Champion’s heart: Djokovic won five sets

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The Australian Open entered its fifth day today (Friday), with the start of the final 32 stage of the prestigious tournament. In focus, the games of world-class players in world tennis.

The highlight came from the encounter between Novak Djokovic To Taylor Fritz (23rd in the world). The champion in the last two years has looked great and won two sets before being injured and losing the next two sets. But the uncompromising winner showed great heart and character and won the fifth set after three and a half hours – 6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6. Milos Raunic, ranked 14th in the world, will wait for him in the quarterfinals of the Major.

A bizarre event that occurred during the game should also be noted. Due to the restrictions on quarantine in the state of Victoria the crowd had to leave already during the fourth act, and they did not like it to say the least.

Even earlier, Dominic Tim Sweated quite a bit but in the end ranked third in the world defeated Nick Kirius at the end of three hours and 21 minutes. The Austrian was already trailing by two sets, but he showed great heart and came back and turned the score around with great tennis – 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6. Tim will face Gregor Dimitrov next.

Ranked seventh Alexander Zebrav The German defeated 1: 6, 3: 6, 3: 6 the French Adrienne Manrimo (36). An unfortunate incident occurred in a game between Dimitrov (21) For Carno Busta (16), the latter was forced to retire after just 40 minutes due to injury.

There was also a big sensation in the morning games, and it has an interesting Israeli angle. The 114th ranked, Aslan Kartzev, who was born and lived in Israel until the age of 16, qualified for the quarterfinals after crushing the ninth ranked Diego Schwartzman 3: 6, 3: 6, 3: 6. A big miss for the team?

More results in the men’s tournament: Lajovic (27) – Martins (87) 1: 3, Raunich (14) – Foxowitz (55) 1: 3, Hamster Eliasim (19) – Shpovalov (12) 0: 3

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And what happened today in the women’s round? Serena Williams (11) did not have difficulty, when either Osaka speeches (3) The Japanese will be in the quarterfinals. Later in the day, the world number one and current champion, Novak Djokovic, and the world number two, Simona Halp, will play. In the middle, tennis fans got bad news when it was decided to ban spectators from entering the tournament.

Early in the morning, Williams’ game against Anastasia Potapova (10) began, the American closed the story within an hour and a half with 2: 6, 6: 7 and advanced to the quarterfinals, where a particularly difficult contender awaits her – the Belarusian Arena Sublanca (7). Osaka also skipped to the next stage with a 2: 6,3: 6 over Tunisian Jabor rape. Next, the Japanese will meet the Spanish Garbin Mugurosa (14).

In today’s main game she prevailed Simona Halp (2) Lightly on Veronica Kodermatova (36) with 3: 6, 1: 6. The Romanian was knocked out last year in the semi-finals, and will try to go all the way in the Australian Grand Slam this season. In the last game Iga in Biontech (17), the Roland Garros champion did her duty, with Poland beating Fiona Peru (46) 4: 6, 3: 6 and moving on.

More results in the women’s tournament: Christa (68) – Vandrosova (20) 2: 0, Ann Lee (69) – Sabalenka (7) 2: 0, Arani (134) – Say (71) 2: 1, Dias (83) – Mugurosa (14) 2: 0.

Due to the discovery of 13 coronary heart disease patients, the Victoria government has decided to impose a five-day closure in the country. This means that starting tomorrow, no one will be allowed to enter the tournament.

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