“We’ve got some surprise things happening tomorrow,” Tiley said on Wednesday morning. Speaking on Channel 9’s Today, Tiley revealed the Aussie stars will get a chance to strut their stuff in front of a larger audience on centre court when they come up against Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos and Spain’s Marcel Granollers on Thursday.Īustralian of the Year Dylan Alcott will also play his final professional tennis match on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday, immediately after Kyrgios and Kokkinakis. Melbourne Park spectators can’t get enough of Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, with their antics becoming one of the highlights of the grand slam. 1 seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in straight sets, the “Special Ks” have made Kia Arena their fortress this week. Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has confirmed the Australian duo of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis will play their men’s doubles semi-final on Rod Laver Arena.Īfter defeating world No. 1 Ash Barty will play American Madison Keys in the other semi-final. I don't ever remember seeing Swiatek this frustrated and over-wrought on a tennis court.- Matt Trollope January 26, 2022īut after three hours in the hot sun, Swiatek completed the comeback, taking the third set 6-3 to book a semi-finals date with 27th seed Danielle Collins.Īussie world No. However, in yet another twist in the topsy-turvy second set, Kanepi broke serve once again to force a tie-break - Swiatek held her nerve to win the decider and set up a mouth-watering third set. Kanepi’s dominance continued in the second set, with the Estonian immediately breaking serve - but in a stunning shift of momentum, Swiatek claimed a double break to go ahead 3-1. In warm conditions on Rod Laver Arena, 36-year-old Kanepi raced ahead of her opponent in the opening set, quickly securing a double break.īut Swiatek saved six set points before Kanepi landed the decisive blow to win the first set 6-4. Kanepi needed seven set points to get the job done, but she finally claimed the first set. The loss denies Kanepi her first ever grand slam semi-final, having made the quarters for the seventh time, as she made it this deep at the Australian Open for the first time. Swiatek screamed in delight after claiming the victory in a major come from behind win. The women’s semi-finals are locked in as seventh seed Iga Swiatek claimed a three-hour thriller against Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi. 2 seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the semi-final on Thursday afternoon.Įbden and Purcell will be joined by popular Australian duo Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the top four - it’s the first time since 1985 that there will be two Aussie pairings in the Australian Open men’s doubles semi-finals. In stunning scenes at Melbourne Park, Ebden and Purcell won the tie-break 10-6 to qualify for the semi-finals. 10 seeded duo Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.Īfter losing the opening set on Show Court Arena, the Aussies held their nerve to force a decisive third set, which went to super tie-break. XrTSJfH39T- José Morgado January 26, 2022Īustralian doubles pair Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden have secured a thrilling three-set victory in their quarter-final against No. Stefanos Tsitsipas plays one of the best matches I've ever seen him play to easily beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and reach a 3rd #AusOpen semifinal in four years. That’s as good as I’ve seen Tsitsipas in quite a long time. Sam Groth agreed: “He bullied him around the court in this one, that’s for sure. “That was a real statement to the guys that are left that he has found his form.” Stefanos Tsitsipas never let him play at all. The match was taken out of his hands at the very beginning on his opening service game. “Jannik Sinner will look back and say, ‘What could I have done better? Not too much today’. “Everything was in order,” Woodbridge said on Nine’s coverage. Tsitsipas will play Daniil Medvedev in the semi finals.Īussie legend Todd Woodbridge said he believed the match has played Tsitsipas into top form. “He certainly told me ‘I don’t see you playing in Australia’ but I proved him wrong.” “I’m pretty sure my doctor is watching right now, he has been sending me texts after every single game, Frank, we both didn’t expect for me to participate at the Australian Open, it was not part of our plan,” he said. Tsitsipas opened up on his comeback from an elbow injury after the match, as he didn’t think he’d even be able to play at the Open. I will remember this for the documentary ð - SaÅ¡a Ozmo January 26, 2022
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