MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Alcaraz is not wrong with Paul and is confirmed to the final quarters of the Australian Open for the third consecutive year. Excellent performance of Zverev and de Minaur against Cerundolo and Bublik, while Tien crashes Medvedev leaving only seven games to the Russian. Tomorrow Jannik Sinner returns to the field, engaged in the derby on the Margaret Court Arena with Luciano Darderi. Lorenzo Musetti, who will also compete on the Rod Laver Arena Taylor Fritz. Novak Djokovic will not play, already in the quarters under the forfait of Jakub Mensik. Carlos Alcaraz accesses the quarterfinals on the Melbourne Park cement that hosts the first Slam season. The number one in the world beats in three sets Tommy Paul, 7-6(6) 6-4 7-5 in two hours and 38 minutes in the field, and equals the best career result obtained in Down Underland. In the course of the first game set interrupted for about 10 minutes due to a malore accused by a viewer during the tie-break. In the quarters already in 2024 (ko with Zverev) and in 2025 (ko with Djokovic), Spanish is confirmed for the third consecutive year among the best eight of the Australian Major.
“It was a high-level match, I am very happy to have won it in three sets. He left very strong but I was focused, I knew I would get my chances. I’ve been working for a long time on the percentage of the first service and I’m happy to have improved it, at the end of the set I always look at the percentages. From the end of last season I felt more comfortable starting higher with the movement and it seems to be working”, the words in the interview in Alcaraz field, which will play a place for the first half-final in career at the Australian Open with Alex de Minaur. The landlord dominates long and wide against Alexander Bublik, placing a net 6-4 6-1 6-1. He defends the quarterfinals of the past season Australian, who will count on the public heat of Melbourne in the big match with Alcaraz. Alexander Zverev gets rid of three sets of Francisco Cerundolo. The number 3 of the world eliminates the Argentine with the score of 6-2 6-4 in two hours and 14 games. The defense of the final won in the past edition by the German, which will challenge Learner Tien. The American pushes an anonymous Daniil Medvedev and becomes the youngest American in Melbourne by Andy Roddick in 2002. Match dominated from start to end by number 29 Atp, which stores practice in an hour and 40 minutes with the score of 6-4 6-0 6-3.
To the female, Aryna Sabalenka advances to the quarters by taming the young Canadian Victoria Mboko. 6-1 7-6(1), in an hour and 28 of the game, the score in favor of the Belarusian, number 1 Wta and the tournament, which wins the 20th consecutive tie-break at Major level by beating the record of 19 that belonged to Novak Djokovic. Sabalenka will meet the American Iva Jovic. The 2007 class, protagonist of the elimination of Paolini in the third round, presents itself to the challenge on the prohibitive card without losing a set in the tournament. Pesante 6-0 6-1 inflicted on the night at the kazaka Yulia Putintseva in only 54 minutes in the field. Even with some difficulty, Coco Gauff comes to the head of Karolina Muchova. After two hours the American folds the Czech with the score of 6-1 3-6 6-3. The number 3 of the world at the quarters will come to Elina Svitolina. The n.12 Wta beat 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva in a tense match Ukraine-Russia. 6-2 6-4, in an hour and 24 minutes, the final score of the meeting, finished with a close hand between the two players.
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