Aus Open 2024 : Alcaraz , Medvedev , Zeverev move to quarters

 



The top favourites for the day has moved to the quarter final round of the Australia open tennis 2024 .  Hot favourite  Carlos Alcaraz blew away M. Kecmanović in straight sets  6-4, 6-4 , 6-0 in style .


However it was not that easy for Daniil Medvedev.  The US open 2024 runner up had to fight for 4 sets before getting past N Borges  who after losing 2 sets , fought stubbornly to win the 3rd set  but Medvedev was too good in the 4th to finally win  6-4 , 7-6 (7-4) , 5-7 , 6-1 .



Alexander Zverev had a cracking 5 setter vs a formidable  Norrie of UK . Zeverev won the 1st set 7-5 but lost the 2nd set  6-3 . He regained his momentum to win the third 6-3 but lost the 4th to a stubborn Norrie  6-4 .


The gruelling 5th set with to a tie break and Zverev won it in style by 10-3 to reach the quarters after a marathon tussle . 


Hubert Hurkacz prevailed over  A. Cazaux in straight sets of which two were tie breaks to reach the quarters .


The quarter final line up is indeed mouth watering stuff :


It's as under : 


Djokovic v Fritz 


Sinner v Rublev


Hurkacz v Medvedev 


Alcaraz v Zverev

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