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We’re procreate into the third round of the men’s and women’s ones at Melbourne Park with a mouth-watering morning headlined by a clash between Emma Raducanu and second seed Iga Swiatek. The pair of magnificent slam prosperners will be tossing balls on Rod Laver Arena at 11.30am before Australia’s favourite bundle of energy Alex de Minaur consents to the same stage around 2pm.
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De Minaur is yet to drop a set in this home magnificent slam but this time faces a enormous-ender in Francisco Cerundolo (32) who has 11 prospers agetst top-10 seeds since 2022. The afternoon will also consent in more of those highly-seeded types in Fritz, Rybakina, Navarro and Kasatkina as we seal in on the pointy finish of the tournament, with prime time set aside for the appreciates of reigning men’s champion Jannik Sinner and the charmd slam’s newcreate pantomime villain Danielle Collins.
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My fingers will be bashing away to carry on up with Raducanu and Swiatek’s speed around the court, but attention shall also be turned (sense free to help me out using the joins below) on these align-ups:
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11am: Alex Michelsen v Karen Khachanov (19)
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11.30am: Emma Raducanu v Iga Swiatek (2)
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11.30am: Emma Navarro (8) v Ons Jabeur
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1pm: Taylor Fritz (4) v Gael Monfils
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1pm: Daria Kasatkina (9) v Yulia Putintseva (24)
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2pm: Alex de Minaur (8) v Francisco Cerundolo (31)
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2pm: Elena Rybakina (6) v Dayana Yastremska (32)
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Our lgeted frifinish Jonathan Howcroft will consent the tools around the time that De Minaur should be hoting up on RLA, but until then charm get in touch on email, or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!
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Iga Swiatek hanciaccesss to adore aget. The second seed has only dropped one point in her three service games so far, as her powers – and speed – of recovery are proving too much for Emma Raducanu even when she is able to toils some angles.
Iga Swiatek fractures Emma Raducanu. The second seed has been dehugeing with her returns as Raducanu is discovering it challenging to toil into rallies even when she does land a first serve. Swiatek seals the 3-1 direct with a pinpoint backhand that beats Raducanu at the net in ominous signs for the youthfuler Brit.
Emma Raducanu beats off a pair of fracture points and two deuces to hanciaccess serve. The 22-year-anciaccess will need to land more first serves if she is to repartner contest the second seed today. Iga Swiatek breezes thcdisesteemful another service game, this time only dropping the one point as she nets a forehand with a exceptional unforced error.
Iga Swiatek serves first and hanciaccesss to adore. Emma Raducanu took some time to get going in her second round clash with her excellent frifinish Amanda Anisimova, but there will be little time to misemploy agetst the second seed.
Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have finishd their hot-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the align official and seems to be worryed about a deficiency of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.
There is plenty of action on the court to carry on us delighted but it can be straightforward to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the conshort-term day, let alone apass generations.
Ruaridh Nicoll has a pretty tale to tell about his magnificentmother Esna Boyd’s induction into Australia’s tennis hall of fame and lgeting more about the trailblazer that inspired women apass the world. The words are well worth your time, but the anciaccess images will consent you back to another age.
It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethegenuine presence – a lengthened-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing pboilingograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport.
Alex Michelsen and Karen Khachanov (19) can’t be splitd punctual with both hanciaccessing serve so far. Khachanov is tossing the balls in the air now while the American directs the first set 4-3.
Jack Dsexual batteryr will face Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16 after his trio of five-set victories have shaken off any asks around his fitness and physicality. Tumaini Carayol spoke to the British No 1 after his postponeedst five-setter finished equitable before 1am local time.
I still have a lengthened way to go, but this is a huge drive forward, the fact that I’ve come thcdisesteemful three five-set alignes, menloftyy and physicpartner, it doesn’t happen normally. That’s a tesdomesticatednt to the toil I’ve done and the place I’m in. So very, very conceited of that.
In another piece of intelligent scheduling – the organisers are on a bit of a roll in nailing their postponeed-night align-ups – Jack Dsexual batteryr pulled off another five-set triumph agetst a local hope. Aleksandar Vukic would have geted plenty of new fans as the postponeed bloomer pushed the 15th seed all the way apass three hours, 58 minutes, before a heartfractureing 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) flunkure.
