Vukic, Popyrin declare bragging rights in all-Aussie battles | 12 June, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Two Australians have superior to the second spherical on the Rosmalen Grass Court docket Championships in what was their first ever tour-level conferences with fellow Sydney-siders.

Alexei Popyrin bought his grass-court season off to a powerful begin along with his 6-4 6-4 win over Rinky Hijikata in a single hour and 20 minutes.

The battle began in Hijikata’s favour on the Dutch grass, as he took the early break within the opening set and raced out to a 3-0 lead.

Nonetheless, Popyrin served strongly when required and gained 79 per cent of first-serve factors, while saving all 4 of Hijikata’s break level alternatives for the rest of the competition.

Popyrin snaps a four-match dropping streak from his clay-court season, and strikes into the second spherical of an occasion for the sixth time this yr the place he’ll face world No.13 Tommy Paul.

In the meantime in one other all-Aussie conflict, Aleksandar Vukic scooped his third main-draw win on grass for his profession on the expense of compatriot Max Purcell.

Vukic recorded 11 aces and 25 winners in a powerful show for his first match of his profession in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

The world No.87 is ready to face No.4 seed Karen Khachanov within the second spherical.

Popyrin and Vukic take the full of Aussie males within the second spherical to 3, as they be part of the highest seed Alex de Minaur who acquired a first-round bye.

Aussies in motion – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) d Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 6-4 6-4
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) d Max Purcell (AUS) 6-3 7-6(5)
Milos Raonic (CAN) d [8] Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3 6-4
[7] Sebastian Korda (USA) d [Q] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) 6-4 7-6(4)

Girls’s singles, first spherical
[3] Ekaterina Alexandrova d Arina Rodionova (AUS) 6-3 6-4

COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v  [LL] Zizou Bergs (BEL)
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [2] Tommy Paul (USA)
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [4] Karen Khachanov 

Males’s doubles, first spherical
[4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Ryan Seggerman (USA)/Patrik Trhac (USA)
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v [3] Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Henry Patten (GBR)

Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Mackenzie McDonald (USA) v TBD

Stuttgart, Germany

Throughout the border into Germany, James Duckworth has continued his stellar qualifying type into the principle draw of the Stuttgart Open with a powerful opening-round victory.

Duckworth defeated fellow qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert from France 6-4 7-6(2) to advance to the second spherical of a tour-level occasion for the fourth time this yr.

Regardless of the Frenchman firing off 20 aces within the two-set contest, the Aussie solely made three unforced errors for the match, and managed to carry on to grind out a win.

Duckworth has a giant job forward of him on the grass as he takes on the big-serving world No.14 Ben Shelton within the second spherical.

Aussies in motion – Stuttgart

RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) d [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-6(2)

COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v [2] Ben Shelton (USA)

Nottingham, Nice Britain

Ellen Perez alongside American companion Nicole Melichar-Martinez have gotten their grass-court season off to a flying begin with a complete 6-2 6-2 win within the opening spherical on the WTA 250 occasion in Nottingham.