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Follow along as we go through the Aussie open together and open this Tennis grand slam season! Day 1 has already been digested in our latest “Monday’s W Marv article” so let’s go right into day2!
DAY 2 roundup
•Pliskova(6-1, 7-5) ,Keys (6-3, 6-1) Bencic (6-3, 7-5) Thiem (6-3, 7-5, 6-2) Nadal (6-2, 6-3, 6-0) Zerev(6-3, 6-4, 7-5) all take care of business
•Medvedev bests Tiafoe in 4 (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2).
•Kyrigos moves through in 3 (6-2, 7-6, 7-6) IN front of emotional home crowd
•Fogini rallies down 2 sets to defeat Opelka(3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 7-6)
Day 3 roundup:
•Osaka (6-4, 6-2) Young star Andre Rublev (6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 7-6) Novak (6-1, 6-4, 6-2) Tspitas (win via retirement) Federer (6-1, 6-4, 6-1 in 90 minutes) Serena (6-2, 6-3) Barty( 6-3, 6-2) all win
• Dimitrov ousted by American Tony Paul (6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6)
•Bertini ousted by American Tennis Sandgren ( 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 7-5)
•Querry (7-6, 4-6, 614, 6-4) Gauff (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) continue Cinderella runs
Day 4 Roundup:
•Pliskova (7-5, 7-5)Bencic( 7-5, 7-5) , Zerev (7-6, 6-4, 7-5) Medvedev ( 7-5, 6-1, 6-3) Nadal ( 6-3, 7-6, 6-1) move through with ease
•Kyrigos ( 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5) keeps the emotional story going
•Thiem(6-2, 6-7, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1) , Fritz( 4-6, 6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2) Wawrinka( 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4) Khachanov (6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8)) Goffin (6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 1-6, 6-3) survive in 5 Set thrillers!
Day 5 roundup:
•Novak (6-3, 6-2, 6-2) Pliskova Barty cruise
•Serena goes down(Wang wins 6-4, 6-7, 7-5)
•Wozniaki bids farwell (Loses in final match of career to Jabur 7-5, 3-6, 7-5)
•Sandgren defeats Querry in all American battle (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
•NO 9 seed Bautista Agut goes down (Cilic wins 6-7, 6-4, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3)
•Tspitas goes down! (Raonic wins 7-5, 6-4, 7-6)
•Coco shocks Osaka in rematch (6-4, 6-3)!
•Fed ousts Millman in 5 set epic (4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(8))
PS: That Rodger Match was really epic, as he rallied from 8-4 down in the 10 point 5th set tiebreak for the win 10-8!
Day 6 roundup:
•RAfa (6-4, 6-1, 6-2), Zerev (6-2, 6-2, 6-4) Medvedev (6-4, 6-3, 6-2) Halep(6-1, 6-4) , Kerber cruise (6-2, 6-7, 6-3)
•Bencic, Svlitovina ousted!! (Bencic falls to Kontaveit 6-0, 6-1, while Svitolina falls to Muguruza 6-1, 6-2)
• Wawrinka tops Isner (6-1, 4-1, as Isner retired from the match due to injury)
• Rublev Tops Goffin in (2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4)
•Kyrigos ousts Khachanov in 5 set thriller (6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 7-6(8))
PS: Kyrigos was up 2 sets and 4-2, before Khachanov came back to force a tiebreaker. In the tiebreak, Khachanov saved a match point and won it 8-6 to force a 4th set, which also went to a tiebreaker, and saw Khachanov save another match point en route to victory, to force a 5th set.
Khachanov would break Kyrigos kids way through the 5th, and ultimately force the match into a “Super tiebreaker”, in this one, it was Kyrigos jumping out to a 3-0 lead, before Khachanov stormed back again to take an 8-7 lead with the match on his racket.
But Nick wasn’t about to lose this 4 hour and 22 minute epic on his home soil, and rallied to win the tiebreaker 10-8, thus winning the match.
Day 7 roundup:
•Novak (6-3, 6-4, 6-4) Barty (, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4) Fed (4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2) advance to QFs
•Raonic ousts Cilic 6-4, 6-3, 7-5.
Day 8 roundup:
What a day at the Aussie open!!
•Thiem (7-2, 6-2, 6-4) Zerev (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) cruise to Quaters.
•Wawrinka stuns Medvedev (6-2, 2-6, 4-6 7-6, 6-2)
in a 5 set thriller!
•Kerber upset (Pavlyuchenkova wins 6-7, 7-6, 6-2)
• Rafa ousts Kyrigos in 4( 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6)
Men’s QF matchups:
Nadal Vs Thiem ( i say RAFa in 5)
Zerev VS Wawrinka ( Alex in 4)
Novak vs Raonic (Novak in 4)
Sandgren vs Federer (Fed in 4)
QUATERFINAL RECAP:
FED TOPS SANDGREN!
Rodger Federer saved 7 match points in the fourth set, and rallied to defat the upstart amrecian Tennys Sandgren, 6-3,2-6,2-6, 7-6(8), 6-3.
NOVAK PLOWS THROUGH MILOS:
Novak Djokovic set up the semifinal clash with Rodger, as he defeated Milos Raonic 6-4,6-3,6-4.
THIEM SHOCKS NADAL:
The one seed is down and out, as Rafael Nadal was ousted by the no 5 seed and 24 year-old, Dominic Thiem, 7-6,7-6,4-6,7-6.
ZEREV TOPS WAWRINKA:
No 7 seed, Alex Zerev rallied to defeat veteran Stan Wawrinka, 1-6, 6-3,6-2,6-3, and will face Thiem in the semis.
NOVAK SWEEPS FED:
Novak Djokovic, is headed to the finals, as he defeated Rodger Federer in their semifinal clash, 7-6,6-4,6-3.
THIEM DOMINATES ZEREV:
Dominic team is headed to the finals, where he will face Novak “In his castle” after defeating Alex Zerev, 4-6,6-3,7-6,7-6.
FINALS:
On the women’s side, we will see Gabarine Muguruza against 14 seed and american Sofia Kennin, while Domi Thiem battled 7-time champ Novak Djokovic for the men’s title.
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