Second-seeded Australians Ellen Perez and Matt Ebden have navigated a harmful opening hurdle to kickstart their Olympic combined doubles marketing campaign.
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Trying forward, the Aussie pair will play the winner of Chinese language duo Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Zhizhen or Croatia’s Donna Vekic and Mate Pavic within the quarterfinals.
“Each groups do the fundamentals nicely, plenty of serves and returns made,” Perez stated. “I believe it’s going to return all the way down to the man who takes the lead in each situations.
Earlier on Monday, Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin fell to American No.4 seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram within the first spherical of males’s doubles, 6-2 6-3.
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“It was good to step on the market with Alexei. We’ve actually shared each stage of our careers collectively,” De Minaur stated.
“From enjoying under-10s to Tennis Europe to juniors to Junior Davis Cup, Futures, Challengers, all the pieces, Davis Cup and Olympics and particularly turning into Olympic roomies, which has been a whole lot of enjoyable.
“I’m simply excited I used to be in a position to compete. I wasn’t certain that I might have the chance to play.
“I’ve loved being across the athletes, the village, the opening ceremony, it’s been a surreal expertise. I’m very comfortable to have been part of it.”
Popyrin will proceed to fly the flag for Australia within the males’s singles. He faces three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka within the second spherical on Tuesday.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[4] Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) d Alex de Minaur / Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 6-2 6-3
Combined doubles, first spherical
[2] Matt Ebden / Ellen Perez (AUS) d Sara Sorribes Tormo / Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-3 6-4
TENNIS: DAY 4 PREVIEW
Day 4 at Roland Garros will see world No.63 Popyrin up towards three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka as they compete for a spot within the third spherical.
On the doubles court docket, Matt Ebden and John Friends face Spanish pair Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers within the spherical of 16, whereas Ajla Tomljanovic and Olivia Gadecki meet Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider within the first spherical of the ladies’s doubles.
Upcoming – Tuesday 31 July
> VIEW: Day 4: Order of play
Males’s singles, second spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI), Court docket 14
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic / Olivia Gadecki (AUS) vs Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider, Court docket 13
Males’s doubles, second spherical
Matt Ebden / John Friends (AUS) vs Pablo Carreno Busta / Marcel Granollers (ESP), Court docket 13
