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News.com.au
5 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Popyrin makes 1st French Open 3rd round
Tennis: Alexei Popyrin has defeated Tabilo in straight sets to advance to the French Open third round.
Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
The match-defining moment in hoodoo-smashing Popyrin's Roland-Garros triumph
Locked in a tight second-round battle with Tabilo, and having thrown away a hard-earned break of serve a few games earlier, the best version of Popyrin made an appearance. Popyrin was already up a set – a 7-5 dogfight across 52 minutes – but Tabilo arguably had the momentum as he served for a 4-3 second-set lead. At 30-all, Popyrin engaged in some baseline warfare with his left-handed rival. There was nothing passive about how the Australian approached the point, but he combined measured power, depth, margin and just the right amount of patience to work the Chilean over then pound one of his favoured inside-out forehands past him. On the next point, it was Tabilo who blinked first to hand over another break that Popyrin soon translated into a two-set advantage and eventually a straight-sets win in two hours, 19 minutes over a dangerous opponent. The 25-year-old rifled eight aces and 37 winners in total, including a wonderfully executed backhand cross-court pass to seal victory. Even more impressive was Popyrin committed only 26 unforced errors. Commentating for Channel Nine, Thanasi Kokkinakis – Popyrin's five-set conqueror in the first round at Roland-Garros last year – hailed his fellow Australian's performance as 'probably the most focused I've seen him for three straight sets'. Popyrin, who won the Roland-Garros boys' singles title eight years ago, has put behind his baffling poor record at the grand slam to now reach at least the third round at all four majors. Ruud's loss to Borges has presented Popyrin with a great opportunity to match his best grand slam result from last year's US Open, where he stunned Novak Djokovic in four sets to make the round of 16. Ruud, one of the world's best claycourters, revealed afterwards that he had dealt with a knee issue throughout the claycourt season. 'It's hopefully nothing too serious. For the last couple of weeks [since Monte-Carlo] I've been struggling a little bit with knee pain on and off,' Ruud said. 'That's why I decided to pull out of Geneva after Rome, do my best, and heal to [try and] be ready here … I decided to push through it doing some anti-inflammatory pills and painkillers to try to get rid of it, which has helped to a certain degree, but not enough.' This is a pivotal result for Popyrin, who is defending more than half his ranking points in the second half of this year, including his monumental Montreal Masters 1000 title. He was a junior peer of Australia's top-ranked player Alex de Minaur and they both spent time honing their talents abroad growing up, but he has largely lived in his tenacious countryman's shadow. Even if that remains the case, Popyrin is making a strong case to be Australian tennis' Robin as the 'Special Ks', Nick Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, again nurse injuries that sidelined them from Roland-Garros. Loading Popyrin is guaranteed to also be seeded at Wimbledon, which will greatly aid his hopes of again advancing to the third round there. Djokovic stopped him at the All England Club last year before Popyrin reversed his fortunes a few months later in New York. De Minaur, Adam Walton and Daria Kasatkina will try to emulate Popyrin's effort when they play their second-round matches on Thursday, against Alex Bublik, 16th-seeded Andrey Rublev and Leolia Jeanjean, respectively.
