The weather is starting to heat up in Melbourne. Although the first three rounds of the Australian Open have reserved some robust surprises such as the elimination of some big names like Medvedev, Rublev e Fritz, the explosion of the 19 year old American Learner Tien and the 18 year old Brazilian Joao Fonseca (eliminated however by blue Lorenzo Sonego), it's now, in the round of 16, that the games get tough.
The obligatory favorite is Jannik Sinnerworld number 1 and reigning title holder. The South Tyrolean, who is improving in form, trained on pitch 21 in preparation for the match (Monday at dawn Italian time) against the Dane Holger Runenumber 13 del ranking Atpgreat talent but with an unpredictable temperament and performance. The fox from San Candido, as reported by Sky, was acclaimed by the fans upon entering the pitch (“We are proud of you”), they shouted at him, before training against the Australian sparring partner Nikolas Baker. “Sinner's brother was also present among the spectators, Mark“, Sky always reports. An important signal from the family, always very discreet and often “far” from the phenomenon on the tennis courts.
Sonego will also take the field, against the insidious Tien. In the men's singles they have already reached the quarter-finals Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev e Tommy Paul. The anticipation is growing for the super challenge between the Serbian and the Spaniard.
In the women's singles, however, they entered the top eight Aryna Sabalenka e Coco Gauff. In the doubles, in a blue key, some good news, that is the access to the quarter-finals of the duo composed of Simone Bolelli e Andrea Vavassoriand three defeats. In the mixed race they said goodbye to Melbourne early Sara Errani and the same Vavassoriwho were the early favorites on the scoreboard. In the women's category, the couple formed by has left the scene Jasmine Paolini and Errani and the blue one Lucia Bronzettiwho played alongside Anhelina Kalinina.
