Rafael Nadal is still on course for a record 21st Grand Slam title. The Spaniard defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the round of 16 of the Australian Open yesterday after a very tight first set 7: 6 (14), 6: 2, 6: 2. The hit against Alexander Zverev fell through, the German lost to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 3: 6, 6: 7 (5), 3: 6.
For Zverev, who after Olympic victory and triumph at the ATP Finals finally wanted to win his first major, the dream at one of the four major tournaments burst again prematurely. “I could sit here right now and say, ‘I have a cold and something else?’ But no, I’m always very honest. I don’t have anything. I’ve just had a shitty week, to be honest,” he said 24-year-old hamburger.
Like Nadal 35, Gael Monfils is also flying high: The Frenchman, who is looked after by Günter Bresnik and on site again by Richard Ruckelshausen from Vienna, defeated the Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 7: 5, 7: 6 (4), 6: 3. For the first time since 2016, Monfils in Melbourne is in this tournament phase.
For women, Ashleigh Barty is marching towards her first major title in her home country. She has only lost 15 games in four games so far and had no problems in the 6: 4, 6: 3 against Amanda Anisimova (USA).
Source: Nachrichten
