Australian Open 2023: order of play on Wednesday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
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MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
MELBOURNE : Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina shrugged off having to play Monday's Australian Open first round match on an outer court at Melbourne Park, saying she did not care where she competed as long as she can cap it off with confidence-boosting wins.
German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam saved 9 of 15 break points while posting a 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 upset of top-seeded Emma Raducanu in the second round of the Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz in Slovenia.
Anastasia Gasanova of Russia toppled No. 1 seed Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Chennai Open in India.
No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia dropped a first-set tiebreak before coming back to win a marathon over Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 on Monday in first-round action at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby in Granby, Quebec.
On a day where Wimbledon harked back to a bygone era, with a parade of legends to celebrate Centre Court’s 100th birthday and Cliff Richard singing Summer Holiday, Heather Watson also did her bit by resuscitating the role of plucky Brit. For all her occasional magic, the sheer number of gentle sighs – usually after a forehand failed to find its mark – told the story.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will meet wild card Tim van Rijthoven on Centre Court as Wimbledon enters the fourth round on Sunday. This year, the long-standing tradition of a mid-tournament rest day has been scrapped as home favourite Heather Watson is hoping to pull off another upset when she takes on Jule Niemeier before Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarez square off. Ad/> But arguably the match-up of the day is Djokovic vs Van Rijthoven.
Britain's Heather Watson will take on German Jule Niemeier in the first match on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday.