedings, a word on the late-night-five-set-ding-dong between American teenager Learner Tien and three time Aussie open finalist and US open champion Daniil Medvedev. Namely: WOW. What a match that was. The tournament needed a shot in the arm and holy moly it got one.

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“I was definitely hoping it wouldn’t go to a fifth-set breaker … It was definitely harder than maybe it could have been, but, whatever,” the teenage Tien said in the moments after toppling Medvedev – the gnarled old gunslinger – 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6 in the small matter of 4 hours 49 minutes.

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Tien then charmed the crowd even further : “I really appreciate all you guys staying out here. I know it’s late. I have no idea what time it is.” It was actually the wee small hours of Friday morning and definitely past Tien’s bedtime. Not that he would have been able to sleep after playing the match of his short career so far.

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Let’s hope for more thrills, spills and belly earaches (Here’s looking at you Danielle Collins) as the tournament approaches the end of its first week.

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I’ll post the schedule/order of play in a moment, the first balls will be tossed on the Rod Laver and Margaret Court Arena’s at 11.30 AEDT – about 40 minutes from now. Do get in touch if you are following along, weirdest and wackiest blog following location gets a special/undisclosed/as yet undecided prize. Maybe. *Please do check the small print.

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*There will be no physical prizes. A mention on this blog should be enough, no? Greedyguts.

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Sabalenka On the first serve, both your backhand and forehand will result in unforced errors and you will immediately be under pressure from your opponent. Honestly, Towson doesn't even need to do much, so Shonky is an early door on Sabalenka's radar… 15-40 and then break. Just like that, Thorson takes game 1 And now her first service game will be established.

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Sabalenka and Torson The Knock-Up begins in bright sunlight as the crowd fills Rod Laver Arena. Defending champion Sabalenka, dressed in Aussie yellow, appeared confident as she appeared on court wearing headphones. Her opponent is big-serving Dane Clara Thorson, who has the most aces in her draws so far and is an inch taller than Sabalenka. Her stats only give her a 9% chance of winning, but from what I've seen of her that seems a bit low, and if she gets into shape, she could win. very Dangerous.

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Right, it looks like that.s It was a beautiful day in Melbourne with golden sun and blue skies throughout. Shall we play for a while?

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Order of play at Margaret Court

First expected troublesome figure in merge C as seed numbers 18 and 12 scrap it

Next, the inferior British army faced off against the German army.

The penultimate match pits the No. 3 seed against the No. 30 seed, a young American against a young Canadian.

Finally, British men's number one Hope faces tricky home favorites

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Rod Laver playing order

As we wait for the news to come out on TV (FYI, “Beverly Hills Cop” just finished), let's take a look at today's matchup. As I said, I'm a Belter. Please put your tongue in!

Rod Laver Arena:

The first match will take place at 11:30am local time, with the women's number one seed taking on the brave Danes.

After this, it's local rivals Portugal vs. Spain, T-shirt vs. singlet battle.

Next, a 37-year-old man will face off against a 24-year-old Czech…

And finally:

The seventh-seeded American will face the 23-year-old Serbian southpaw.

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Tien time:

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Check out everything that happened in Melbourne yesterday:

On a day when new attendance records were set at Melbourne Park, world number 11 Daniel Collins was booed and jeered for his win over local hopeful Destany Aiaba. The Australian Open was the latest intervention from the raucous and often drunk crowds the sport is known for. For its politeness.

The treatment appears to have had an effect on the American, who yelled at a fan to “shut up” during a tense 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2 win and threw him into the stands. I kissed him, and once his back was turned and I spanked him with a mailbox. – Match-winning taunts.

She then became part of a chorus of musicians demanding that the volume be turned up, not turned down. The endorsement comes as Australian Open officials seek to attract non-traditional audiences to the sport, including the “Special Ks” doubles pairing of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis. players are encouraging a new generation of tennis fans to get involved.

“I love playing to an energetic crowd, no matter which side I'm on,” Collins said after the win. “It motivates me even more, so it's good in a way, especially when I'm not playing that well.”

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preamble

james wallace

Hello and welcome to day 6 of the Australian Open. brought to you from Melbourne Park where the sun shines dappled A man under a hot blank sporting long johns in cold South London, England.

No complaints. The coffee is strong, multiple devices are charged, and the lineup is great. Sabalenka, Vekic, Alcaraz, Zverev, Gauff, Djokovic, Pegula… session Draper… sound?

Needless to say Lynch, Howcroft, Harris With live blogging tools. Ambassador, we are spoiling you.

Before we get into today's proceedings, a word about the late-night five-set ding-dong between American teenager Lerner Tian and three-time Australian Open finalist and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev. Let's keep it. In other words: oh. What a game it was. I needed a shot in the arm for this tournament, Is it holy? It became one.

“I was definitely hoping that I wouldn't get a break in the fifth set… It was definitely more difficult than I imagined, but anyway,” the teenage Tien said shortly after defeating the gnarled old gunslinger Medvedev. told. – 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6 in a short match of 4 hours and 49 minutes.

Tien further captivated the audience. “I really appreciate you all being here. I know it's already late. I have no idea what time it is.” The time was definitely running out. I'm sure I couldn't sleep after playing all the games I've played in my short career so far.

Expect more thrills and spills stomach ear pain (This is Daniel Collins) We're nearing the end of the first week of the tournament.

We will post the schedule/order of play soon. The first ball will be thrown at Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena at 11:30 AEDT. About 40 minutes from now. If you follow us, we’d love to hear from you! The weirdest and quirkiest blog following a location will receive a special/undisclosed/yet-to-be-determined prize. perhaps. *Please be sure to check the small print.

*There are no physical prizes. Just mentioning it on this blog is enough, right? greedy guts.

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