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News.com.au
3 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Cruz Hewitt ‘valiant' in opening round French Open defeat
Cruz Hewitt has given a glimpse of his old man's famous fighting spirit in his first round match at the French Open. The son of Lleyton Hewitt had stormed through qualifying to secure a spot in the junior boys' tournament at Roland Garros. Watch every game of The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. Cruz took on Italian Pierluigi Basile overnight on Sunday in a hard fought match, ultimately going down 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-3. A very tight first set was claimed by Basile, who is two years older than Hewitt and higher in the world junior rankings. But the 16-year-old Aussie fought back to win the second set on Court No. 4, with Cruz revving up the crowd with a gritty performance reminiscent of his dad. Basile had too much firepower and went on to win the third set, claiming the marathon match in two hours and 10 minutes as Cruz fell short of the second round. The teenager made the second round of the Australian Open juniors in January, where he lost in the first round in qualifiers for the men's tournament. Tennis Australia said Hewitt, the world No. 41 junior, was 'valiant' in his first round loss, recording 10 aces in the defeat. There has been mixed success for Australia's contingent at the French Open, with Alex de Minaur losing in five sets in the second round to Alexander Bublik. Alexei Popyrin progressed to the fourth round before suffering a 6-3 6-3 6-3 defeat to American Tommy Paul. In the women's draw, newly adopted Australia Daria Kasatkina takes on Russian teen sensation Mirra Andreeva in the fourth round on Monday night (AEST). Another Aussie, Ty Host takes on the USA's Benjamin Willwerth in their boys' singles first round. In the girls' singles first round, Australia's Emerson Jones is the top seed and will take on American qualifier Capucine Jauffet. Jones, who has been mentioned as Ash Barty's successor, is aiming to reach her third junior grand slam final after reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open. Australian boys' No. 2 Ty Host opens his account against reigning Australian Open boys' finalist Benjamin Willwerth. Host hopes to become the first Australian boys' singles champion in France since Popyrin in 2017.
The Guardian
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Alexei Popyrin reaches French Open third round in fresh milestone
Alexei Popyrin has broken more fresh ground in his soaring career as he brightened up a gloomy day in Paris by reaching the third round of the French Open for the first time. But while the 25th seed was battling his way past Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 7-5 6-3 6-4 on a drizzle-splattered outside court, Ajla Tomljanovic's big date under the roof of Court Phillippe Chatrier turned into a bit of a damp squib as she succumbed 6-3 6-3 to 2024 finalist Jasmine Paolini. The two matches ended within 30 seconds of each other on Wednesday with Popyrin's delight at overcoming a potentially tricky hurdle in stark contrast to Tomljanovic's frustration at not being able to offer more of a threat to the Italian No 4 seed amid a second-set fightback. Popyrin, the lanky Sydneysider who made history last year by becoming the first Australian in a generation to win a Masters 1000 event, always held the initiative against Tabilo, a dangerous opponent on all surfaces who beat Novak Djokovic on clay in Rome last year. Sign up to Australia Sport Get a daily roundup of the latest sports news, features and comment from our Australian sports desk after newsletter promotion Having ended his six-match losing sequence at Roland Garros in the first round, Popyrin was left delighted to become the first Australian to advance to the last-32 this year – and so far without dropping a set.
The Advertiser
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Grim Aussie start but Joint venture lifts Paris gloom
Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA) Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA) Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA) Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA)
West Australian
25-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Grim Aussie start but Joint venture lifts Paris gloom
Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Grim Aussie start but Joint venture lifts Paris gloom
Australia's newest tennis champ Maya Joint has breezed into Paris with a giggle, a slight air of disbelief but the unshakeable confidence of a fearless teen who quite fancies the idea of shocking everyone again with her first deep run at a grand slam. And the sight of the freshly minted 19-year-old Morocco Open champ excitedly taking a first hit on the Roland Garros clay on Sunday after a "crazy" couple of days when she won her first two WTA titles, in singles and doubles, felt just the pick-me-up the Aussies needed after a gloomy opening day wipe-out at the French Open. Wildcards Destanee Aiava, and Tristan Schoolkate both succumbed in straight sets on Sunday to hardened claycourt denizens while Rinky Hijikata's attempt at playing David to the giant American Reilly Opelka's Goliath didn't play to script either. But the good news? There'll be one Australian winner at least on Monday with Joint facing Ajla Tomljanovic, the battle-hardened former No.1 who the youngster has long looked up to. Yet though Joint cut a shy figure, sounding still a little amazed at what she's just achieved, it didn't stop her musing confidently here on Sunday: "I've definitely gained a lot of confidence from Rabat. Yeah, I think I can do well this week." There's been nothing bashful about her performances on court. Inscrutable behind her tinted shades, she displays the crisp hitting and clear thinking of a ruthless tennis veteran. She looks and sounds like a teen, just doesn't play like one. "It's really exciting. I was here once before for a junior doubles match but I never played in junior singles, I lost in quallies," she beamed after jetting in on Sunday. "I was thinking about Paris all last week, even when I was winning in Rabat.' Playing her mate's not ideal, though. "We've trained together quite a bit, travelled together and we're good friends, so it'll definitely be a difficult match, but a good match," she said of the clash with Tomljanovic, 13 years her senior. There are comparisons between the pair's introduction to Australian tennis. Tomljanovic switched her allegiance from Croatia to take advantage of the support of Tennis Australia over a decade ago and so has the US born-and-raised Joint, who's flourished since moving to Queensland. "Ajla's definitely given me a lot of advice and guidance," said Joint. "She's been really helpful to me, and I'm really lucky to have her as a friend. So, it's definitely gonna be difficult, but I'm excited. She's someone I've looked up to." On Thursday, Tomljanovic was a set down in Rabat when she withdrew to protect an abdominal complaint, but Joint's the favourite, really at home on the clay. Indeed, could she be that rarest of things - an Australian natural clay-courter? "Maybe," laughed the daughter of an Aussie dad and German mum. "I really enjoy clay. My grandparents live in Germany, so I went over there a lot in the summers and trained on the surface, so I'm pretty comfortable on it." More comfortable than the two Aussie wildcards on their French Open debuts, with Aiava succumbing 7-5 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska and Schoolkate losing 6-4 6-2 6-2 to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. But Hijikata, who feels he's improved a lot on the surface, was left frustrated at going down to the tour's biggest man, the 2.11m, 102kg Opelka, 1-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3). AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY TWO OF THE FRENCH OPEN (Prefix denotes seeding) WOMEN (17) Daria Kasatkina v Katerina Siniakova (CZE) Kim Birrell v Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) Ajla Tomljanovic v Maya Joint Daria Saville v (7) Madison Keys (USA) MEN (25) Alexei Popyrin v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson v Jiri Lehecka (CZE) Aleksandar Vukic v (24) Karen Khachanov (RUS) Christopher O'Connell v (22) Ugo Humbert (FRA)
