Matt Ebden is amongst 10 Australians scheduled to compete on day 11 at Wimbledon 2023.
London, Nice Britain , 13 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
What do John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Ross Case, Geoff Masters, Pat Money, John Fitzgerald, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde all have in frequent?
These Australian greats have all superior to back-to-back Wimbledon gents’s doubles finals within the Open period.
Matt Ebden, who gained the 2022 title alongside compatriot Max Purcell, is one win away from becoming a member of this unique group too.
The 35-year-old from Perth, who’s partnering Indian Rohan Bopanna this yr, continues his quest to defend his title on day 11 on the All England Membership.
It has been a dramatic event to this point for the sixth seeds. They saved a match level in their first-round victory, then saved an extra three within the third spherical.
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They scored a come-from-behind victory within the quarterfinals in opposition to giant-killing Dutch duo, Tallon Griekspoor and Bart Stevens, who had eradicated two seeded groups to achieve that stage.
World No.16 Ebden and world No.12 Bopanna now play the highest seeds, Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Brit Neal Skupski, for a spot within the last.
These two groups have met 4 occasions already this season, scoring two wins apiece.
In the meantime, Heath Davidson has his sights set on progressing to a primary Wimbledon last.
The 36-year-old from Melbourne is teaming with Canada’s Robert Shaw within the quad wheelchair doubles competitors.
The second seeds tackle American David Wagner and Brit Gregory Slade within the semifinals.
Ebden and Davidson are amongst 10 Australians on the day 11 schedule.
Australia has three representatives within the 14-and-under singles competitors, which begins at present.
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5 former greats of Australian tennis additionally function in invitational doubles motion.
Wimbledon is broadcast in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection ranging from 10pm AEST.
Aussies in motion on day 11:
Gents’s doubles, semifinals
[6] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [1] Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Neal Skupski (GBR), No.1 Court docket, second match
Quad wheelchair doubles, semifinals
[2] Heath Davidson (AUS)/Robert Shaw (CAN) v Gregory Slade (GBR)/David Wagner (USA), Court docket 17, first match (from 8pm AEST)
14-and-under boys’ singles, spherical robin
Lachlan King (AUS) v [8] Rhys Lawlor (GBR), Court docket 4, fourth match
14-and-under women’ singles, spherical robin
Jizelle Sibai (AUS) v [1] Kristina Penickova (USA), Court docket 5, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Renee Alame (AUS) v [7] Dusica Popovski (SRB), Court docket 5, second match
Jizelle Sibai (AUS) v [5] Luna Vujovic (SRB), Court docket 5, fifth match
Renee Alame (AUS) v [2] Annika Penickova (USA), Court docket 5, sixth match
Gents’s invitation doubles, spherical robin
Mark Philippoussis (AUS)/Tommy Haas (GER) v Sebastian Grosjean (FRA)/Radek Stepanek (CZE), No.2 Court docket, first match (from 9pm AEST)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)/James Blake (USA) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)/Gilles Muller (LUX), Court docket TBA (not earlier than 1am AEST)
Combined invitation doubles, spherical robin
Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) v Andrew Citadel (GBR)/Iva Majoli (CRO), No.2 Court docket, third match
Todd Woodbridge (AUS)/Alicia Molik (AUS) v Mansour Bahrami (FRA)/Marion Bartoli (FRA), No.2 Court docket, fourth match
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2023 day 11 schedule
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