AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025 — Ugo Humbert released by Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic solid this Sunday. Find the summary of the first day of the round of 16 in the Australian Grand Slam.
Aryna Sabalenka expeditious
Title holder in Melbourne, Aryna Sabalenka continues to be expeditious in the defense of her title and her WTA points. The Belarusian left only three short games for the young Russian prodigy Mirra Andreevawho never found the solutions against the world number one, in a rematch of Roland-Garros 2024. A match quickly dispatched 6-1, 6-2 and another Grand Slam quarter-final. Her 8th in a row (she was not there in 2024 at Wimbledon). Of the previous seven, she reached the semi-finals six times.
It was more complicated for Coco Gauffthe only qualifier of the day to have lost a set this Sunday. The winner of the US Open 2023 lost the first set against the comeback Belinda Bencic. Before moving on to the other rounds. The world number 3 wins 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.
After a complicated period, Paula Badosa confirms that she is indeed back at a very good level. And his qualification for the quarter-finals here in Melbourne is proof of that. She dismissed in two rounds, the Serbian Olga Danilovic. A quick first set and a well-negotiated tie-break, to win 6-1, 7-6 (2). A victory which temporarily places him in the Top 10, before returning Coco Gauff.
The small, but only surprise of the day, comes fromAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The No. 27 seed dominated the 18 seed Donna Vekic. After a tight first set and won in the tie-break, the second round was a demonstration. She imposes herself 7-6 (0), 6-0 and reached the quarter-finals for the first time since Roland-Garros 2023, after a fairly complicated 2023.
Two quick matches and Humbert who tried before the night for the men
We could hope for two great showdowns. The duel between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina et Tommy Paul promised to be open, while Carlos Alcarazwho faced Jack Draperhad given up a set during the previous round. Spain that laughs and Spain that cries. If the three-time Grand Slam winner took a short set to get into his game, before playing out, his duel against the Briton finally came to an end, at the end of the second set. Carlos Alcarazin search of his first Australian Open, which would already take him to a career Grand Slam, wins 7-5, 6-1, ab. And finds the quarter-finals, where he stumbled last year… Against Alexander Zverev.
-His compatriot, however, took the tide against the American. Swept in three very dry sets (6-1, 6-1, 6-1). Semi-finalist here in 2023, he will try to repeat this feat. Virtual 8th in the world, his best ranking, Tommy Paul confirms its good consistency.
Last match of the day, the duel between Ugo Humberttricolor number one and Alexander Zverev, seeded number 2, was more committed. The Frenchman produced a second set of very high quality, but did not manage to maintain this consistency until the end. And lost in four sets (1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6).
Novak Djokovic was solid against Live in Lehecka. The record holder for victories here at the Australian Open did not have an absolutely immense match against the Czech. But was nevertheless solid. A break at the heart of the first set, one at the start of the second to quell the revolt. And even if he missed opportunities in the third, he was efficient in the tie-break, while his opponent had raised his level a notch in the third. We’ll talk about this Czech, certainly beaten in three rounds, but who showed great things today (6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)).
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