Alexei Popyrin has loved a dream Olympic debut in Paris opening with a singles win, whereas Matt Ebden and John Friends superior in doubles.
Paris, France, 29 July 2024 | tennis.com.au
World No.46 Alexei Popyrin scored Australia’s solely singles win on Sunday in his Olympic debut.
The 25-year-old defeated Chile’s world No.24 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 7-6(5) to maneuver by to the following spherical at Roland Garros.
“I’m feeling very blissful. I don’t assume it’s ever simple to debut in opposition to a participant like that,” Popyrin stated after the match.
“I’m very blissful that I bought the job achieved.
“I used to be pretty snug within the first set. I used to be serving nicely, holding my serves fairly simply. After which, within the second set I feel he discovered his rhythm slightly bit. I broke him fairly early on, after which it was a really topsy-turvy second set after which the tiebreaker completed it off.
“I’m blissful to get by it, it was a superb match in opposition to a superb opponent.”
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Requested if Olympics launched an entire new set of nerves, Popyrin stated: “The Olympics is huge, similar to Slams are. I feel simply being at Roland Garros, simply being right here, someplace I’ve been earlier than, calmed my nerves down slightly bit.”
Popyrin will subsequent face Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka. The 2 have solely met as soon as earlier than with Popyrin securing the victory in Umag final 12 months to win his second singles title.
In males’s doubles, Matt Ebden and John Friends moved by to the second spherical after overcoming Lebanon’s Hady Habib and Benjamin Hassan, 7-6(5) 6-2.
They may subsequent play Spanish pair Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers who defeated Italian prime seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in three units, 2-6 7-6(5) [10-7].
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On Monday, Popyrin will workforce up with Alex de Minaur to start their males’s doubles marketing campaign.
In girls’s singles, Ajla Tomljanovic fell to American world No.2 Coco Gauff 6-3 6-0 in entrance of an enormous crowd on Philippe Chatrier.
Twenty-two-year-old Olivia Gadecki, who acquired the last-minute call-up to singles after Anhelina Kalinina withdrew, was unable to beat Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, falling 6-4 6-1.
PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
Males’s singles
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d [16] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-3 7-6(5)
Girls’s singles
[2] Coco Gauff (USA) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-3 6-0
Arantxa Rus (NED) d Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 6-4 6-1
Males’s doubles
Matt Ebden / John Friends (AUS) d Hady Habib / Benjamin Hassan (LBN) 7-6(5) 6-2
[1/2] Two from 4 on day 2️⃣ of #Paris2024!
🎾🇦🇺 Matthew Ebden/John Friends d.🇱🇧 Hady Habib/Benjamin Hassan 7-6(5) 6-2
🎾🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin d. 🇨🇱 Nicholas Jarry (16) 6-3 7-6(5)📷 ITF photographs through Dubreuil/Kopatsch/Zimmer#AllezAUS | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/DRA5Gmbzgp
— AUS Olympic Crew (@AUSOlympicTeam) July 28, 2024
TENNIS: DAY 3 PREVIEW
Day 3 at Roland Garros will see Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin workforce up in males’s doubles in opposition to American No.4 seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
Monday may even see the combined doubles competitors start. Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez launch their marketing campaign in opposition to Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marcel Granollers of Spain.
Upcoming – Monday 30 July
Males’s doubles
Alex de Minaur / Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [4] Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) – Courtroom Simonne Mathieu
Blended doubles
Matt Ebden / Ellen Perez (AUS) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo / Marcel Granollers (ESP) – Courtroom 7
