On Monday, January 24, the final matches of the 1/8 finals took place Australian Open in tennis, as a result of which all participants in the next stage of the tournament were determined.
The second racket of the world, Russian Daniil Medvedev the day before played in three hours and 30 minutes American Maxim Cressy (No. 70 ATP rankings) and in the quarterfinals will meet with Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 9). Also in the 1/4 finals of the men’s singles will play:
Gael Monfils (France, No. 20) – Matteo Berrettini (Italy, No. 7);
Denis Shapovalov (Canada, No. 14) – Rafael Nadal (Spain, No. 5);
Yannick Sinner (Italy, No. 10) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, No. 4).
None of the Russians reached the quarterfinals in the women’s tournament, and they will argue for reaching the semifinals:
Ashleigh Barty (Australia, No. 1 WTA ranking) – Jessica Pegula (USA, No. 21);
Barbora Kreychikova (Czech Republic, No. 4) – Madison Keys (USA, No. 51);
Daniel Collins (USA, #30) – Alize Cornet (France, No. 61);
Iga Sventek (Poland, No. 9) – Kaia Kanepi (Estonia, No. 115).
Recall that the quarterfinal confrontations are scheduled for January 25 and 26. The first Grand Slam tournament of the season takes place in Melbourne and ends on January 30th. The total prize fund of the competition is $54 million.
The current Australian Open men’s singles champion is Serbian Novak Djokovic, and in the female Naomi Osaka from Japan.