Max Purcell is thru to his second profession semifinal in Eastbourne, the place he’s joined by fellow Australian Aleksandar Vukic.
Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 28 June 2024 | Matt Trollope
Eastbourne, UK
Australia’s spectacular week on the ATP occasion in Eastbourne continues, with Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic into the singles semifinals, and Matt Ebden and John Friends reaching the doubles closing.
Purcell, a qualifier, superior with a 6-3 7-6(4) win over Miomir Kecmanovic, earlier than Vukic held off Yoshihito Nishioka, rebounding from 0-3 and 2-5 down in a closing tiebreak to win 6-3 3-6 7-6(5).
Vukic has risen to world No.63 within the ATP Dwell Rankings, whereas Purcell vaults to eightieth.
Vukic had misplaced to Nishioka within the closing spherical of qualifying earlier within the week, solely to be elevated to the principle draw following the withdrawal of Dominik Koepfer.
He now finds himself in simply his second profession ATP semifinal – and first on grass – and can face prime seed Taylor Fritz for a shot at a second tour-level closing.
It was Fritz who stopped him in that earlier closing, in Atlanta final 12 months.
Vukic, who reached the quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch two weeks in the past, has now gained six of his previous 9 matches on grass.
Purcell is in a similarly-rich vein of type on the floor, taking his profitable streak to 5 and dropping only one set on his approach from the qualifying rounds to the final 4.
It’s a continuation of Purcell’s glorious document on the English south coast; in his final look at Eastbourne, he additionally superior to the semifinals, falling in three units to Lorenzo Sonego.
Purcell avenged that defeat within the quarterfinals this 12 months and this time round will face British wildcard Billy Harris for a spot in his first ATP-level closing.
Together with the qualifying rounds, Purcell has gained 9 of his previous 11 matches in Eastbourne.
On the doubles courtroom, Ebden and Friends – enjoying collectively for the primary time since 2022 – gained their third straight match to advance to the ultimate.
They once more emerged triumphant in a match tiebreak, beating Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten 6-7(11) 7-6(4) [10-5] to arrange a closing in opposition to fourth seeds Neal Skupski and Michael Venus.
Ebden and Friends will signify Australia as a doubles mixture on the Paris 2024 Olympics and are showing of their second ATP closing as a crew, after Naples in 2022.
Aussies in motion – Eastbourne
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[LL] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) d [Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) d Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 6-3 7-6(4)
Males’s doubles, semifinals
[3] Matt Ebden (AUS)/John Friends (AUS) d Harri Heliovaara (FIN)/Henry Patten (GBR) 6-7(11) 7-6(4) [10-5]
COMING UP
Males’s singles, semifinals
[LL] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [1] Taylor Fritz (USA)
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) v [WC] Billy Harris (GBR)
Males’s doubles, closing
[3] Matt Ebden (AUS)/John Friends (AUS) v [4] Neal Skupski (GBR)/Michael Venus (NZL)
Dangerous Homburg, Germany
One other Australian Olympic consultant is Ellen Perez, who continued her spectacular week alongside Nicole Melichar-Martinez on the WTA 500 occasion in Dangerous Homburg.
The No.1 seeds outplayed Miyu Kato and Zhang Shuai in straight units to succeed in the semfinal stage on the German grass-court event.
There they may face Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel of Estonia, bidding to succeed in their fourth WTA closing collectively in 2024.
Perez and Melichar-Martinez earlier this 12 months triumphed in San Diego in addition to reaching finals in Linz and Dubai.
Aussies in motion – Dangerous Homburg
RESULTS
Girls’s doubles, quarterfinals
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d Miyu Kato (JPN)/Zhang Shuai (CHN) 6-3 6-4
COMING UP
Girls’s doubles, semifinals
[1] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR)/Ingrid Neel (EST)
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