End of the second round this Thursday at theOpen d’Australie, with a few large clients and in particular Rafael Nadal, who will try to reassure himself after a back discomfort during his first turn. 4 other top 10 will be there, including Stefanos Tsitsipas who will face the ghost Thanasi Kokkinakis, surely very motivated in front of his audience.
Rafael Nadal is in the second round of the Australian Open!
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Will Rafa Nadal still be embarrassed?
If the Spaniard had no problem getting rid of Laslo Djere in the first round, Rafa Nadal said in a press conference that the condition of his back was not perfect. His level of play was nevertheless very good, and should be sufficient to get rid of Michael Mmoh, 177th worldwide last night. The match of the day at Rod Laver Arena will surely be the one Thanasi Kokkinakis. The Australian, who returns after numerous injuries, will need all the support of the public as he will be pitted against the No.5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who looked very fit in the first round, leaving only 4 little games for Gilles Simon. Alex de Minaur will also defend the colors of Australia tonight, facing Pablo Cuevas.
Rublev, Medvedev and Khachanov: the Russian trio is out
Russia will be in the spotlight on the Melbourne courts this Thursday, with recent ATP Cup winners Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev. No worries on paper, since they will be respectively opposed to Thiago Monteiro and Roberto Carballes Baena. Two other Russians will be on the courts, the 20th in the world Karen Khachanov, opposed to Ricardas Berankis, and the qualified Roman Safiullin, who is playing his first grand slam. In the other matches of the day, the Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz will try to continue its momentum in the face of Mikael Ymer, while the 10th worldwide Matteo Berrettini will face another very young player, the Czech Tomas Machac.
The program for this Thursday in Melbourne:
Rod Laver Arena
from 1430h (4h30 French time)
[5] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
not before 8:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. French time)
[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) – [Q] Michael Mmoh (USA)
Margaret Court Arena
from 2:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. French time)
[9] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) – [Q] Tomas Machac (CZE)
[21] Alex de Minaur (AUS) – Pablo Cuevas (URU)
John Cain Arena
at 2 p.m. (4 a.m. French time)
[7] Andrey Rublev (RUS) – Thiago Monteiro (BRA)
[16] Fabio Fognini (ITA) – Salvatore Caruso (ITA)
[4] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) – Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)
1573 Arena
at 2:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. French time)
[19] Karen Khachanov (RUS) – Ricardas Berankis (LTU)
Court 3
at 2:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. French time)
[WC] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) – George Harris Lloyd (RSA)
[WC] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) – Radu Albot (MDA)
Court 7
at 11 a.m. (1 hour French time)
[31] Loreno Sonego (ITA) – Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
[28] Filip Krajinovic (SRB) – Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Court 8
at 2 p.m. (2 hours French time)
[22] Borna Coric (CRO) – Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
Cameron Norrie (GBR) – [Q] Roman Safiullin (RUS)
Court 13
at 12:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. French time)
[24] Casper Ruud (NOR) – Tommy Paul (USA)
Court 17
at 12:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. French time)
[Q] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – Mikael Ymer (SWE)
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