He Open the Australia 2024 This Sunday, January 14, it opens an advanced opening, winning a day as Roland Garros did before. There will be fifteen working days to develop the teams until the conclusion of the first Grand Slam of the season on Sunday, January 28.
The Serbian Novak Djokovichistoric ten-time champion, and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkawill defend their respective titles at Melbourne Park.
The sporting temperature has risen as the big day has approached. Tennis Australia (TA) has been in charge of warming up the atmosphere by creating a previous week full of preparatory matches with figures such as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz or the local Alex de Miñaurpointed out as a hope after breaking into the world top-10 and having beaten both the Serbian, in the United Cup, and the Spanish, in a friendly played at the Rod Laver Arena, the main stadium of Melbourne Park, these weeks.
Burns the Open the Australiawhere the multicolored and multi-origin fans give a special color to an event of drastic changes in temperature and that begins to reveal questions that the world of tennis itself has been formulating since the conclusion of the previous course, not so distant, and this rapid start campaign.
To heat up the atmosphere a little more, the announcement from tennis players who are not so relevant but who announce that there will be shocks for the best. Previous ATP and WTA tournaments have produced surprising champions on the eve of the Australian Open.
The Czech Use Leheckathe Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and the American Emma Navarro They have opened their respective honors in the main professional circuit. More normal is the appearance on the list of winners of a former queen of Roland Garros, the Latvian Jelena Ostapenkocandidate for important rounds of the Open.
Play hedge22 years old and world no. Jack Draper, by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3. The Czech thing, advised by Tomas Berdychit was seen coming, it was a matter of time since he appeared in society, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2023 Australian Open.
Use Lehecka
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It was not included in any forecast that the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo He debuted his ATP record at the ATP in Auckland. At 26 years old and world number 82, he took advantage of the opportunity of an open draw against the Japanese Taro Daniel, 6-2 and 7-5.
Defeat of Marcel Granollers and Zeballos
In the doubles final, the Spanish Marcel Granollers and the Argentine Horacio Zeballos They lost to the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and the Croatian Nikola Metkic 6-3, 6-7 (5) and 10-7.
At the WTA in Hobart, surprise for the American Emma Navarro, although at 22 years old he maintains an interesting progression. She will improve her current 31st place in the world rankings after beating the Belgian veteran in the final Elise Mertens by 6-1, 4-6 and 7-5.
At the WTA 500 in Adelaide, Jelena Ostapenko26 years old and number 12, warned for the Open, overwhelming the Russian in the final Daria Kasatkina by 6-3 and 6-2.
Tennis players in shape, although it is another matter to compete in a Grand Slam surrounded by stars who prefer to dose themselves the week before such a relevant tournament.
Jelena Ostapenko
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2024-01-13 10:40:54
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