SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FOUR OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK:
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Laura Siegemund – the 36-year-old German is the oldest player left in the women’s draw after conjuring the upset of the Open so far, ousting 2024 runner-up and Paris Olympics gold medallist Zheng Qinwen.
STAT OF THE DAY: Another day, another milestone for Melbourne Park king Novak Djokovic who played – and won – his 430th grand slam match, one more than Roger Federer, in a four-set triumph over Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria.
PIC OF THE DAY: Who’d have thought after beating up on him in four Australian Open finals that Novak Djokovic would want Andy Murray in his coach’s box.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I knew I had to play more than my best tennis,” Siegemund said in her on-court interview.” – Siegemund after her watershed win.
THE MOMENT: Djokovic winning friends and influencing people.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: While heavyweights Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz marched on, Alex de Minaur is the last seeded home hope standing after Jordan Thompson joined Alexei Popyrin on the Open scrapheap.
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