Wed 15th – 09:18Dan Murphy
Burrage is level in the set!
This is a must-win set for Burrage and she’s putting it all on the line to drag the set back to 3-3.
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Wed 15th – 09:17Dan Murphy
Kokkinakis finally wins epic first set
Kokkinakis wins a gruelling and epic first set 7-6 with the tie break and it’s no less than he deserves with his excellent serving despite carrying a shoulder problem.
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Wed 15th – 09:08Dan Murphy
Burrage fights back
Just as break point looked inevitable, Burrage pulls an ace out of the bag to claw things back to 2-1.
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Wed 15th – 09:07Dan Murphy
Draper forces tie break
A thrilling first set between Draper and Kokkinakis has seen Draper hold to make it 6-6 and force a tie break.
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Wed 15th – 09:06Dan Murphy
Burrage squanders chance
Burrage put herself in a great position to level the set but squandered her chances and allowed Gauff to take the 2-0 lead. She’s now slamming her racket in frustration as he forehand lets her down again.
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Wed 15th – 09:01Dan Murphy
A concern for Gauff
TTG’s Matthews Johns says: “As always, Coco Gauff covered the court so well in that first set and always felt on top against Jodie Burrage. However, what will be of concern for the world number three is her first serve percentage being down at 48%.
“When you compare it to her first round match against Sofia Kenin where Gauff was up at 70%, it is hard to pinpoint what has changed so drastically in the past couple of days.”
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Wed 15th – 08:59Dan Murphy
Gauff leads set two
Gauff takes the first game of set two with her third break, it’s not the start Burrage needed.
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Wed 15th – 08:53Dan Murphy
Gauff takes the first set
Gauff manages to quash Burrage’s resistance to take the opening set 6-3, sealing the set with a forehand to hold.
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Wed 15th – 08:52Dan Murphy
Draper and Kokkinakis neck and neck
The two competitors are going tit for tat and now stand at four games a piece in the opening set. Draper isn’t having as much success on his serve but is managing to stick in there.
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Wed 15th – 08:48Dan Murphy
Impressive serve from Kokkinakis
Despite his sore shoulder, Kokkinakis is registering fantastic numbers with his serve. He is registering an average speed of 192kph and has won 13 points from his 15 serves so far.
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Wed 15th – 08:45Dan Murphy
Gauff pulls ahead
Gauff has responded to Burrage’s resurgence well and has stretchered her advantage to 5-2.
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Wed 15th – 08:43Dan Murphy
Possible injury for Kokkinakis
Kokkinakis has a slim 3-2 advantage over Draper in the first set but it appears the Aussie isn’t feeling 100%.
Journalist Jonathan Jurejko from the BBC reports from Melbourne: “While it was a good hold from Kokkinakis, I’m not convinced he is feeling great.
“He shot a concerned look to his box after the second service point and is regularly shaking his shoulder out.”
It’s since gone 3-3 and Kokkinakis appeared to take pain killers before dropping the game.
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Wed 15th – 08:37Dan Murphy
It’s 3-2!
This first set has just got very interesting as Burrage has clawed the score back to 3-2 after being three down. There’s a great match on the cards here.
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Wed 15th – 08:33Dan Murphy
Burrage gets on the board
The first set was looking like a white wash with Gauff cruising to a 3-0 lead but Burrage has finally got on the board to make it 3-1.
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Wed 15th – 08:19Dan Murphy
An England vs Australia derby
Meanwhile, at the John Cain Arena, Englishman Jack Draper faces off against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. The players are out warming up ahead of getting underway as Gauff wins the first game of the first set.
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Wed 15th – 08:07Dan Murphy
Coco Gauff coming up
We’re heading to the Rod Laver Arena as Coco Gauff faces off against Jodie Burrage.
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Wed 15th – 07:51Dan Murphy
Today’s big upset
There has already been a massive upset on Day Four as last year’s runner-up Qinwen Zheng lost to Laura Siegemund in straight sets.
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Wed 15th – 07:38Dan Murphy
Shnaider emerges victorious
The Aussie fans have been left gutted after Shneider defeated Tomlajanovic 6-4, 7-5 in about 90 minutes. It was a hotly contested affair but too many mistakes from the home favourite proved costly.
The 12 seed advances and is looking strong in the competition.
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Wed 15th – 07:36Dan Murphy
Tomlajanovic taking it to Shnaider
We’re still in the second set in this enthralling encounter, with the score 5 games a piece. Tomljanovic has her tail up and is taking the game to Shnaider.
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Wed 15th – 07:28Dan Murphy
Day 5 schedule
Day 5 will see top seed Jannik Sinner return to action against Australian Tristan Schoolkate tomorrow.
You can find the full schedule here.
