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Australian Open: Djokovic looks for 18th significant, Medvedev 1st
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A peek at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
Novak Djokovic is intending to win his 9th Australian Open champion and also 18th Conquest title on the whole when he handles Daniil Medvedev in the guys’s last at Rod Laver Arena. The No. 1-seeded Djokovic is 8-0 in finals at Melbourne Park and also is attempting to shut the void with opponents Roger Federer and also Rafael Nadal for a lot of Bang trophies won by a guy. They each have 20. Djokovic shows up to have actually gotten over an abdominal muscle issue that he grabbed in his third-round suit. The No. 4-seeded Medvedev remains in his 2nd significant last. He shed to Nadal at the 2019 U.S. Open. Medvedev gets on a 20-match winning touch that consists of 12 success versus Leading 10 challengers, with among those coming versus Djokovic last period.
SUNDAY’S PROJECTION
Partially over cast, high of 22 levels Celsius (72 levels Fahrenheit)
SATURDAY’S CLIMATE
Mainly over cast, high of 24 Celsius (75 Fahrenheit).
SATURDAY’S OUTCOMES
Female’s Songs Final: No. 3 Naomi Osaka defeated No. 22 Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to win her 2nd Australian Open champion and also 4th Conquest title on the whole.
Mixed Doubles Final: No. 6 Barbora Krejcikova and also Rajeev Ram defeated Sam Stosur and also Matthew Ebden 6-1, 6-4.
STAT OF THE DAY
4-0 – Osaka’s document in Conquest finals, the initial lady to begin her profession in this way considering that Monica Seles won her initial 6 significant championship.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Thank you for opening your hearts and your arms towards us. For sure, I feel like playing a Grand Slam right now is a super privilege and it’s something that I won’t take for granted.” – Osaka, attending to the group of greater than 7,000 at Rod Laver Arena, which went to 50% percent capability as a result of COVID-19 limitations. There were no viewers permitted when she won the U.S. Open up in September.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A peek at the Australian Open:
LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY
Novak Djokovic is intending to win his 9th Australian Open champion and also 18th Conquest title on the whole when he handles Daniil Medvedev in the guys’s last at Rod Laver Arena. The No. 1-seeded Djokovic is 8-0 in finals at Melbourne Park and also is attempting to shut the void with opponents Roger Federer and also Rafael Nadal for a lot of Bang trophies won by a guy. They each have 20. Djokovic shows up to have actually gotten over an abdominal muscle issue that he grabbed in his third-round suit. The No. 4-seeded Medvedev remains in his 2nd significant last. He shed to Nadal at the 2019 U.S. Open. Medvedev gets on a 20-match winning touch that consists of 12 success versus Leading 10 challengers, with among those coming versus Djokovic last period.
SUNDAY’S PROJECTION
Partially over cast, high of 22 levels Celsius (72 levels Fahrenheit)
SATURDAY’S CLIMATE
Mainly over cast, high of 24 Celsius (75 Fahrenheit).
SATURDAY’S OUTCOMES
Female’s Songs Final: No. 3 Naomi Osaka defeated No. 22 Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to win her 2nd Australian Open champion and also 4th Conquest title on the whole.
Mixed Doubles Final: No. 6 Barbora Krejcikova and also Rajeev Ram defeated Sam Stosur and also Matthew Ebden 6-1, 6-4.
STAT OF THE DAY
4-0 – Osaka’s document in Conquest finals, the initial lady to begin her profession in this way considering that Monica Seles won her initial 6 significant championship.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Thank you for opening your hearts and your arms towards us. For sure, I feel like playing a Grand Slam right now is a super privilege and it’s something that I won’t take for granted.” – Osaka, attending to the group of greater than 7,000 at Rod Laver Arena, which went to 50% percent capability as a result of COVID-19 limitations. There were no viewers permitted when she won the U.S. Open up in September.
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