Australian gamers John Millman and Alex de Minaur will meet within the second spherical on the ATP Masters 1000 match at Indian Wells.
Indian Wells, USA, 12 March 2022 | Leigh Rogers
John Millman has made essentially the most of a fortunate loser spot within the Indian Wells males’s singles draw, defeating world No.58 Jan-Lennard Struff in first-round motion immediately.
The 32-year-old Australian, a late addition when Belarusian Ilya Ivashka withdrew from the match earlier immediately, posted a 7-6(6) 6-4 victory towards Struff.
It propels world No.77 Millman right into a second-round showdown with compatriot and good good friend Alex de Minaur.
World No.31 De Minaur, who obtained a first-round bye, has gained all three of their earlier tour-level conferences.
Jordan Thompson continued the profitable run for Australian gamers within the Californian desert, scoring a hard-fought victory towards Belgium’s David Goffin. The 27-year-old Aussie recorded a 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) first-round win towards the previous world No.7.
Thompson gallantly recovered from a 4-6 1-3 deficit, charging again to win the two-hour and 44-minute battle and e book a second-round assembly with No.33 seed Grigor Dimitrov.
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios additionally loved a profitable doubles reunion. Contesting their first match collectively since sensationally claiming the Australian Open title in January, the Particular Ok’s posted a 7-5 1-6 [10-2] win towards world No.22 Ivan Dodig and world No.41 Marcelo Melo.
Double Hassle 😈@TKokkinakis/@NickKyrgios proceed their profitable methods, scooping up a win over Dodig/Melo 7-5, 1-6, 10-2#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/n3jv9HFKWN
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 12, 2022
In girls’s singles motion, Romanian Sorana Cirstea ended the profitable run of Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic. The No.26-seeded Cirstea recorded a 6-4 7-5 victory of their second-round conflict.
Tomljanovic continues to be alive within the doubles draw, the place she is teaming up with Greece’s Maria Sakkari. The duo recorded a three-set victory within the opening spherical immediately.
Storm Sanders has additionally began her doubles marketing campaign strongly, scoring a first-round win alongside American associate Caroline Dolehide.
Aussies in motion – Indian Wells
TODAY’S RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS) d David Goffin (BEL) 4-6 7-5 7-6(3)
[LL] John Millman (AUS) d Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6(6) 6-4
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[26] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-4 7-5
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) 7-5 1-6 [10-2]
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[8] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) d Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-1 4-6 [10-7]
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Maria Sakkari (GRE) d Petra Martic (CRO)/Shelby Rogers (USA) 4-6 6-4 [10-2]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
[29] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [LL] John Millman (AUS)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [33] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [32] Federico Delbonis (ARG)
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) v [9] Ons Jabeur (TUN)
[LL] Astra Sharma (AUS) v [13] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[5] John Friends (AUS)/Filip Polasek (SVK) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [WC] John Isner (USA)/Jack Sock (USA)
Girls’s doubles, second spherical
[8] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) v Madison Keys (USA)/Jessica Pegula (USA)
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Maria Sakkari (GRE) v [3] Coco Gauff (USA)/Caty McNally (USA)
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