Off the frame of the racket from Norrie and we’re finally at three games apiece, a real grind this fourth set already.
NO! The second serve is capitalised on and then Lestienne goes wide. Now game point after an epic rally! Some big shots there, arching across court. Stunning backhand from Lestienne, Norrie nets, deuce. Norrie wastes a break point chance, which would be massive here.īut Lestienne is outgunned here, another chance! The Briton smashes the ball into the crowd and acknowledges his fans, at nearly 1:30am local time, Norrie advances, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3. He’s done it! The angle was superb as Norrie went across court and Lestienne couldn’t pick it up diving low. Norrie's fans grow louder and louder, and the Briton roars too after a vital break.Ī tidy second serve, but Lestienne finds the baseline with the return, and Norrie goes long. Story continues Australian Open 2023 - Norrie 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 Lestienne - Game, Set, Match! Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal, who has been struggling with injury, suffered a shock second-round exit as the American Mackenzie McDonald eliminated the defending champion in straight sets, and the Spaniard said afterwards that he was feeling “mentally destroyed”.
Having returned from an ankle injury suffered in a warm-up event in Auckland, Raducanu was troubled by an abs problem after being broken at 2-1 and Gauff pounced, before fending off a late fightback by the 2021 Flushing Meadows champion to prevail.
Handed a prime-time slot on Rod Laver Arena following the retirements last year of champion Ash Barty and 23-times major winner Serena Williams, the torch-bearers of a new era pushed each other hard before Gauff edged ahead in the second set.
Coco Gauff battled past Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-6(4) on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Australian Open, but not before the two prodigies offered fans a good glimpse of what the future of women’s tennis could look like after an absorbing first clash.Ī lot is expected of French Open runner-up Gauff, who at 18 is two years younger than Raducanu but has not tasted the Grand Slam success the Briton did as a teenager, and the seventh seed saved three breakpoints to win a first set she controlled.
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