L’Australian Open 2025 continues this Friday with the first matches of the third round. Winner at Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, Naomi Osaka was still entitled to a big shock in the face of Belinda Bencic for a place in the second week. But after a tight set, the Japanese withdrew, injured. The queen Aryna Sabalenka she mastered the young Clara Tauson and made an appointment with Mirra Andreeva. Paula Badosa et Donna Vekic are also in eighth grade. The Americans Coco Gauff et Jessica Pegula will be expected during the night session.
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Osaka offers the ticket in 8th to Bencic
One became a mother in 2023, the other in 2024, Naomi Osaka et Belinda Bencic competed this Friday at Melbourne. At stake, a ticket for the second week of theAustralian Open. And it was the Swiss who took the upper hand for the 5th time in 6 clashes on the circuit. Alas, thanks to an abandonment of the protégé of Patrick Mouratogloubeaten in the first set (7-6(3)), injured and very hampered in serving. This is already his second withdrawal of the season after the final at Auckland. This does not take away from his excellent performances at the start of the year, while for his part, Bencic294th, is provisionally 156th with this qualification and continues its rapid rise in the ranking. She will quietly wait for the outcome of the shock Coco Gauff – Leylah Fernandez.
Sabalenka and Andreeva meet in 8th, Badosa strong
Who will succeed in stopping Aryna Sabalenka has Melbourne ? If the Belarusian was already on a series of seven victories on the circuit after her title at Brisbaneshe was especially on a series of sixteen consecutive successes in the Australian Grand Slam, having won the last two editions. This Friday, she added a stick to her series by taming Clara Tauson42nd in the world at 22, 7-6(5), 6-4. The Belarusian obtained 17 break points, with 6 converted, and was able to impose her power to dictate her law and slip into the eighth. She will face Mirra Andreeva there. Eighth finalist during her first participation, the 17-year-old player will at least equal this performance since she tamed the Pole Magda Frech, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
Paula Badosa won a great victory against the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk to continue the adventure, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Coming out of her physical problems and back to the forefront, the Spaniard intends to settle into the Top 10 and show herself during this fortnight. She will be at least in the second week and can clearly have ambitions. Coco Gauff is also impressive. Titled to WTA Finalsshe carried the United States to victory in United Cup and has still not lost a set this season after seven matches. This Friday, the world No. 3 will have to dismiss Leylah Fernandez A trap match. His compatriot Jessica Pegula6th at the WTA, will face the Serbian Olga Danilovic.
The program and results for this Friday in Melbourne:
Rod Laver Arena
[1] SABALENKA, Aryna (BLR) – TAUSON, Clara (DEN) 7-6(5), 6-4
[7] PEGULA, Jessica (USA) – DANILOVIC, Olga (SRB)
Margaret Court Arena
[18] VEKIC, Donna (CRO) – [12] SHNAIDER, Diana 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 7-5
[3] GAUFF, Coco (USA) – [30] FERNANDEZ, Leylah (CAN)
John Cain Arena
[27] PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) – SIEGEMUND, Laura (GER) 6-1, 6-2
[PR] BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) – OSAKA, Naomi (JPN) 7-6(3).
KIA Arena
[11] BADOSA, Paula (ESP) – [17] KOSTYUK, Marta (UKR) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1573 Arena
[14] ANDREEVA, Mirra (RUS) – [23] FRECH, Magdalena (POL) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
