Australian Open 2024 Day 7 Recap

It was a day of comparatively stunning upsets mixed with some simple wins on day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open.

Each Grigor Dimitrov and final 12 months’s semi-finalist Tommy Paul bowed out unexpectedly. The previous crashed out to Nuno Borges, who made historical past as the primary Portuguese to enter the final 16 in Melbourne.

In the meantime, Miomir Kecmanovic staged a dramatic comeback towards Paul, saving match factors within the fourth-set tiebreak and cruising 6-0 within the fifth.

Nonetheless, stability reigned among the many top-10 seeds. Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Alexander Zverev superior easily into the subsequent spherical. Alcaraz’s match was lower quick when his opponent, Shang Juncheng, retired on account of a leg harm, whereas Hurkacz and Norrie additionally secured their spots for the second week, with Norrie notably ousting eleventh seed Casper Ruud.

Wildcard sensation Arthur Cazaux continued his spectacular run, breezing previous twenty eighth seed Tallon Griekspoor with a superb serving show.

You possibly can see the total outcomes beneath.

Day Seven 2024 Australian Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Juncheng Shang (WC)
6-1 6-1 1-0

Daniil Medvedev (3)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (27)
6-3 6-4 6-3

Alexander Zverev (6)
Alex Michelsen
6-2 7-6(4) 6-2

Hubert Hurkacz (9)
Ugo Humbert (21)
3-6 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3

Cameron Norrie (19)
Casper Ruud (11)
6-4 7-7 6-4 6-3

Nuno Borges (LL)
Grigor Dimitrov (13)
3-7 6-4 6-2 7-6(6)

Miomir Kecmanovic
Tommy Paul (14)
6-4 3-6 2-6 7-6(7) 6-0

Arthur Cazaux (WC)
Tallon Griekspoor (28)
6-3 6-3 6-1

Cazaux Cruises Into Second Week

After firmly saying himself with the defeat of Holger Rune, Arthur Cazeux backed up that victory with a formidable 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win over twenty eighth seed Tallon Griekspoor.

The French wildcard didn’t face a single break level within the match, and his serve is proving to be an actual weapon, propelling him to the title in Noumea earlier than the Australian Open and he’s now firmly contained in the High 100 and will probably be on the verge of the High 50 ought to he defeat Hurkacz within the final sixteen.

I knew I may play this sort of stage, however I had by no means confirmed it in an actual match. Proving it within the first spherical gave me much more confidence, and now I do know I can beat this sort of participant throughout an actual match. Now I’m not feeling any strain. I’ve labored very exhausting on my mentality, and I’m able to struggle everybody; I’m able to struggle in each match and to offer every part on the court docket. Cazaux on his spectacular run.

Norrie Roars Previous Ruud

Given his comparatively subpar 2023, Cam Norrie wasn’t one in all my picks to make the final sixteen in Melbourne, however he’s proper there within the mixer due to his newest 6-4 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-3 victory over Casper Ruud.

Norrie is understood for his unbelievable cardio, and he can run all day, however ahead intent helped him get rid of Ruud as he got here up with some high-quality volleys and internet forays.

There have been 56 internet performs in whole, which prevented a gruelling baseline battle towards a strong baseliner like Ruud, and he may simply have gained it in straight units, failing to transform set factors within the second set tiebreak, however he maintained his composure to progress in 4.

I didn’t realise this court docket was going to be this environment so it feels so good. I needed to play actually massive and Casper served nicely and fought exhausting and I didn’t actually let it hassle me. I simply stored a very good stage all through and it was a superb psychological efficiency (from me) to return out with plenty of power within the third set. So I actually loved it and caught to my recreation plan and I received by means of. I’ve been working actually exhausting within the low season to be slightly bit extra aggressive and I attempted to liberate within the match at this time. I volleyed very well which received me by means of and completed plenty of factors on the internet. I used to be simply having fun with myself on the market and the group have been wonderful. There have been all kinds of nicknames flying on the market. Somebody mentioned “come on Noz canine” after which “Noz” and all issues like that. Everybody loved themselves I believe. Norrie on the group assist vs Ruud.

Borges Bumps Dimitrov

It was the largest win of Nuno Borges’s Profession and the primary time he’s crushed anybody within the prime 20 as he dispatched Grigor Dimitrov 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

It’s a type of bizarre losses that’s exhausting to elucidate, and it’s the primary time shortly that Dimitrov has misplaced a match he was absolutely anticipated to win, and he hadn’t misplaced to anybody exterior the High 50 for nearly a 12 months.

I’m not sure what went incorrect, whether or not he had a foul day or felt tight on the court docket. So whilst you can by no means criticise a participant who makes it to the High 1000, by no means thoughts the High 100 like Borges, he’s a complete pillow puncher at this stage with no actual weapons, so it’s a foul loss whichever manner you take a look at it.

Perhaps within the third set, once I received a break, I used to be like, ‘holy crap? Perhaps I can really win this.’ It wasn’t from the beginning. It’s like individuals say, take one set at a time, one recreation at a time. I stored pushing by means of, testing my limits, testing his. I do know a tennis match something can occur and at this time was only a true instance of that. Borges on his shock win.

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