Australian Alexei Popyrin scores a steely victory over compatriot Chris O’Connell in opening-round singles motion in Brisbane.
Brisbane, Australia, 31 December 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Alexei Popyrin has survived a spirited problem from fellow Aussie Chris O’Connell to make a successful begin to his Brisbane Worldwide marketing campaign.
The world No.40 wanted three hours and 5 minutes to carve out a 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(4) victory at Pat Rafter Area this afternoon.
“That’s a battle for the final match of the 12 months,” Popyrin mentioned.
“However what a battle it was. Oaks (O’Connell) performed unbelievable and I needed to actually hold my degree excessive to have the ability to win this match.
“If I didn’t hold my degree, if I didn’t hold my focus, I’d have misplaced this match straightforward. He performed unbelievable and if he continues taking part in like this, he’ll do huge issues this summer season for certain.”
> READ: O’Connell units sights on top-50 breakthrough
Popyrin, who entered the conflict with solely a single win from his previous 10 matches in opposition to an Australian opponent, was pleased with his psychological resolve below immense stress.
“I had plenty of alternatives within the third set to have the ability to go up a break and he performed some unbelievable factors, served some unbelievable bombs,” the 23-year-old mentioned.
“I saved my focus, saved optimistic and simply got here by within the tiebreak. That’s what we had been engaged on this 12 months quite a bit.”
Popyrin’s second-round opponent is but to be determined. Will probably be both world No.17 Ben Shelton, the match’s third seed, or world No.39 Roman Safiullin.
In males’s qualifying singles motion, two Australians upset higher-ranked opponents to earn main-draw spots.
Li Tu, a 27-year-old from Adelaide, recorded his second ever top-100 win. The world No.225 posted a 6-3 7-6(5) victory in opposition to Daniel Elahi Galan, a Colombian ranked No.93, to qualify at an ATP 250 match for under the second time in his profession.
James Duckworth, who trains on the Queensland Tennis Centre, secured his main-draw spot with a 6-1 7-6(2) win over world No.84 Gregoire Barrere.
It’s been a day to recollect for Australian rivals, with Arina Rodionova additionally notching her greatest win in nearly 4 years within the girls’s singles competitors.
> READ: Rodionova scores top-50 victory in Brisbane
Aussies in motion – Brisbane Worldwide
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
Males’s qualifying singles, remaining spherical
[9] James Duckworth (AUS) d [2] Gregoire Barrere (FRA) 6-1 7-6(2)
Li Tu (AUS) d [3] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 6-3 7-6(5)
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) d Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-3 6-2
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [WC] Rafael Nadal (ESP)/Marc Lopez (ESP) 6-4 6-4
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS)/Daria Kasatkina d Lidziya Marozava/Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-2 6-4
Anastasia Potapova/Yana Sizikova d [WC] Talia Gibson (AUS)/Priscilla Hon (AUS) 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)
Max Purcell (AUS) v [1] Holger Rune (DEN)
[WC] Jason Kubler (AUS) v [8] Aslan Karatsev
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v J.J. Wolf (USA)
[Q] Li Tu (AUS) v Daniel Altmaier (GER)
Males’s singles, second spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v TBC
> VIEW: Brisbane Worldwide 2024 males’s singles draw
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v [Q] Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) v [Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) v [14] Sofia Kenin (USA)
> VIEW: Brisbane Worldwide 2024 girls’s singles draw
Males’s doubles, first spherical
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v Maxime Cressy (USA)/Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
[WC] James Duckworth (AUS)/Chris O’Connell (AUS) v Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)/Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Jason Kubler (AUS) v TBC
[6] John Friends (AUS)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)/Sebastian Korda (USA)
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [5] Nikola Mektic (CRO)/Hugo Nys (MON)
Girls’s doubles, second spherical
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS)/Daria Kasatkina v [2] Chan Hao-Ching (TPE)/Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
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