Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex de Minaur are amongst 4 Australians scheduled to compete on day 5 at Roland Garros 2024.
Paris, France, 30 Could 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Australian opponents Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex de Minaur discover themselves in thrilling, but unfamiliar, conditions on day 5 at Roland Garros 2024.
Kokkinakis has superior to the second spherical in singles at a Grand Slam event for the tenth time in his profession. Nevertheless, for the primary time the world No.100 is dealing with a lower-ranked opponent.
“You’ll be able to’t too forward of your self. I do know no matches in Grand Slams are simple,” Kokkinakis stated forward of his second-round conflict with world No.148 Giulio Zeppieri.
Kokkinakis is acquainted with the 22-year-old Italian qualifier, successful their solely earlier assembly in three units at an ATP Challenger occasion on clay in 2019.
“I’ve watched him play a bit bit and type of puzzled why he hasn’t progressed ranking-wise as a result of I believe he’s excellent, and he proved it beating somebody from France in their very own event,” the 28-year-old Kokkinakis stated referring to Zeppieri’s first-round win towards world No.22 and French hope Adrian Mannarino.
“I’m anticipating a battle.”
As world No.11 De Minaur appears to be like to progress to the third spherical for the primary time in Paris, he has declared he’s feeling extra assured and “succesful” than ever.
“I’m a very completely different participant than earlier years on the floor,” acknowledged De Minaur, who has sometimes struggled on clay all through his profession. “I really feel snug.”
That is simply as nicely, as De Minaur’s second-round opponent, world No.64 Jaume Munar, is a 27-year-old Spaniard who lists clay as his favorite floor.
Munar was a Roland Garros boys’ singles finalist in 2014 and gained the boys’ doubles title on the event a 12 months later.
Though their head-to-head file is tied at two wins apiece, De Minaur has gained their two most up-to-date encounters. This features a clay-court conflict at Madrid in 2021.
Rain is inflicting havoc to the schedule, with no doubles matches but to be accomplished on the event.
Australian duo Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic are scheduled to renew their delayed first-round doubles match trailing 2-5 within the opening set.
Roland Garros is broadcast reside in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting at 6.30pm AEST.
Aussies in motion on day 5:
Males’s singles, second spherical
[11] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Jaume Munar (ESP), Court docket 6, third match
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v [Q] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA), Court docket 10, third match
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [16] Miyu Kato (JPN)/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR), Court docket 3, fourth match, 2-5 to complete
> VIEW: Roland Garros 2024 day 5 schedule
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