The Age
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
The match-defining moment in hoodoo-smashing Popyrin's Roland-Garros triumph
Locked in a tight second-round battle with Tabilo, and having thrown away a hard-earned break of serve a few games earlier, the best version of Popyrin made an appearance. Popyrin was already up a set – a 7-5 dogfight across 52 minutes – but Tabilo arguably had the momentum as he served for a 4-3 second-set lead. At 30-all, Popyrin engaged in some baseline warfare with his left-handed rival. There was nothing passive about how the Australian approached the point, but he combined measured power, depth, margin and just the right amount of patience to work the Chilean over then pound one of his favoured inside-out forehands past him. On the next point, it was Tabilo who blinked first to hand over another break that Popyrin soon translated into a two-set advantage and eventually a straight-sets win in two hours, 19 minutes over a dangerous opponent. The 25-year-old rifled eight aces and 37 winners in total, including a wonderfully executed backhand cross-court pass to seal victory. Even more impressive was Popyrin committed only 26 unforced errors. Commentating for Channel Nine, Thanasi Kokkinakis – Popyrin's five-set conqueror in the first round at Roland-Garros last year – hailed his fellow Australian's performance as 'probably the most focused I've seen him for three straight sets'. Popyrin, who won the Roland-Garros boys' singles title eight years ago, has put behind his baffling poor record at the grand slam to now reach at least the third round at all four majors. Ruud's loss to Borges has presented Popyrin with a great opportunity to match his best grand slam result from last year's US Open, where he stunned Novak Djokovic in four sets to make the round of 16. Ruud, one of the world's best claycourters, revealed afterwards that he had dealt with a knee issue throughout the claycourt season. 'It's hopefully nothing too serious. For the last couple of weeks [since Monte-Carlo] I've been struggling a little bit with knee pain on and off,' Ruud said. 'That's why I decided to pull out of Geneva after Rome, do my best, and heal to [try and] be ready here … I decided to push through it doing some anti-inflammatory pills and painkillers to try to get rid of it, which has helped to a certain degree, but not enough.' This is a pivotal result for Popyrin, who is defending more than half his ranking points in the second half of this year, including his monumental Montreal Masters 1000 title. He was a junior peer of Australia's top-ranked player Alex de Minaur and they both spent time honing their talents abroad growing up, but he has largely lived in his tenacious countryman's shadow. Even if that remains the case, Popyrin is making a strong case to be Australian tennis' Robin as the 'Special Ks', Nick Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, again nurse injuries that sidelined them from Roland-Garros. Loading Popyrin is guaranteed to also be seeded at Wimbledon, which will greatly aid his hopes of again advancing to the third round there. Djokovic stopped him at the All England Club last year before Popyrin reversed his fortunes a few months later in New York. De Minaur, Adam Walton and Daria Kasatkina will try to emulate Popyrin's effort when they play their second-round matches on Thursday, against Alex Bublik, 16th-seeded Andrey Rublev and Leolia Jeanjean, respectively.
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USA Today
27-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Roland Garros: Tabilo [61st] vs. Popyrin [25th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
2025 Roland Garros: Tabilo [61st] vs. Popyrin [25th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview No. 61-ranked Alejandro Tabilo will face No. 25 Alexei Popyrin in the Roland Garros Round of 64 on Wednesday, May 28. Popyrin has -210 odds to win this match against Tabilo (+160). Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 2:35 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alexei Popyrin matchup info Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 64 Round of 64 Date: Wednesday, May 28 Wednesday, May 28 Court Surface: Clay Watch Roland Garros and more tennis on Fubo! Tabilo vs. Popyrin Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Tabilo has a 67.7% to win. Tabilo vs. Popyrin Betting Odds Tabilo vs. Popyrin matchup performance & stats
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to Watch Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alexei Popyrin at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel
How to Watch Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alexei Popyrin at the 2025 Roland Garros: Live Stream, TV Channel On Wednesday, Alejandro Tabilo (No. 61 in the world) takes on Alexei Popyrin (No. 25) in the Round of 64 at the Roland Garros. In his last match on Monday, Tabilo beat Arthur Cazaux in five sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, to move on past the Round of 128. Popyrin picked up a walkover win over Yoshihito Nishioka at the Roland Garros in his last scheduled match. Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo! Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alexei Popyrin: live stream info & TV channel Tournament: Roland Garros Roland Garros Round: Round of 64 Round of 64 Date: Wednesday, May 28 Wednesday, May 28 Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo Court Surface: Clay Alejandro Tabilo vs. Alexei Popyrin matchup stats In seven tournaments on clay over the past year, Tabilo has gone 2-7. Tabilo has won 66.1% of his service games on clay over the past 12 months and 26.7% of his return games. Tabilo has converted 40.0% of his break-point opportunities on clay (22 of 55) over the past 12 months. In his most recent tournament (the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters), Tabilo was beaten by Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 on April 10, in the Round of 16. The 25-year-old Popyrin, who is looking for his first tournament title on clay in 2025, is 8-8 over the past 12 months on that surface. While playing on clay surfaces, Popyrin has a 75.7% winning percentage in service games and a 21.1% winning percentage in return games. On clay Popyrin is 62nd in break point winning percentage (33.0%) after going 37-for-112. On May 22, Popyrin was defeated by No. 90-ranked Cameron Norrie, 6-7, 4-6, in the quarterfinal of the Gonet Geneva Open, his most recent tournament. Tabilo vs. Popyrin futures odds Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:57 PM ET. Tabilo Odds to Win the 2025 Roland Garros: +35000 +35000 Popyrin Odds to Win the 2025 Roland Garros: +30000 Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:57 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
