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Aussie Alex de Minaur is also in early action against Flavio Cobolli. The Sydney lad looked good in the last round will be after a career-best equalling fourth-round entry at the Australian Open.
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On the women’s draw we have two live games coming up. The first is 10th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia from Brazil against the Russian nationally neutral Maria Timofeeva. At the Rod Laver Arena at 10am GMT/8pm AEST, Queenslander Storm Hunter has a tough task as she faces ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková from the Czechia.
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Of course the action started a few hours ago. I’m off to make a coffee and when I’m back I’ll fill you in on all the happenings Down Under.
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Now on to the main event.
djokovic He won the first game of the first set against Echeverry.
However, the Argentine player's strong service game gave them a 40-15 lead. But Novak won't go away. A gorgeous backhand off the tram made it 40-30. .
You can play Ecchi Berry! A nice drop to go up 1-1 in the first set.
The match will be held at Margaret Court Arena.
Beatrice Haddad MaiaThe Brazilian, who became the first player in history to reach the third round at the Australian Open, defeated the 20-year-old qualifier 1-0 in the first set. Maria Timofeeva He made an almighty shock by hitting Wednesday caroline wozniacki 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.
As I type, Haddad Maia just won the second game without dropping a point. She sees it!
We're still waiting for Novak to make his move.
Meanwhile, I'm watching Ben Skelton (16 years old) take on Adrian Mannarino (20 years old). It's a bit of a belter so far.
The first set was locked at 6-6 with Mannarino leading 5-4, serving and winning two set points. Will he be able to keep it up?
Oh, he can do it! The experienced Frenchman took the first set by defeating the 21-year-old American.
Emma Laducanu may miss the Australian Open But it's not all bad news for young Britons.
She was just named the most 'influential' British tennis player and can earn over £12,000 per social media post!
The research, conducted by multiplayer card game site World of Card Games, looked at the social media profiles of 59 of the most influential players in the Australian Grand Slam men's and women's singles main draw. We used an influencer marketing calculator to see which stars are the most influential on social media and how much money they can earn per sponsored post.
Emma Laducane is the highest-paid British athlete, with the potential to earn up to £12,200 per post, data has revealed.
There are certainly worse ways to make money.
I saw Novak Djokovic crying on TV while talking about trees.
“I connected with that tree,” said the tearful Serb. “I just loved it. I loved the roots, the trunk, the branches, everything. So I started climbing years ago. That's it. There's just a connection.”
Hey, he hits 24 slams. Maybe it means something.
Here's a selection from today's first half.
Men's singles:
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Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) defeated Luka Van Assche 6-3, 6-0, 6-4.
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Taylor Fritz (12 years old) defeated Fabian Marosan 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
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Jannik Sinner (4) defeated Sabastian Baez (26) 6-0, 6-1, 6-3.
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Karen Khachanov (15) defeated Tomas Machak 6-4, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6.
Women's singles:
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Coco Gauff (4) defeated Alicia Parks 6-0, 6-2.
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Marta Kostyuk defeated Elina Avanesyan 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
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Aryna Sabalenka (2 years old) defeated Lesia Tsurenko (28 years old) 6-0, 6-0.
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Amanda Anisimova defeated Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4.
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Magdalena French defeated Anastasia Zakharova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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Mila Andreeva defeated Diane Parry 1-6, 6-1, 7.Ten-6Five
preamble
Daniel Gallant
Good morning, tennis fans. We start things off with the big man. That is correct. Novak Djokovica winning car unafraid of being scrapped by a heckler, will take on the competition at 8am GMT/6pm AEST. thomas martin echbery From Argentina.
Australian person Alex de Minaur We are also taking early action against Flavio Cobolli. The Sydney player's performance in the final round comes after he equaled a career best and reached the fourth round at the Australian Open.
The women's bracket has two live games scheduled.First, the 10th seed Beatrice Haddad Maia from brazil Russia nationally neutral Maria Timofeeva.10am GMT/8pm AEST at Rod Laver Arena, Queensland storm hunter She has the difficult task of playing against the No. 9 seed. Barbora Krejcikova From Czech Republic.
Of course, the action started a few hours ago. I'm going to go make some coffee and when I get back I'll update you on everything that's happening Down Under.
