Alexei Popyrin has loved a dream Olympic debut in Paris opening with a singles win, whereas Matt Ebden and John Friends superior in doubles.
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Requested if Olympics launched a complete new set of nerves, Popyrin stated: “The Olympics is huge, identical to Slams are. I feel simply being at Roland Garros, simply being right here, someplace I’ve been earlier than, calmed my nerves down just a little bit.”
Popyrin will subsequent face Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka. The 2 have solely met as soon as earlier than with Popyrin securing the victory in Umag final yr to win his second singles title.
In males’s doubles, Matt Ebden and John Friends moved by to the second spherical after overcoming Lebanon’s Hady Habib and Benjamin Hassan, 7-6(5) 6-2.
They’ll subsequent play Spanish pair Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers who defeated Italian prime seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in three units, 2-6 7-6(5) [10-7].
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On Monday, Popyrin will crew up with Alex de Minaur to start their males’s doubles marketing campaign.
In ladies’s singles, Ajla Tomljanovic fell to American world No.2 Coco Gauff 6-3 6-0 in entrance of an enormous crowd on Philippe Chatrier.
Twenty-two-year-old Olivia Gadecki, who acquired the last-minute call-up to singles after Anhelina Kalinina withdrew, was unable to beat Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, falling 6-4 6-1.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
Males’s singles
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d [16] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-3 7-6(5)
Ladies’s singles
[2] Coco Gauff (USA) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-3 6-0
Arantxa Rus (NED) d Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 6-4 6-1
Males’s doubles
Matt Ebden / John Friends (AUS) d Hady Habib / Benjamin Hassan (LBN) 7-6(5) 6-2
[1/2] Two from 4 on day 2️⃣ of #Paris2024!
🎾🇦🇺 Matthew Ebden/John Friends d.🇱🇧 Hady Habib/Benjamin Hassan 7-6(5) 6-2
🎾🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin d. 🇨🇱 Nicholas Jarry (16) 6-3 7-6(5)📷 ITF pictures by way of Dubreuil/Kopatsch/Zimmer#AllezAUS | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/DRA5Gmbzgp
— AUS Olympic Workforce (@AUSOlympicTeam) July 28, 2024
TENNIS: DAY 3 PREVIEW
Day 3 at Roland Garros will see Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin crew up in males’s doubles towards American No.4 seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
Monday may also see the combined doubles competitors start. Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez launch their marketing campaign towards Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marcel Granollers of Spain.
Upcoming – Monday 30 July
> VIEW: Day 3: Order of play
Males’s doubles
Alex de Minaur / Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [4] Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) – Court docket Simonne Mathieu
Combined doubles
Matt Ebden / Ellen Perez (AUS) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo / Marcel Granollers (ESP) – Court docket 7
