On day five at the Australian Open, the favorites largely held their own. Eva Lys continues to write her fairy tale. Daniel Altmaier is eliminated, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz are in the second round in doubles.
Eva Lys continues to write her fairy tale
Eva Lys is becoming an increasingly happy loser. Ten minutes before the first round she found out that she had qualified after all and is now in the third round. After a nervous thriller against the Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, Lys won 6-4 in the 3rd set and can look forward to the greatest success of her career.
De Minaur makes the Australians happy
Australia has high hopes for its top player. Everything at the Australian Open is geared towards de Minaur, who doesn’t seem like he can’t cope with the pressure these days. Progression against Tristan Boyer was secured after three sets, now it’s against the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo. On Saturday. Australian tennis fans’ weekend plans are likely to include a fixed date.
Fritz races into the third round
Alexander Zverev won’t be too ungrateful that he could only play against Taylor Fritz in a possible final (yes, there is still a lot of water flowing down the Yarra River). Fritz defeats qualifier Cristian Garin in three sets. Next opponent: Gael Monfils. A match with popcorn potential.
Altmaier is subject to old masters
Daniel Altmaier led 5-3 against Gael Monfils after an excellent first three quarters of an hour. But then the 26-year-old got lost, became impatient and lost the set 5-7. Altmaier also missed opportunities in the third set and clearly lost in the end. A little fun fact: Gael Monfils has played against German professionals 63 times in his career. He won 49 of those matches. Monfils doesn’t have favorite opponents, he has favorite nations.
Rybakina focused on sport
A lot has been reported about Elena Rybakina and the suspension of her ex-and-now-back coach Stefano Vukov. But the Kazakh woman, seeded sixth at the Australian Open, seems to have put this anger behind her. Under the eyes of her current coach Goran Ivanisevic, she defeated “prodigy” Iva Jovic safely in two sets. The duel against Dayana Yastremska in the third round should be very interesting.
Hurkacz out without applause
Hubert Hurkacz is experiencing a difficult start to the 2025 season. After not finishing the end of the 2024 season as desired with many injury problems, he will not be in form in 2025 either. In the second round he lost to Miomir Kecmanovic in three sets after a poor performance, but also had to play with a foot injury.
Swiatek is in a hurry
Iga Swiatek made little fuss about advancing to the third round. The second seeded Pole clearly won in two sets against the Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova. Things could get a lot more interesting against Emma Raducanu in the third round. The Brit won against Amanda Anisimova.
“Krapütz” with a successful start
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz started successfully in the men’s doubles competition. They were never challenged by David Goffin and Alexandre Muller and won easily in two sets. Krawietz/Pütz should be counted among the favorites in the tournament. Some doubles were hit yesterday and today.
Yastremska continues on the road to success
Dayana Yastremska is under pressure to defend her points from last year when she stormed into the semi-finals. Montenegrin Danka Kovinic was no hurdle, Yastremska remained victorious in under an hour. The next opponent is Elena Rybakina or the young American Iva Jovic