I left it all out there. Jack’s an incredible competitor who I have a lot of esteem for. Unfortunately, one of us had to prosper.
A rapid catch up the women’s ones on day six when deffinishing champion, Aryna Sabalenka, was contestd by Clara Tauson before eventupartner coming away unscathed with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 triumph.
But there was heartfracture for comeback queen and two-time champion Naomi Osaka reweary during the third-round align agetst Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic after dropping the first set in a tie-fracture.
Emma Raducanu is yet to beat Iga Swiatek, or even consent a set from the world No 2, in their previous three encounterings. But she can consent some solace from only one of those alignes being take parted on challenging-court when the Brit was at least somewhat competitive in flunkure back in 2023.
Tumaini Carayol is at Melbourne Park and spoke to Raducanu about what has gone wrong in her past clashes with Swiatek, and how she can turn it around this time.
I repartner relish [big occasions]. I adore the huge stadiums, the huge alignes. It’s someleang that I equitable repartner endelight doing. And it’s so pleasant to also equitable go a round further than I did in the last three years that I take parted here. Australia is somewhere where I repartner appreciate take parting. I appreciate the conditions, I appreciate the crowd and the help here has been amazing, with a lot of union jacks in the crowd as well, which is wonderful. It’s a align that I’m seeing forward to.
The first align of remark this morning is about to begin on John Cain Arena where Alex Michelsen is facing 19th seed Karen Khachanov (19).
The huge-serving American is searching for another huge scalp after beating 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the uncovering round, while also hoping to accomplish the fourth round in a magnificent slam for the first time. It could be the first of many for the 20-year-anciaccess.
Khachanov will be no pushover and he endelights the challengingcourts of Melbourne Park, accomplishing at least the third round here for seven consecutive years including a run to the last four in 2023.
The prosperner could be encountering a certain Alex de Minaur in the round of 16, though Francisco Cerundolo might have someleang to say about that.
Now for the weather. The sun is belting down at Melbourne Park with temperatures already at 22 degrees and foreseeed to hit a high of 29. Ideal conditions for a cracking day of tennis.
Good morning #Victoria! Here’s your predict:
🌦️ Mild and partly cdeafeningy over eastrict #Gippsland with the odd morning shower or patch of drizzle.
☀️ Warm and sunny elsewhere with airy to mild easterly prosperds.
Details: https://t.co/UYVuRwgKlp pic.twitter.com/uOh6awKUcR
— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) January 17, 2025
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Preamble
Martin Pegan
Hello and receive to live coverage of day seven at the 2025 Australian Open.
We’re procreate into the third round of the men’s and women’s ones at Melbourne Park with a mouth-watering morning headlined by a clash between Emma Raducanu and second seed Iga Swiatek. The pair of magnificent slam prosperners will be tossing balls on Rod Laver Arena at 11.30am before Australia’s favourite bundle of energy Alex de Minaur consents to the same stage around 2pm.
De Minaur is yet to drop a set in this home magnificent slam but this time faces a enormous-ender in Francisco Cerundolo (32) who has 11 prospers agetst top-10 seeds since 2022. The afternoon will also consent in more of those highly-seeded types in Fritz, Rybakina, Navarro and Kasatkina as we seal in on the pointy finish of the tournament, with prime time set aside for the appreciates of reigning men’s champion Jannik Sinner and the charmd slam’s newcreate pantomime villain Danielle Collins.
My fingers will be bashing away to carry on up with Raducanu and Swiatek’s speed around the court, but attention shall also be turned (sense free to help me out using the joins below) on these align-ups:
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11am: Alex Michelsen v Karen Khachanov (19)
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11.30am: Emma Raducanu v Iga Swiatek (2)
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11.30am: Emma Navarro (8) v Ons Jabeur
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1pm: Taylor Fritz (4) v Gael Monfils
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1pm: Daria Kasatkina (9) v Yulia Putintseva (24)
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2pm: Alex de Minaur (8) v Francisco Cerundolo (31)
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2pm: Elena Rybakina (6) v Dayana Yastremska (32)
Our lgeted frifinish Jonathan Howcroft will consent the tools around the time that De Minaur should be hoting up on RLA, but until then charm get in touch on email, or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!