Tennis
Possible rematch Nadal – Medvedev in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open
The Australian Open draw shows that it’s entirely possible to relive last year’s final between Nadal and Medvedev sooner than expected.
According to the Australian Open draw, which took place in the early hours of Thursday (12/12), it’s possible to revive last year’s final of the event sooner than expected…
Defending champion and No. 1 Rafael Nadal and last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev were drawn in the same quarter of the draw and are likely to cross racquets in the quarterfinals of the major tournament.
Last year, the 36-year-old Spaniard completed one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam history when he came back from a 2-0 deficit against Medvedev to claim his second Melbourne title and 21st Grand Slam of his illustrious career.
This year has not started well for the Mallorca left-handed ace, who suffered back-to-back United Cup defeats by Gofan and De Minor.
Nadal will also have a tough task in his Australian opener as he is set to meet rising Brit and left-hander Jack Draper in the first round, who secured his Adelaide International 2 qualification with a straight-set win over Karen Khachanov on Thursday.
If Rafa overcomes the obstacle of 21-year-old Draper (No. 40), he expects an American from Nakashima-McDonald in the 2nd round, while he is likely to face 31-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka in the 3rd round.
In the “16,” Nadal crosses paths with tennis player Francis Tiafoe, who eliminated him in the same round of the US Open last year, ahead of a possible appointment with Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals of the competition.
As for Medvedev’s path, the number 7 will start against Marcos Giron and likely continue against Q-John Millman, while 29-Sebastian Korda awaits him in Round 3 before a possible showdown with 10-Hubert Hurkacs in the ” 16″ is coming. .
Nadal and Medvedev have met a total of six times, with the Spaniard enjoying a clear advantage in his history with 5-1 victories.
Source: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
On December 28, there will be an exhibition match between the world’s first rackets in women’s singles. Arina Sabalenko Finalist at Wimbledon 2022 Nick Kyrgios from Australia.
The so-called “Battle of the Sexes” will take place at the arena in Dubai (UAE) and will start at around 18:00 Kiev time on Sunday.
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The winner will be the person who wins two sets. In the event of a change of game, a tiebreaker of up to 10 points will be determined.
Some changes have been made to the fighting rules. First, each person will only have one attempt to send. Secondly, Sabalenka’s court side will be shortened by 9%.
Broadcast video player will be added later…
Source: Sport UA
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On December 26, exhibition team tournament matches began in Shenzhen, China. World Tennis Continental Cup.
It is played between competition cups. European teams And mira.
Team Europe squad: Iga Swiatek (Poland), Belinda Bencic (Switzerland), Valentin Vachereau (Monaco), Flavio Cobolli (Italy).
World Team Composition: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), Andrey Rublev, Zhang Zhizhen (China), Wang Xinyu (China).
The World Tennis Continental Cup is an analogue of the Laver Cup. On the first day of play, each team receives one point for the victory, on the second – two, on the third (decisive) three.
On the 26th, Europe took a 2:0 lead – Swiatek beat Rybakina and Bencic fought Wang Xinyu. However, on December 27, the World team took the lead.
First Zhang beat Cobolli, then Swiatek lost sensationally to Wang, and Vachereau lost to Rublev. Europe’s only victory on Saturday came in doubles; Cobolli and Bencic defeated Zhang and Wang.
World Tennis Continental Cup. 26 December [Первый день]
European Team – World Team
- Belinda Bencic – Wang Xinyu – 4:6, 6:2, [10:5]
- Iga Swiatek – Elena Rybakina – 6:3, 6:3
Video review of Bencic and Wang Xinyu
Video review Sventek vs Rybakina
World Tennis Continental Cup. 27 December [Второй день]
European Team – World Team
- Flavio Cobolli – Zhang Zhizhen – 6:7 (5:7), 3:6
- Iga Swiatek – Wang Xinyu – 2:6, 3:6
- Valentin Vachereau – Andrey Rublev – 6:2, 6:7 (5:7), [7:10]
- Flavio Cobolli / Belinda Bencic – Zhang Zhizhen / Wang Xinyu – 6:3, 7:6 (7:3)
Video review Cobolli and Zhang Zhizhen
Video review Swiatek – Wang Xinyu
Video review Vachereau – Rublev
World Tennis Continental Cup. 28 December [Третий день]
European Team – World Team. Calendar
- Valentin Vachereau – Zhang Zhizhen
- Belinda Bencic-Elena Rybakina
- Flavio Cobolli-Andrey Rublev
- Iga Swiatek / Valentin Vachereau – Elena Rybakina / Andrey Rublev
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Arina Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios / Photo: © Christopher Pike / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka gave Australian Nick Kyrgios Russian sweets before the head-to-head match.
The exhibition meeting will take place on December 28 in Dubai.
– Thank you for the gift! Looking forward to tomorrow’s fun! — Kyrgios signed a photo with sweets on the social network.
The upcoming match was called “Battle of the Sexes”, which refers to the confrontation in 1973, in which Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in three sets – 6:4, 6:3, 6:3.
World number one Sabalenka is 27 years old. During her career, she won 21 WTA singles titles, including four Grand Slam titles. 30-year-old Kyrgios won seven tournaments and is now ranked 672nd in the ATP rankings, his highest position was 13th.
Source: Sportbox
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