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Wed 15th – 07:09Dan Murphy
Alcaraz warns Tennis about Fonseca
The arrival of Joao Fonseca was the story of Day Three after he defeated top 10 seed Rublev and now Carlos Alcaraz has warned the world of tennis that is is on notice.
Alcaraz won his round 2 match earlier today in straight sets against Nishioka.
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Wed 15th – 06:55Dan Murphy
Shnaider strikes first vs Tomljanovic
A gripping first set between Shnaider and Tomlajanovic sees the Russian striker first to silence the partisan crowd supporting their home-country favourite.
Schnaider takes a close contest 6-4 but Tomlajanovic took her all the way and you expect more tense action to come.
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Wed 15th – 06:34Dan Murphy
Day four results so far
It’s been another action-packed- day so far.
Sabalebja 6-7
Bouzas Maneiro 3-5
Mertens 4-2
Pegula 6-6
Siegemund 7-6
Zheng 6-3
Djokovic 6-6-6-6
Faria 1-7-3-2
Nishioka 0-1-4
Alcaraz 6-6-6
Thompson 3-2-4
Borges 6-6-6
Polmans & Romios 7-3-6
Guinard & Rinderknech 6-6-3
Samsonova 1-2
Danilovic 6-6
Opelka 6-6-7-6-4
Machac 3-7-6-7-6
Uchijima 4-6-6
Andreeva 6-3-7
A stream 6-1-3
Osaka 1-6-6
Bolelli & Vavassori 6-6
Frantzen & Jebens
Lamens 1-6
Bencic 6-7
Maria 2-2
Tauson 6-6
Rakhimova & Sorribes Tormo 6-6
Danilina & Khromacheva 3-1
nut 6-4-4
Fernandez 3-6-6
Lehecka 6-3
Gaston 3-1 (retired)
Bortolotti & Cobolli 5-4
Darderi & Hidalgo 7-6
Murray & Peers 6-6-6
Gojo & Kecmanovic 3-7-3
Collins & Krawczyk 6-4-3
Dabrowski & Routliffe 4-6-6
Bonzi 6-6-3-6
Passed 2-4-6-4
Sramkova & Tomova 6-7
Jiang & Wang 2-5
Dolehide & Krueger 4-2
Aoyama & Hozumi 6-6
Mladenovic & Zhang 5-6-7
Kessler & Rus 7-3-6
Babos & Melichar-Martinez 7-6
Baptiste & McNally 6-4
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Wed 15th – 06:24Dan Murphy
What Djokovic told Faria after the match
Djokovic had high praise for Faria after the match and revealed what he told him following his victory.
He said: “I think i responded very well, third and fourth set the way I ended the match. in the wise words of Daniil Medvedev, if the new generation play this way they’re going to have everything, money girls, everything. I just loved that comment.
“He [Faria] was playing lights out tennis, towards the end of the second set and start of the third I had to weather the storm. He practically had second serves all match, its hard playing someone like that who has nothing to lose. He’s a big guy, very young.
“I told him at the net the future is bright for him he should keep going.”
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Wed 15th – 06:22Dan Murphy
Djokovic on his new Grand Slam record
Speaking after the win, Djokovic said: “I love this sport, I love competition. I try to give my best every single time. It’s been over 20 years I’ve been competing, if I win or lose one thing for sure I’ll always leave my heart on the court.
“Grand slams are the pillars of our sport. They motivate the youngest children. When I was a kid my oldest memory of tennis was watching Wimbledon finals. Grand slams are the most important finals in our sport. I’m just blessed to be making another record today.”
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Wed 15th – 06:15Dan Murphy
Djokovic advances!
Jaime Faria put in a spirited fight but the 7th-seed Novak Djokovic advances after a three-hour slog in four sets, winning three of them.
That’s now the most wins at Grand Slam level in history with 379 in his 430th match.
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Wed 15th – 06:12Dan Murphy
Djokovic 5-2 Faria in set four
Djokovic looked to be cruising to victory in the round 2 match but Faria is making things awkward in the fourth set as he makes it 5-2. Djokovic serves for the match.
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Wed 15th – 06:11Dan Murphy
5-1 Djokovic in set four
Faira has taken a 40-0 lead in the seventh game of the fifth set but Djokovic hold a 5-1 lead.
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Wed 15th – 06:07Dan Murphy
Djokovic in the ascendency
We join the action with Novak Djkokovic on the verge of defeating Jaime Faria. He is currently 4-1 up in the final set, having already won the first and third and narrowly losing the second 7-6.
It’s not over yet, though!
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Wed 15th – 06:04Dan Murphy
Good morning
Welcome to The Tennis Gazette’s live coverage of the Australian Open day four.
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