Germany’s best tennis player, Alexander Zverev, in the third round of the Australian Open. In contrast, Ex-tournament winner Stan Wawrinka loses, as well as the German Philipp Kohlschreiber and Laura Siegemund.
Alexander Zverev has achieved with great effort in the past two years, the third round at the Australian Open of tennis professionals. The world number four beat the Frenchman Jérémy Chardy on Thursday in Melbourne in five sets with 7:6 (7:5), 6:4, 5:7, 6:7 (6:8), 6:1. In Zverev, awarded in the fourth set of a match ball.
It lasted until after midnight local time, marriage Zverev found a way into the next round. The young star from Germany had given against Chardy, a seemingly comfortable 2:0 Set lead. Back Zverev threatened a disappointment at a Grand Slam tournament. But this time, Zverev was, in the end, he benefited but also of the exhaustion of Chardys.
Next opponent this Saturday, the Australian underdog Alex Bolt. The World Ranking Of 155. thanks to a Wildcard. In victory, the 21-year-old Zverev would reach for the first time to the knockout stage in Australia.
Wawrinka must bend Raonic
The three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka is still looking for his best form. The 33-year-old Swiss lost in the Australian Open of tennis pros in the second round against the canadian, Milos Raonic of Canada in four sets 7:6 (7:4), 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (11:13), 6:7 (5:7). Wawrinka had triumphed, 2014 in Melbourne. In addition, he had won the French Open in 2015 and the U.S. Open in 2016.
Applause to farewell Stan Wawrinka comes after his injury properly on the feet
The Swiss had been operated on in 2017, twice on the knee. Since his return to the tennis tour at the beginning of 2018, the semi-final in St. Petersburg last September, Wawrinka’s best result. At the US Open in New York, he lost in the third round against Raonic, when all the other Major tournaments he flew out early. Currently, the long-time Top-10 player ranked 59 in the world rankings.
World number one Novak Djokovic is drawn in without losing a set in the third round. The 31-year-old Serb prevailed in a rematch of the final of 2008 against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France 6:3, 7:5, 6:4 . Djokovic is the first Grand Slam tournament of the year as the Top favorite for the title, after he had triumphed in 2018, at Wimbledon and at the US Open.
Kohlschreiber loses in five sets
The ranks of the German professionals at the Australian Open in broad daylight. For Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round was end of the line. The 35-Year-old lost to the Portuguese Joao Sousa in 4:20 hours of playtime and numerous rain breaks in five sets with 5:7, 6:4, 6:7 (4:7), 7:5 and 4:6.
In the women’s Laura Siegemund failed in the second round with 3:6 and 4:6 in the Taiwanese Su-Wei from Taiwan Hsieh. Victory mouth was unable to repeat the performance in their surprising first-round success against the former world ranked First Victoria Asarenka from Belarus. “Nevertheless, the tournament was a great success,” said the 30-Year-old. “If the disappointment has set, I will see that it was a big step forward.”
Only Angelique Kerber in Melbourne in round three of the German players. The Wimbledon champion, meets on Friday on the Australian outsider Kimberly Birrell.
sn/to (dpa, sid)