Carlos Alcaraz It will debut in the round of 16 at the Australian Open. Not surprising since it follows the course of his last Grand Slam, reaching at least the semifinals in the previous four.
He can’t go to Melbourne in 2023 due to an injury. Neither in 2021, when he debuted from the qualifying phase reaching the second round, nor in 2022, the edition in which he finished third, did he have the current status of a young 20-year-old champion in US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023.
On Monday he will face the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovicbecause the fourth round will be opened at the top, with Novak Djokovic leading a place full of favorites.
He avoided Ben Sheltonbecause his position was won by the French veteran Adrian Mannarino, but they are still in competition Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner either Andrey Rublev and Alex de Minaur. They have to eliminate each other.
Below are also some heavyweights, waiting for themselves. Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev They do not pay for past efforts. The rejuvenated Grigor Dimitrov also wants to join the party, where the executioner of Holger Runethe French Arthur Cazaux.
Among the women there was an early scramble for seeds, but the real references looking at the title were the current champion Aryna Sabalenkanumber one Iga Swiatek, who already had a good scare against Danielle Collins, and Coco Gauff.
The panorama is vast, from the 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva to 34-year-old Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, two-time champion of the tournament.
Men’s Round of 16
Upper part of the painting
Novak Djokovic (Srb/1)-Adrian Mannarino (Fra/20)
Taylor Fritz (USA/12)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gree/7)
Jannik Sinner (Ita/4)-Karen Khachanov (Rus/15)
Alex de Minaur (Aus/10)-Andrey Rublev (Rus/5)
Below the painting
Arthur Cazaux (Fra/WC)-Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/9)
Grigor Dimitrov (Bul/13) or Nuno Borges (Por) vs.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can/27) or Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3)
Alexander Zverev (Ale/6) or Alex Michelsen (USA) vs.
Cameron Norrie (GBR/19) or Casper Ruud (Nor/11)
Miomir Kecmanovic (Srb)-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/2)
Women’s Round of 16
Upper part of the painting
Iga Swiatek (Pol/1) or Linda Noskova (Che) vs.
Elina Svitolina (Ucr/19) or Viktorija Golubic (Sui)
Victoria Azarenka (Blr/18)-Dayana Yastresmka (Ucr/Q)
Jasmine Paolini (Ita/26)-Anna Kalinskaya (Rus)
Qinwen Zheng (Chn/12)-Oceane Dodin (Fra)
Below the painting
Marta Kostyuk (Ucr)-Maria Timofeeva (Rus/Q)
Magda Frech (Pol)-Coco Gauff (USA/4)
Mirra Andreeva (RUS)-Barbora Krejcikova (CHE/9)
Amanda Anisimova (USA)-Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/2)
Source: La Verdad
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