Thanasi Kokkinakis, Max Purcell and Ajla Tomljanovic all pushed top-ranked opponents within the second spherical at Australian Open 2024.
Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
It proved a difficult day for native contenders at Australian Open 2024, with Thanasi Kokkinakis and Max Purcell bowing out in second-round males’s singles motion.
World No.13 Grigor Dimitrov powered to a 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory towards Kokkinakis, placing 68 winners to 40 of their assembly at John Cain Enviornment.
“It was powerful. He’s taking part in unbelievable tennis for the time being,” world No.80 Kokkinakis conceded.
“He was a greater participant for certain for the primary two units. The primary set was most likely nearer than 6-3. I had a variety of break factors to form of make it an actual contest. However he was taking part in nice. I felt like I couldn’t get the ball previous him.
“I fought arduous, scraping, sneaking out the third set. The fourth set was a tussle. Acquired damaged from 40-15, which is disappointing.
“(However) he higher participant gained. He’s taking part in nice.”
Purcell tallied 93 winners in his showdown with Norway’s Casper Ruud, however even that wasn’t sufficient to cease the eleventh seed.
Ruud held off Purcell’s cost in a 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) thriller at Margaret Court docket Enviornment.
“Undoubtedly dedicated to a extra aggressive sport fashion at present. I used to be completely happy that I form of continued it all through the entire four-hour match and acquired so shut,” the 25-year-old Australian mentioned.
“(It’s) one thing I haven’t carried out a complete lot of in my profession. However yeah, no regrets. Nice match with Casper. Seeking to take that confidence into the remainder of the season.”
These outcomes depart Alex de Minaur because the final remaining Australian on this yr’s males’s singles competitors.
The world No.10 faces Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli, a 21-year-old ranked No.100, within the third spherical tomorrow.
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Ajla Tomljanovic’s return within the ladies’s singles competitors additionally got here to an finish, however not with out placing up a gallant combat towards world No.10 Jelena Ostapenko.
The Latvian recorded a 6-0 3-6 6-4 victory in a late-night conflict at John Cain Enviornment.
Aussies in motion – Australian Open
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[11] Casper Ruud (NOR) d Max Purcell (AUS) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)
[13] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[11] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-0 3-6 6-4
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COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [Q] Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
Girls’s singles, third spherical
[Q] Storm Hunter (AUS) v [9] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
> VIEW: Australian Open 2024 males’s singles draw
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