Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Chris O’Connell are relishing their alternatives on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Miami.
Miami, USA, 25 March 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin have each loved second-round victories on the Miami Open, and can eye off a spot within the fourth spherical, to affix fellow New South Welshman Chris O’Connell.
Alex de Minaur moved into the third spherical with a convincing win over former world No.52 Kwon Quickly-woo 6-3 6-2.
De Minaur had full management of the competition, hitting 20 winners within the victory that took him one hour and 17 minutes.
The consequence comes as an amazing turnaround from final time the pair met in 2022, the place the Korean strongly prevailed in Tokyo.
The highest-ranked Aussie improves to a document of 18 wins and 6 losses for the season, and can subsequent play twenty fourth seed Jan-Lennard Struff within the third spherical.
A giant consequence additionally for Alexei Popyrin who takes down twenty sixth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4 in a promising efficiency.
It was a case of profitable the factors that mattered most for the world No.45, who managed to interrupt Lehecka’s serve late in every of their units.
That is Popyrin’s third top-30 for the win for the season and a promising return after an stomach harm compelled him to withdraw from Dubai and Indian Wells.
The Aussie will subsequent face in-form Hungarian Fabian Marozsan for the primary time in his profession.
> VIEW: Miami Open males’s singles draw
Forward of the pack and already shifting into the fourth spherical, is fellow Sydneysider Chris O’Connell.
The world No.66 fought by way of a good two-set battle towards native wildcard Martin Damm Jr 7-6(5) 7-6(5).
O’Connell was spectacular in his capability to carry serve, as he saved 9 break factors for the match, to shut out every set in a tiebreak.
Bettering on a career-best ATP Masters 1000 lead to Miami, O’Connell will face reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner within the fourth spherical.
Aussies in motion – Miami
RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Kwon Quickly-woo (KOR) 6-3 6-2
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d [26] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 6-4 6-4
Males’s singles, third spherical
Chris O’Connell (AUS) d Martin Damm Jr. (USA) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[4] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d Veronika Kudermetova/Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-2
Wang Xinyu (CHN)/Zheng Saisai (CHN) d [Alt] Daria Saville (AUS)/Magdalena Frech (POL) 5-7 7-5 [10-8]
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) d Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 4-6 7-6(4) [10-4]
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Ariel Behar (URU)/Adam Pavlasek (CZE) 6-4 7-5
[Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Sem Verbeek (NED) d Alexander Bublik (KAZ)/Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 7-6(8) 4-6 [10-5]
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Mate Pavic (CRO) d John Friends (AUS)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [24] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Fabian Marozsan (HUN)
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Girls’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Dayana Yastremska (UKR)/Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v Hugo Nys (MON)/Jan Zielinski (POL)
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [2] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Austin Krajicek (USA)
[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) v [3] Joe Salisbury (GBR)/Rajeev Ram (USA)
[Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Sem Verbeek (NED) v [8] Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Nikola Mektic (CRO)
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