World No.9 Alex de Minaur is into the third round at the All England Club. His next opponent is Frenchman Lucas Pouille, a potentially dangerous opponent who has also reached the world’s top 10.
Alex de Minaur cruised into the third round with a straight set victory over Spain’s Jaume Munar on Thursday night.Before that, Australia’s number one hope at the tournament defeated countryman James Duckworth in the first round 7-6 , 7-6 , 7-6 .Alex de Minaur is through to the third round.It is impossible not to know the world’s most famous tennis tournament is on when you stroll through Wimbledon Village.
Wimbledon, for the uninitiated, is perched in south-west London and effectively broken into two parts: Wimbledon Village is a posh, exclusive area at the top of a hill, while the Wimbledon town centre is at the bottom.There are the usual in-your-face billboards and advertising from the time you step off the train at Wimbledon station, or arrive in any other way.
That is one of the few similarities with the vibe around Melbourne’s Australian Open, which is held in the heart of a heaving city, rather than tucked in an aristocratic suburb. Otherwise, these two grand slams are wildly different beyond even the locales, starting with private club versus a tennis centre, and Wimbledon’s pure tennis focus contrasted with Melbourne Park’s increasingly eclectic fusion of tennis and festival entertainment.Hello and welcome back to our Wimbledon live blog.The Demon’s match is thankfully at a reasonable hour for us back home in Australia, scheduled for 8.00pm AEST.
But if you’re in for a late one, fellow Aussie Alexei Popyrin will be facing off against Novak Djokovic at 1.45am.
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