Brisbane Worldwide introduced by Evie—Australia
Opelka Reaches Brisbane Closing; Osaka Advances to Auckland Closing; Nishikori Makes Hong Kong Closing
Towering American Reilly Opelka withstood 10 aces from his opponent and added 12 of his personal to advance to the Brisbane Worldwide ultimate on Saturday. Defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-3, 7-6(4), Opelka wanted one hour and 26 minutes to advance.
Defeating Nick Kyrgios and Frances Tiafoe en-route to the semifinals, Perricard might be ranked No. 30 on Monday.
Opelka, who defeated high seed Novak Djokovic on Friday, might be searching for his fifth profession title on Sunday towards Jiri Lehecka.
Lehecka superior when defending champion and No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov was compelled to retire trailing 6-4, 4-4.
Opelka and Lehecka have by no means performed on Tour.
On the ladies’s aspect, high seed Aryna Sabalenka will look to start out her 2025 season off in fashion when she faces Polina Kudermetova in Sunday’s ultimate.
Defeating No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday, Sabalenka might be aiming for her 18th Tour title.
Kudermetova ousted Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 6-3 to achieve the finals. She might be aiming to win her third profession title towards Sabalenka.
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ASB Traditional—Auckland, New Zealand
Japanese star Naomi Osaka took one step nearer to claiming her eighth profession Tour title on Saturday, defeating Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-2.
Osaka hit 4 aces and gained 75 % of her first serve factors in the course of the one hour and 11 minute affair.
The 27-year-old will subsequent face No. 5 seed Clara Tauson from Denmark in Sunday’s ultimate. Tauson ousted Robin Montgomery from america 6-4, 6-3.
Tauson additionally defeated high seed Madison Keys 6-4, 7-6(4) within the quarterfinals.
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Financial institution of China Hong Kong Tennis Open—Hong Kong
Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori raced into his twenty seventh profession ultimate on Saturday in Hong Kong, China, advancing after his opponent Juncheng Shang was compelled to retire at 4-3 within the first set with an sickness.
Nishikori, who might be aiming to win his thirteenth profession title, will subsequent face Alexandre Muller from France in Sunday’s ultimate.
Muller defeated Jaume Munar 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 earlier within the day. The 27-year-old additionally dismissed No. 4 seed Arthur Fils within the quarterfinals.
Muller might be enjoying in his second profession title match after dropping within the Marrakech, Morocco ultimate in 2023 to Roberto Carballes Baena.
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