Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Friday, January 7, 2022, welcome to listen to the news noonday news provided by Tennis House.
Last night, Beijing time, there was a new development about the world's number one, Serbian football king Djokovic, who was refused entry by Australian customs. Djokovic's team of lawyers appealed to the local court in Australia after requesting a delay in repatriation and an investigation. Australia's Home Office responded by saying it would not immediately deport Djokovic and that Serbs could remain in quarantine at immigration hotels until the final results were announced at a second court hearing next Monday. However, Djokovic's team of lawyers must submit evidence by 2 p.m. local time on Saturday to prove that Djokovic's medical exemption is compliant.
Djokovic's refusal to enter Australia has caused a stir in Serbia. Over the past 24 hours, many fans in Belgrade have taken to the streets to protest the "botched" behaviour of the Australian federal government.
Djokovic's parents and brother and other family members also held a press conference in solidarity with Djokovic. Depa de Ma believes that this is the biggest sports diplomacy scandal in history, and that Novak did not violate the law, but was treated as a criminal, which is unfair and inhumane. Hopefully, my son will eventually win. Regarding the progress of this incident, "Tennis House" will pay close attention to it and broadcast it to the golfers in time.
Let's look at the news of the ATP Cup tennis team match. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP Cup ended the sixth matchday, and the defending champion of Group B, Russia, defeated Italy 2-1, and the group won all three games to advance to the final four. Among them, Safrin lost 0-2 to Sina; Medvedev defeated Berrettini 2-1; Medvedev/Saffrin reversed Sina/Berrettini 2-1.
Group C's Canadian team defeated Germany 2-1 and qualified from the group to meet Russia in the semi-finals. In the first singles, Shapovalov defeated Struf 2-1, and in the second singles, Aliasim beat Zverev Jr. 2-1. Canada sealed the victory early with two singles wins.
Let's look at the other arenas. ATP250 Melbourne Beijing time ended the second round of singles yesterday. Spain's god of war Nadal played steadily in his singles debut, beating Lithuanian Birankis 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. However, out of physical protection, he withdrew from the subsequent doubles matches. At noon Beijing time today, Nadal will face Dutchman Grixpool in the quarterfinals.
In the women's race, the first leg of the WTA250 Melbourne, Chinese youngster Zheng Qinwen, who broke through from the qualifiers, performed bravely, reversing the former world second-place and Russian Zvonareva 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, and reached the top eight of the tour for the first time in her career. In the quarterfinals, Zheng Qinwen's opponent is Croatian star Connew, and the game starts at around 8:30 a.m. Beijing time this morning. As of press time, the match was over and Jeong Chin-man won 7-6 (1)/7-6 (6) with two sets of seven-set success, advancing to the final four and waiting for the winner between Halep and Grubic.
In melbourne's second leg, Zhu Lin, another Chinese player who broke through from the qualifiers, failed to extend the victory, losing 11 consecutive sets 1-6/ 0-6, and swallowing eggs was swept by the No. 6 seed and Danish rising star Towson, missing the quarterfinals.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is a photo of a player. Without prompting, can you recognize who she is?
Guess last time, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Frenchman Parret. (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)