Protesters will be allowed to wear “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts at the Australian Open in a backflip by Tennis Australia in the wake of public criticism.
The Australian demolished his opponent - Britain’s Andy Lapthorne - 6-3, 6-0 as he looks to end his incredible career with one more title.”I want to give a big shout out to Andy,” Alcott said afterwards. “We just had a big embrace at the net. I got a bit emotional. He is a beautiful man.“Andy started before I did. We are the same age. First Grand Slam on a centre court was with this man, Andy Lapthorne.
Alcott will retire at the end of this Australian Open so here’s to hoping he beats Lapthorne and secures his spot in the final.Nadal is the last-standing Australian Open singles winner as he chases his second crown at Melbourne Park, 13 years after his first in 2009. “I mean, we are used to it, and it’s a little bit different than playing against a righty, but that’s it. That’s how it is, no?“The way to approach the match always is a little bit different, but at the end, what you think is about play yourself the best way possible.”Sometimes rain halts play at the tennis. But we solved that problem by putting roofs on the major showcourts.
Danil Medvedev had a scare in his fourth round clash with Maxime Cressy but the world No 2 seemed to be more peeved with the fact he’d been booted to a lesser court for the second consecutive match. “When you play on a smaller court it’s tougher to play somebody who does serve and volley than on a bigger court. It’s like same in Wimbledon, I haven’t even played on Centre, because I don’t count the fifth set which I played after the rain, after being put on Court 2
The second seed saved four match points before losing 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 , sending down 15 double faults as the problem that has plagued her all tournament reared its head again.
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