Stan Wawrinka, who has been unwell, had a much-needed easy afternoon when opponent John Isner retired trailing 6-4 4-1, and he will take on fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who was a 6-4 6-3 6-2 winner over Alexei Popyrin. He will next face seventh seed Alexander Zverev, who has played himself into strong form and eased past Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 6-4. #AO2020 /WvNo5nfOUNįifth seed Dominic Thiem defeated Taylor Fritz in four sets and will next face Gael Monfils, who was a 7-6 (2) 6-4 6-3 winner over Ernests Gulbis.Īndrey Rublev's remarkable winning run stretched to 15 matches, the Russian 17th seed recovering from a set and a break down to beat David Goffin. In the battle of the Spaniards, dispatches of compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-2 6-4 to reach the fourth round at the #AusOpen for the 13th time. I have been serving well, starting to create damage with the forehand." "A big difference between today and the previous days. "It was my best match of the tournament so far, without a doubt," he said. The top seed did not allow his opponent a single break point and hit 42 winners compared to just seven unforced errors. Nadal, meanwhile, had a stroll in the sunshine in beating fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-2 6-4. Results of the previous head to head matches between Millman J. When he led by a break in the third set it seemed the finish line was near, but – as with his second-round match against Gilles Simon – Kyrgios became a little too casual and found himself in an almighty struggle. live match starts on at 15:30 UTC at Central Court, Moscow, Russia. Nick Kyrgios battled to victory on Saturday (Lee Jin-man/AP) The only real concern for Kyrgios during the opening set was a medical timeout for treatment to his left buttock, and he kept his focus unerringly to take the second on a tie-break. Kyrgios has been riding a rare wave of positivity in his homeland, where he has faced harsh criticism for his indiscretions, thanks to his efforts in leading tennis' response to the wildfire crisis.Īnd evidence of what a draw he is for fans could be seen in the huge queues stretching around Melbourne Arena, while two men fighting in the stands had to be dealt with by security before the match began. When he plays good tennis and he shows passion for this game, he is a positive player for our tour, and I want my tour bigger, not smaller." "It's clear, of course, when he does stuff that in my opinion is not good, I don't like it. ![]() Rafael Nadal faced Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon last year (Adam Davy/PA) Their tennis philosophies could not be more different and, asked about the Australian, Nadal said: "I don't know him personally, honestly, to have a clear opinion. I have a whole day off tomorrow. I feel like my game is ready to go." ![]() Regardless if we don't like each other or whatever, I think there's a layer of respect. ![]() The Serbian was extremely solid in the quarters against Kevin Anderson to beat the South. Djokovic Nole got to the final 4 in style after conceding no sets for the entire week. I shook his hand, looked him in the eye, and said, 'Too good'. Novak Djokovic and Sascha Zverev are going to clash in the Shanghai semifinal. "After Wimbledon, I lost, I got beaten by the better player. Millman reached the final of the Tokyo Open last autumn where he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic but his season was otherwise unremarkable, though he battled hard in five-set losses to Roberto Bautista Agut at the Australian Open and Alexander Zverev at Roland-Garros."At the end of the day, we're two different tennis players.The Aussie moved up to 47 th in the ATP rankings off the back of his two ATP Cup wins and will be hoping for a slightly better showing at the Australasian tournaments than 2019, where his best showing was a quarter-final loss to Gilles Simon in Sydney.30-year-old John Millman did his duty for Team Australia when called upon and did very well to beat Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime on short notice when Nick Kyrgios dropped out of the match with a back problem.23-year-old Khachanov is the third seed at the ASB Classic and has won all of his previous four ATP singles title on hard courts, most notably the Paris Masters in 2018.The pressure might have got to Khachanov, knowing that his compatriot Daniil Medvedev would have to face Novak Djokovic after his match, but his international form for Russia over the ATP Cup and Davis Cup finals should see him once again contend for a top 10 place. ![]() World number 16 Karen Khachanov played superbly for Russia at the ATP Cup as their second option right until the semi-finals where he was finally beaten by an in-form Dusan Lajovic.
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