The 23-year-old Macháč advanced to the 3rd round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career and will try to build on his victory over the 17th-seeded American Frances Tiafoe. He will meet for the first time with Chačanov, who is four years older, and is defending his participation in last year’s semi-finals.
The two-time Roland Garros winner from 2021 Krejčíková can make it to the round of 16 of the Australian Open for the third time in a row, she also reached the quarterfinals the year before. This year, she eliminated the Japanese Mai Hontama and the German Tamara Korpatsch.
Twenty-nine-year-old Hunterová has been the doubles partner of Kateřina Siniaková since the new season, who broke off her collaboration with Krejčíková at the end of last year. The Australian, who reached the main competition from the qualification, defeated Krejčík’s current doubles partner, German Laura Siegemund, in the previous round.
2024-01-18 12:25:45
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