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Michelsen turns almost every point into a riot, but before all 15 he misses; From there, the Demon closes in short order, and we will now have another breaker, which could be very interesting. If Michelsen, the youngest member of the party of 50, can take it, we will really talk; quickly holds for 1-0 courtesy of a great serve and forehand.
I don’t want to say that a break is coming; but Michelsen, by this form, so improved that it was not entirely shaken; not much to gain, but De Minaur was more pressed than before, which might move his mind. The American has 30, guaranteeing that he is at least a breaker; but the beloved house must remain in two positions.
Down 15-0, Michelsen puts the next point just wide of the front, his 32nd unsteady error of the match. That cannot be sustained at this level, especially against the constancy and precision of the devil’s clown; Of course, as I type, errors provide the opportunity to break back to 30-40 … then double down! From 6-0 5-4 30-0 four errors in a row and let’s serve in the second!
At 30-all, Michelsen, the Demon spots well behind the baseline; Thus, one slave plays with a trick, then another, leaving with the poor and the noble in the first train to send the second. But the home favorite set up a 6-0 5-4 lead for two.
In comms, they wonder why Michelsen; who explained to the pre-match that he was dominant with his left hand but was right, hence he could shake the crowd, not only play left-handed, which gives him an advantage. They conclude that when he took up the game as a child, it was probably not in anyone’s mind that he would ever do what he is doing now. Anyroad, De Minaur is under pressure, but Michelsen will stay in two at 0-6 3-5.
I’ve just settled down for tomorrow night’s session! Yes, I know I’ve only recently been pontificating about staying put at the moment, but we start with Sabalenka v Pavlyuchenkova – if I’m honest, I’m starting to crack up about my favorite Gauff v Badosa – and then I saw the future. followed by Djokovic v Alcaraz. We took that.
Michelsen rushes through the custody of love; and although De Minaur leads at set and at the break, he is under a bit of pressure at 6-0 4-3.
at Sydney England was shocked again.
Another long encounter forces De Minaur to find a winner for the deuce; then Michelsen misses a long right-hand line through the break. The Demon leads 6-0 4-2, but it is now in the match, the roar with which he greets, to make the circumstances clear.
Michselsen is playing quite nicely now, the terrible point of shaking and shaking is over; 30 gives him everything, the right then takes over the point and 30-40. The American has a bigger game than the Aussie and now the unplanned mistakes that pockmarked the first few steps have been taken out, it just fits.
De Minaur is just too good and too agreeable for Michelsen – no small feat given that the young man had beaten both Tsitsipas and Khachanov to this point. But the American saves two break points by holding for 0-6 2-3. He’ll feel like he’s in contention now, but can he make a comeback?
But my mouse is dying Michelsen holds on to get on the board and at least avert the upset of another bagel to 0-6 1-2. If Stefan Edberg 6-0 6-0 6-0 over Stefan Eriksson to win Wimbledon 1987 was on YouTube, here is the embed, but it is not.
I return to the demon. Michelsen gives a proper sound, leading 6-0 2-0.
The old security guard at my daughter’s school he sang when he saw me coming; Apparently I sound like the Bee Gees in this video, and I can’t bring myself to admit it. I suspect he is no less evil than David Davis MP, who has been most famously described as “a man who can also sleep.
The Cantabrian, wrapped in a towel, explains that he played that song, Living to live. at 5-4 in the third, and it seemed appropriate to live this entire tournament.
Earlier today he had been on the court twice as his opponent, and he says that the longer he plays, the more he finds his form. It’s awesome to have a crowd cheering them on and appreciate the people staying to watch the long sunset.
She then thanks the coach, Peter Ayres, who never denies anything, and she scored her third and fourth in a row. This player is too, the most beautiful right now, and although it is difficult to see beating Swiatek, his tenacity gives him a chance.
Emma Navarro beats Daria Kasatkina (9) 6-4 5-7 7-5.
With a resounding comeback, he puts the winner’s head and ends the brutal fight of the fight, Navarro wins the fourth of the three new ones and applauds his opponent from the court. Now he must somehow recover his face Iga Swiatekwho was in and out in 59 minutes – versus 2 hours 40 minutes in this match.
From 30-0, Navarro makes 30-all; and another mistake from Kasatkina means she must face a quarter point over an hour after the final…
I’m tired of watching Navarro and Kasatkina – this behavior of the most serious gravity – and, among other cruel, vicious lines, in the 27th shot, the longest in the contest, the American found a devastating winner to save himself, then another on the right! Here the intensity, and Navarro does not have the energy to celebrate even when the return is long! Like a snake in winter, conserving energy to strike, and at 5-6 in the third, Kasatkina will stay short in the contest.
Navarro did well to save a break point, only to give it to the other immediately; De Minaur breaks Michelsen in the third period for 5-0 in the first.
Kasatkina now looks the stronger player and makes 15-30, but Navarro continues in the next encounter, he developed a chip to the greatest effect; Is it lust on the knees? No, no. But then the game point went up, the American, in the net, reached the occupied corner and passed summarily, then an error means the break point is down. A huge moment in the match…
out of nowhere Two straight middle holds Navarro and Kasatkina are 5-5 in the third, in Laver, De Minaur now double break against Michelsen to 3-0, consolidate to 30 as for 4-0.
…and this time, Kasatkina turned! She is brooding in the clock market and we are at level 4-4 in the third; De Minaur now leads Michelsen 2-0
An error from Kasatkina means yet another break point and this time, Navarro steps in. But that right hand is not big enough to explain, the Russian hangs on the point for error, so much so that it is convenient and can make a mistake. In the third 4-3, it goes to number nine.
Again, Navarro earns but can’t convert the break point, this time he is the winner and has the exit as a loser; 8/22 in the match is ridiculous. But, as I type, he moves beautifully onto the short ball, and brings down a fantastic painted right-hand winner. But again he cannot convert – unlike De Minaur, who breaks Michelsen 30 in the game.
Oh wow, Kasatkina doubles up; then with the right hand the winner goes to the sideline and back to the passers. But another goal from Navarro’s return is too good … for all the good he does, the step off the T-serve opens the court for a shake-up winner to the sideline. Kasatkina gives all great points.
Down 40-30, Navarro defended well — It is a formidable figure, especially three three-posts reaching this stage, before the right winner punishes the line. But when Kasatkina goes long, she can only do so, breaking a burning point for deuce. No matter what, the return inside-out, to the sideline cross-court, hands to the other to go … and this time narrowly misses. Deuce again while, in Laver, Michelsen serves in the hunt.
Navarro clearly broke Kasatkina’s back for 3-3 then at 15 and this is such a good match. I think the American if he ends up without a breaker, the Russian if he needs one, because he is more consistent, he has the bigger shots here.
So what do we know about Michelsen? “If you’ve never seen him play tennis, he’s all the main male characters in Superbad rolled into one,” advises Coach Calv. “He’s a complete idiot. He’s a nice kid though, and he seems to have hit the world [redacted] tennis ball “
Alex Michelsen is in the surf and has already hit it big with his wife. Learning Tien, who lost Sonego earlier today. What a few days it was for them! Who else will come up with similar stakes with 19/20?
Back to Cain. Navarro serves at 1-1 2-2 40-40 … and Kasatkina releases a second serve, closing with a right hand for a line winner. And the American then goes on long, giving up the second interrupted row! Kasatkina leads 3-2 in the decider!
Then in Laver: Alex Michelsen v Alex de Minaur (8). Oh yeah!