Australian Open daily program
Carlos Alcaraz he will have to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time to begin counting the world number one, who is defended by the tournament’s defending champion, Novak Djokovic. If it debuted on a historic Sunday, the Spaniard would have to wait another couple of days to start the game at Melbourne Park.
This is a special debut for the Murcian, who at the age of 20 will officially open the season, competing directly in Grand Slam tournaments. The training sessions and a couple of exhibition performances were a filming opportunity for him to measure his strength against the Frenchman. Richard Gasquetgreat sacrifice of a generation Rafael Nadal.
Alcaraz He is the overwhelming favorite against the 37-year-old, ranked 131st in the world, who will consider retiring at the next Roland Garros. The precedent between them is favorable for Murcia on the clay of Umag 2021, 6-2 and 6-2.
In this beginning there is a newness, an unprecedented factor that you will have to deal with. Carlos Alcarazwho will meet with the “big one” without his main referent, his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who reluctantly remained in Villena due to recent knee surgery. “It will be difficult,” admits the tennis player, who travels all year with the Valencian, who on rare occasions gives up his place either Antonio Martinez Cascales oa Samuel Lopez, who will technically accompany Charlie. “I trust him 100 percent,” he says of the injured coach’s typical coach. Pablo Carreno.
He returns to Australia for the third time after being out due to injury in 2023. His best finish is the third round of 2022 – a very low bar for the US Open and Wimbledon champion, who at least reached the semi-finals in his last Grand Slam tournament.
The night shift will end on Tuesday in Melbourne around 21:00 and 11:00 Spanish Peninsular and Central European time. Depending on how long the meeting lasts Elena Rybakina and Karolina Plisovaat headquarters from 9 am.
The tournament can be seen on television and streaming on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, as well as on platforms that have an agreement with these channels, such as Movistar Plus+. You can also follow him through live broadcasts and news Mundo Deportivo website.
Match program this Tuesday
1
Rod Laver Arena
02:00 hours
Iga Swiatek (POL/1)-Sofia Kenin (USA)
(not earlier than 04:00 hours)
Holger Rune (DIN/8)-Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan)
(09:00 hours)
Elena Rybakina (KAZ/3)-Karolina Plishkova (CHE)
Richard Gasquet (France)-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/2)
2
Margaret Court Arena
02:00 hours
Albert Ramos (ESP)-Casper Ruud (NOR/11)
Camilio Giorgi (Italy) – Victoria Azarenka (BLR/18)
(no earlier than 9:00 am).)
Alexander Zverev (ALE/6)-Dominic Köpfer (ALE)
Rebecca Marino (Canada/Q) – Jessica Pegula (USA/5)
3
John Kane Arena
01:00 hours
Sloane Stephens (USA)-Olivia Gadeki (Australia/World Cup)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/13)-Marton Fucsovics (Hungary)
Sebastian Ofner (Austria) – Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)
(no earlier than 9:00 am)
Petra Martic (CRO)-Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia)
4
Track 13
01:00 hours
Bernabe Zapata (Spain)-Jiri Legecka (CHE)
5
Track 17
01:00 hours
Laszlo Djere (SRB) – Arthur Caso (FRA/WC)
Hello Minnen (BEL)-Clara Towson (DIN)
Cristina Buxa (Spain)-Anna Blinkova (RUS)