Rinky Hijikata is amongst eight Australians scheduled to compete on day seven at Wimbledon 2024.
London, Nice Britain, 7 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Australian doubles duo Rinky Hijikata and John Friends have been allotted a characteristic courtroom for the second time this week at Wimbledon 2024.
After spoiling Andy Murray’s Centre Court docket farewell of their opening spherical, the first-time pairing are actually trying to upset the world’s most in-form group on grass.
Hijikata and Friends open play at No.3 Court docket on day seven, taking up world No.12 Neal Skupski and world No.20 Michael Venus within the second spherical of the boys’s doubles competitors.
The ninth seeds are unbeaten in 9 matches on grass this season, after sweeping back-to-back ATP titles at Queen’s Membership and Eastbourne.
“There are not any straightforward matches on the market,” acknowledged Friends, who used to associate Venus. “We’ll take it to them and see what degree we will carry. It is going to be one other thrilling match and hopefully a variety of enjoyable.”
Max Purcell is amongst 4 Australians scheduled to compete in opening-round matches within the blended doubles competitors. The 26-year-old is reuniting with Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, who he made the US Open blended doubles semifinals alongside in 2021.
“She is among the greatest hitters in girls’s tennis, so it’s good to have a associate that may maintain her personal,” Purcell mentioned of the Australian Open 2024 singles semifinalist.
“(However) you can’t take blended too severely, it needs to be enjoyable as a result of you haven’t any concept what will occur.”
Matt Ebden and Ellen Perez are the highest seeds within the blended doubles draw, changing into the primary all-Australian group to have this honour since Todd Woodbridge and Rennae Stubbs in 2001.
The highest 10-ranked Jones siblings, Hayden and Emerson, additionally start their Wimbledon campaigns within the junior singles competitions.
Wimbledon is broadcast stay in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting from 7.30pm AEST.
Aussies in motion on day seven:
Males’s doubles, second spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/John Friends (AUS) v [9] Neal Skupski (GBR)/Michael Venus (NZL), No.3 Court docket, first match (from 8pm AEST)
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v [3] Rajeev Ram (USA)/Joe Salisbury (GBR), Court docket 12, second match (not earlier than 9pm AEST)
Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
[3] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Timea Babos (HUN)/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR), Court docket 12, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Blended doubles, first spherical
[1] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Ellen Perez (AUS) v Andres Molteni (ARG)/Asia Muhammad (USA), Court docket 15, fourth match
John Friends (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v [3] Mate Pavic (CRO)/Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR), Court docket 16, fourth match
Max Purcell (AUS)/Dayana Yastremska (UKR) v Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Ena Shibahara (JPN), Court docket 18, fourth match
Boys’ singles, first spherical
[7] Hayden Jones (AUS) v Trevor Svajda (USA), Court docket 11, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Women’ singles, first spherical
[3] Emerson Jones (AUS) v [Q] Shiho Tsujioka (JPN), Court docket 11, fifth match
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2024 day seven schedule
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