The in-form Alexei Popyrin is amongst seven Australians scheduled to compete on day seven at US Open 2024.
New York, USA, 1 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers
As Alexei Popyrin hits gorgeous new heights on court docket at US Open 2024, the in-form Australian is profitable a legion of recent followers as nicely.
“It was fairly superb to really feel the group on my aspect,” the 25-year-old acknowledged after gorgeous world No.2 Novak Djokovic within the third spherical of the boys’s singles competitors.
“I managed to type of win them over in the direction of the tip of the match.”
Nevertheless, as Popyrin seems to proceed his career-best Grand Slam run, he may need extra bother charming the Flushing Meadows crowd when he performs American favorite Frances Tiafoe for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Popyrin’s fourth-round match with the world No.20, who he describes as “a extremely good pal”, headlines the Arthur Ashe Stadium evening session on day seven.
“We get alongside rather well off the court docket, [so] it will likely be fascinating to play in opposition to him,” Popyrin stated.
“He’s a really tough participant. Most likely has the most effective arms on tour, comes into the online rather a lot, likes to combine it up. That’s going to be the powerful half.”
World No.28 Popyrin enters the match with brimming confidence, having received 9 of his previous 10 matches. This consists of an unbelievable six victories in opposition to top-20 opponents.
Though Popyrin usually practises with 26-year-old Tiafoe, this shall be their first skilled assembly.
“There was a couple of occasions the place I’ve misplaced the spherical earlier than having to play Frances, and he’s at all times telling me, ‘Man, why do you retain dropping earlier than we play one another?” Popyrin laughed.
“Fortunately this time I used to be capable of do it and hopefully it will likely be a very good match.”
An additional 4 Australians, together with top-10 stars Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez, are scheduled to compete in doubles matches on day seven at Flushing Meadows.
Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell will look to proceed their profitable run within the males’s doubles competitors as nicely.
Principal-draw motion within the US Open Junior Championships additionally begins, with Gold Coast siblings Hayden and Emerson Jones main the Aussie cost.
The 16-year-old Emerson is the highest seed within the ladies’ singles draw, making her the highest-seeded Australian on this occasion since Ash Barty was the No.3 seed in 2011.
The US Open is broadcast stay in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting from 1am AEST (from Monday 2 September).
Aussies in motion on day seven:
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[28] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [20] Frances Tiafoe (USA), Arthur Ashe Stadium, evening session, first match (from 9am AEST)
Males’s doubles, third spherical
[2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [16] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/Andres Molteni (ARG), Court docket 5, third match
[7] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)/Francisco Cabral (POR), Grandstand, third match
Blended doubles, second spherical
Sander Gille (BEL)/Ellen Perez (AUS) v [WC] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (USA)/Ashlyn Krueger (USA), Grandstand, fourth match
Ladies’ singles, first spherical
[1] Emerson Jones (AUS) v [Q] Maya Iyengar (USA), Court docket 4, first match (from 1am AEST)
Boys’ singles, first spherical
[7] Hayden Jones (AUS) v [WC] Dominick Mosejczuk (USA), Court docket 4, second match
> VIEW: Full US Open 2024 day seven schedule
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