Cruising for strong men and women such as Chichipas, Savalenka, and Cibilontech
Dani Medvedev (2nd place, Russia), the men’s singles winner of last year’s US Open tennis tournament, advanced to the round of 16 at the Australian Open (total prize money of AUD 75 million, regarding 64.4 billion won).
Medvedev defeated Botik Panderjanchulf (57th, the Netherlands) 3-0 (6-4 6-4 6-2) in the men’s singles third round (round 32) for the sixth day of the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 22nd.
With this, Medvedev advanced to the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the fourth year in a row.
His best performance at the Australian Open was last year’s runner-up.
Medvedev also continued his challenge to win two consecutive major championships following the US Open last year.
Medvedev’s next opponent is Maxim Kreshi (70th, USA), who has recently been on the rise.
Cressy is a player who mainly played in the Challenger tournament, which is one level lower than the ATP Tour until last year.
However, this season, in the warm-up competition of the Australian Open, they achieved runners-up and advanced to the quarterfinals, raising the rankings by regarding 40 steps.
This is Medvedev and Kresy’s first encounter.
Stefanos Tsicipas (4th, Greece), who reached the quarterfinals of last year’s Australian Open, defeated Benoit Perr (56th, France) 3-1 (6-3 7-5 6-7 6-4) to advance to the round of 16. went up
In the women’s singles event, Arina Savalenka (2nd place, Belarus) defeated Marqueta Bondrosova (41st, Czech Republic) 2-1 (4-6 6-3 6-1) to advance to the round of 16.
Savalenka’s next opponent is Kaia Kaneppi (115th, Estonia), a 37-year-old old man.
This is the first time Kanepy has reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
However, he has reached the quarterfinals six times in other major tournaments.
Sabalenka lost 1-2 to Canepy in the Gibsland Trophy last year in Melbourne.
2020 French Open winner Iga Siviontech (9th, Poland) also turned Darya Kasatkina (23rd, Russia) to 2-0 (6-2 6-3) and advanced to the round of 16.
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