Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic, who’re teaming up in doubles, are amongst eight Australians scheduled to compete on day six at Roland Garros 2024.
Paris, France, 31 Could 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic’s first-round doubles match at Roland Garros 2024 has stretched into a 3rd day, highlighting the havoc inclement climate is inflicting in Paris.
Rain washed out their match on Wednesday after the completion of solely seven video games, then additional rain meant they didn’t handle to get again on courtroom yesterday.
They’ll be hoping it’s third-time fortunate, once they resume on Friday trailing 2-5 in opposition to Japan’s Miyo Kato and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok.
The match begins at 10am native time (6pm AEST), with match organisers compelled to push ahead beginning instances by an hour to assist atone for the backlog of matches.
Saville and Tomljanovic are amongst eight Australians scheduled to contest doubles matches on day six. This contains world No.7 Ellen Perez, who will characteristic in each ladies’s doubles and blended doubles motion.
The 28-year-old Australian is the No.2 seed alongside American associate Nicole Melichar-Martinez within the ladies’s doubles occasion. Trying to enhance on a semifinal run from final 12 months, they tackle Brazilian Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Brit Olivia Nicholls within the opening spherical.
Perez achieves a career-first in blended doubles, the place she is seeded No.1 for the primary time at a Grand Slam match alongside compatriot Matt Ebden. The all-Aussie pair start their marketing campaign in opposition to French wildcards Tessah Andrianjafitrimo and Ugo Humbert, who’re companions on and off the courtroom.
Aussies in motion on day six:
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [16] Miyu Kato (JPN)/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR), Court docket 3, first match (from 6pm AEST), 2-5 to complete
[2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA)/Olivia Nicholls (GBR), Court docket 13, second match
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Guido Andreozzi (ARG) v Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/Francisco Cabral (POR), Court docket 2, second match
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Tallon Griekspoor (NED)/Bart Stevens (NED), Court docket 12, second match
John Friends (AUS)/Roman Safiullin v Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Albano Olivetti (FRA), Court docket 10, third match
Combined doubles, first spherical
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Matt Ebden (AUS) v [WC] Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (FRA)/Ugo Humbert (FRA), Court docket 12, fourth match
> VIEW: Full Roland Garros day six schedule
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