MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Also good the second for Carlos Alcaraz, who advances in the third round of the Australian Open by bending Yannick Hanfmann in three sets with the score of 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2. Not a very simple match for the Spanish champion, serial number 1 head and world leader, put to the test especially in the first part. An abdominal problem, however, limits the German in the next two sets, just when the murcian finds security, taking off and conquering the passage to the next meeting, where he will find Corentin Moutet. The French advances after the retirement of the American qualifier Michael Zheng, who leaves the field when he was already under two sets and a break, after winning the first part for 6-3. Third round conquered, not without fatigue, also for Daniil Medvedev. The Russian, today at the position number 12 of the Atp ranking, cedes the first set to Quentin Halys after a tiebreak fight, not before failing three set points.
The former number one, however, manages to straighten a bad game, imposing itself for 6-7(9) 6-3 6-4 6-2 and advancing to the third round, where if you see it with Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, who has the best on Polish Kamil Majchrzak for 6-3 6-4 7-6(5). Victory in four sets for Andrey Rublev against the qualified Portuguese Jaime Faria, good at tearing the second part to the Russian, serial head number 13, before surrendering with the score of 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5. A real marathon that sees protagonists Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Reilly Opelka. The Spanish is the winner after five sets for 6-3 7-6(3) 5-7 4-6 6-4. They win in three sets Francisco Cerundolo (6-3 6-2 6-1 against Dzumhur) and Tommy Paul (6-3 6-4 6-2 against Tirante), while the young Learner Tien, who a year ago in Melbourne had knocked out Medvedev, surpasses the kazako Alexander Shevchenko for 6-2 5-7 6-1 6-0.
SABALENKA FACILE AL TERZO TURNO, ATTESA PER PAOLINI
Number one day for Aryna Sabalenka, which surpasses the second round of the Australian Open by archiving, in just over an hour, the practice Zhuoxuan Bai. The Belarusian imposes himself for 6-3 6-1 and advances to the next match, where he will meet the Russian (Austrian naturalized) Anastasia Potapova, who has succeeded Emma Raducanu with the score of 7-6(3) 6-2. Match agile also that of Coco Gauff, which as Sabalenka leaves only four games to his opponent, the Olga Danilovic, imposing himself with a double 6-2 in an hour and 18 minutes of play. It will be the U.S. derby in the third round for number three, which if you see it with the compatriot Hailey Baptiste, currently at number 70 of the Wta ranking. Elina Svitolina, before imposing for 7-5 6-1 on Linda Klimovicova, arrived from qualifying. On the other hand, it takes three sets to Danish Clara Tauson, number 14 of the ranking, to get the best on the Uzbeka Polina Kudermetova, which surrenders with the score of 6-3 3-6 7-5.
She flew in the third round the 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, winning in an hour and a half in the match against the American McNally with a score of 6-4 6-3. Great wait for Jasmine Paolini, who will come to the field in the Italian morning to face the Polish Magdalena Frech, number 57 of the female ranking. The blue, serial number 7 head in Melbourne, surpassed the first round on Sunday night by beating the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, while yesterday he debuted by winning in the double female with Sara Errani, passing Lumsden and Tang. On the field today also number 7 Mirra Andreeva, engaged against Greek Maria Sakkari, former top 3 of the Wta ranking.
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