The in-form Alexei Popyrin is amongst seven Australians scheduled to compete on day seven at US Open 2024.
New York, USA, 1 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers
As Alexei Popyrin hits beautiful new heights on courtroom at US Open 2024, the in-form Australian is successful a legion of recent followers as effectively.
“It was fairly wonderful to really feel the gang on my facet,” the 25-year-old acknowledged after beautiful world No.2 Novak Djokovic within the third spherical of the boys’s singles competitors.
“I managed to type of win them over in direction of the top of the match.”
Nevertheless, as Popyrin seems to be to proceed his career-best Grand Slam run, he might need extra bother charming the Flushing Meadows crowd when he performs American favorite Frances Tiafoe for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Popyrin’s fourth-round match with the world No.20, who he describes as “a very good pal”, headlines the Arthur Ashe Stadium evening session on day seven.
“We get alongside rather well off the courtroom, [so] will probably be attention-grabbing to play in opposition to him,” Popyrin mentioned.
“He’s a really tough participant. In all probability has among the best arms on tour, comes into the online rather a lot, likes to combine it up. That’s going to be the robust half.”
World No.28 Popyrin enters the match with brimming confidence, having gained 9 of his previous 10 matches. This consists of an unbelievable six victories in opposition to top-20 opponents.
Though Popyrin usually practises with 26-year-old Tiafoe, this will likely be their first skilled assembly.
“There was a number of instances the place I’ve misplaced the spherical earlier than having to play Frances, and he’s all the time telling me, ‘Man, why do you retain shedding earlier than we play one another?” Popyrin laughed.
“Fortunately this time I used to be capable of do it and hopefully will probably be a very good match.”
An extra 4 Australians, together with top-10 stars Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez, are scheduled to compete in doubles matches on day seven at Flushing Meadows.
Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell will look to proceed their successful run within the males’s doubles competitors as effectively.
Fundamental-draw motion within the US Open Junior Championships additionally begins, with Gold Coast siblings Hayden and Emerson Jones main the Aussie cost.
The 16-year-old Emerson is the highest seed within the women’ singles draw, making her the highest-seeded Australian on this occasion since Ash Barty was the No.3 seed in 2011.
The US Open is broadcast reside in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting from 1am AEST (from Monday 2 September).
Aussies in motion on day seven:
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[28] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [20] Frances Tiafoe (USA), Arthur Ashe Stadium, evening session, first match (from 9am AEST)
Males’s doubles, third spherical
[2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [16] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/Andres Molteni (ARG), Courtroom 5, third match
[7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)/Francisco Cabral (POR), Grandstand, third match
Blended doubles, second spherical
Sander Gille (BEL)/Ellen Perez (AUS) v [WC] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (USA)/Ashlyn Krueger (USA), Grandstand, fourth match
Women’ singles, first spherical
[1] Emerson Jones (AUS) v [Q] Maya Iyengar (USA), Courtroom 4, first match (from 1am AEST)
Boys’ singles, first spherical
[7] Hayden Jones (AUS) v [WC] Dominick Mosejczuk (USA), Courtroom 4, second match
> VIEW: Full US Open 2024 day seven schedule
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