Australian Alexei Popyrin information his second consecutive three-set win at an ATP 250 event in Qatar.
Doha, Qatar, 21 February 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Doha, Qatar
Alexei Popyrin bounced again strongly after failing to transform a match level within the second set of his second-round showdown with French qualifier Hugo Grenier at Doha.
Though world No.151 Grenier managed to clinch a high-pressure second set in an 18-point tiebreak, Popyrin confirmed his class to cost house within the deciding set.
The 24-year-old Australian secured a 7-6(3) 6-7(8) 6-1 victory after tallying 14 aces throughout the two-hour and 29-minute battle.
This propels world No.46 Popyrin into his seventh profession ATP-level quarterfinal and his first since October 2023.
Fourth seed Alexander Bublik awaits within the subsequent spherical.
Though Popyrin has gained each of his earlier matches in opposition to the world No.21 from Kazakhstan, this can be their first assembly in three years.
John-Patrick Smith and German accomplice Andreas Mies made probably the most of a last-minute alternate spot within the doubles draw, recording a 6-4 6-4 opening-round win in opposition to India’s Yuki Bhambri and Robin Haase of the Netherlands.
This sees world No.67 Smith advance to his fourth ATP doubles quarterfinal of the season.
Aussies in motion – Doha
RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d [Q] Hugo Grenier (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-7(8) 6-1
Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 6-3 6-3
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) d Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Robin Haase (NED) 6-4 6-3
COMING UP
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [4] Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
[Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Australia’s main girls, world No.3 Storm Hunter and world No.15 Ellen Perez, stay alive within the doubles competitors at a WTA 1000 event in Dubai this week.
They’re scheduled to play their quarterfinal matches later immediately.
Aussies in motion – Dubai
COMING UP
Girls’s doubles, quarterfinals
[3] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v [WC] Caroline Garcia (FRA)/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
[4] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Katerina Siniakova (CZE) v Shuko Aoyoma (JPN)/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
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