Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
This Wednesday, Novak Djokovic, despite losing a set, qualified for the third round of the Australian Open. Just like Carlos Alcaraz.
Novak Djokovic ended up having the last word. This Wednesday, the Serbian, 7th player in the world and seeded n°7, qualified for the third round of the Australian Open, on hard court, after his victory against the Portuguese Jaime Faria, 125th player in the world and from qualifying, in four sets (6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2) and 3h01 of play. In the first set, the Serb saved a break point at 1-1, before ending with a double-break then concluding with a final shutout (6-1). In the second set, the two players dropped two serves each, before playing a tie-break concluded by the Portuguese, on his second opportunity, to return to one set all (7-6 (4)). In the third set, Novak Djokovic made the break at 3-2, before concluding (6-3). Finally, in the fourth and final set, the 7th player in the world managed the entry break then the double-break at 3-1, before winning this match thanks to a final shutout (6-2). His next opponent will be the Czech Tomas Machac, 25th player in the world and seeded n°26, who defeated the American Reilly Opelka, 170th player in the world, in five sets (3-6, 7-6 (1), 6 -7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4) and 3h29 of play.
Rain disrupts the rest of the program
Carlos Alcaraz worked much less. The Spaniard, 3rd player in the world and seeded No. 3, easily dismissed the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, 65th player in the world, in three short sets (6-0, 6-1, 6-4) and 1h22 of play. the first round, the Spaniard therefore achieved a bicycle wheel, with even a final white break (6-0). In the second set, Carlos Alcaraz tried twice before achieving the entry break, before a double-break at 4-1 then a final shutout to conclude, in stride, and lead two sets to zero (6-1). Finally, in the third and final set, the 3rd player in the world missed two break points at the start. At 2-2, the number 3 seed needed two new break points to take the service of his opponent of the day, to then put an end to this meeting, on his second match point (6 -4). His next opponent will be the Portuguese Nuno Borges, 33rd player in the world, easy winner of the Australian Jordan Thompson, 27th player in the world and seeded n°27, in three sets (6-3, 6-2, 6-4) and 1h48 of play. The rest of the program is currently disrupted due to the rain.
