Miomir Kecmanovic had never gotten past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament before – after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6: 4, 6: 7/8, 6: 2, 7: 5, the tennis player from Serbia is now surprisingly in the round of 16 Australian Open. The 23-year-old can hardly believe his luck, as he was actually drawn against Novak Djokovic, who has since been expelled from the country. “It’s unbelievable. A week ago I was supposed to play against the number one in the world and hardly had a chance and now I’m in the last 16,” said Kecmanovic, who meets Gael Monfils (Fra) in the night to tomorrow. He recently had no contact with Djokovic: “I think he’s still recovering from everything and I really didn’t want to bother him.”
As has now become known, Andrei Rublev had entered Australia with a corona positive. The Russian, who meets Marin Cilic today, confirmed that it was already fading away. As a result, the vaccinated fifth in the world rankings should actually have had an exemption.
While Naomi Osaka was eliminated, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev are in the round of 16.
Source: Nachrichten
