Safety pin! All about the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open

The action continues this Sunday at the 2024 Australian Open. The world’s best tennis players take to the court at Melbourne Park in search of the final places in the quarter-finals. All games are exclusively on ESPN and STAR+.

Daniil Medvedev (No. 3 in the ATP rankings) will meet the Portuguese for the first time Nuno Borges (69°). The Russian will be looking to reach the top eight of the Australian Open for the fourth time in his career (finalist 2021-2023), while an opponent who has never advanced beyond the second round at a Grand Slam tournament tries to extend one of his best moments his career.

Hubert Hurkacz (9th place) will advance to the 1/8 finals against another publication sensation: Arthur Cazeau France (122nd place). The 21-year-old landed in Melbourne without a single Grand Slam victory and enjoyed great success during his stay, eliminating Holger Rune. The winners of both matches will meet in the quarterfinals.

On the other side, Alexander Zverev (6th place) vs. Cameron Norrie (22nd) plays the fifth chapter of a rivalry in which the German is the undisputed protagonist with four wins to zero for the British. While the Hamburg native is seeking his eleventh Grand Slam quarter-final appearance, the South African native will be making his third (SF Wimbledon and QF US Open 2022). Whoever wins will find with Carlos Alcaraz (2nd place) or Miomir Kecmanovic (60th place).

From the women’s side, Ocean Doding (ranked 95th) will face Zheng Qingwen (ranked 15th)., both had the best Australian Open results of their careers, with the Chinese starting with an advantage thanks to the 2-1 lead they had in their head-to-head matches. The winner will be crossed with the winner of the cross between Jasmine Paolini (31st place) and Anna Kalinskaya (75th place)and also the holder of the most outstanding professional experience in participating in an event of this scale.

Finally, Elina Svitolina (23rd place) and Linda Noskova (50th place) They will meet in the round of 16 to gain classification in the last eight competitions. The winner will go up against Victoria Azarenka (22nd place) or Dayana Yastremskaya (93rd place).

The aforementioned 16-match round begins this Sunday at 10:00 pm (Argentina and Chile), 8:00 pm (Colombia and Peru) and 7:00 pm (Mexico).

All 2024 Australian Open activity exclusively on ESPN and STAR+.