Australian Open 2023 LIVE updates: Karen Khachanov takes first set towards Sebastian Korda, Elena Rybakina defeats Jelena Ostapenko, Jessica Pegula, Stefanos Tsitsipas later
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Query for John Millman: Endurance coaching
Query from David H: John, you appear to have unbelievable stamina and endurance in these lengthy matches you play towards one of the best. How do you practice for that unbelievable stamina and endurance you show?
I feel indirectly it’s genetics. As a child, I’ve at all times been respectable with endurance occasions, like cross-country in school, however I feel it’s been a part of my recreation to play bodily matches, so naturally over time your physique is conditioned for this model of tennis.”
Khachanov, Korda on serve
New balls please!
We’re all on serve within the second set, 2-1, with Khachanov serving to make it 2-2.
His serving has been excellent at the moment, sending down eight aces, and touchdown 68 per cent of his first serves, of which he’s received 83 per cent of these factors.
Query for John Millman: Flag bans
Query from David M: Ought to Belarusian participant Aryna Sabalenka win the ladies’s event, will she (or spectators) be permitted to show the Belarus flag, or point out her homeland within the subsequent victory speech?
I’m not sure. That call is for the event director and the game governing our bodies.”
Victorious: Aryna Sabalenka is thru to the quarter-finals.Credit score:Getty
Query for John Millman: Beating Federer
Query from Monte: Was defeating Roger Federer on the 2018 US Open your largest profession spotlight?
While I used to be very proud of this victory, I used to be most happy with every time I performed for my nation at Davis Cup or Olympic Video games.”
John Millman, after beating Roger Federer on the 2018 US Open.Credit score:PA
Query for John Millman: Value to be on tour
Query from Claus: How a lot does it value for a professional tennis participant to be on tour per 12 months (flights, resorts, coach and so on)? Or in different phrases, how a lot do they want in prizemoney to interrupt even? Many thanks.
My bills complete about $300,000 a 12 months. So for me to interrupt even, it must be a minimum of that. Clearly, on the decrease tiers of the tour, you attempt to minimise these prices. After I was taking part in the Challengers, it was most likely a couple of third of that.”
Video: Khachanov his winner to seal first set
Query for John Millman: Managing accidents
Query from Barry: We now have seen Novak Djokovic taking part in all through the Australian Open with a hamstring harm. How exhausting is it to handle an harm throughout a event, particularly a grand slam?
He managed to take action in 2021, when he had the torn ab, and he went on to win the event. I can’t think about it’s simple, nonetheless Novak has set the benchmark in getting ready his physique for these occasions. There is no such thing as a equal within the locker room, so if somebody can handle an harm and go on to win the event, it’s Novak. In the identical state of affairs, I’ve struggled to take action, clearly you may get quite a lot of therapy, can take so much on anti-inflammation tablets, nonetheless whenever you push your physique over the sting, there isn’t a getting back from it.”
Khachanov claims first set
Khachanov strikes first blood, taking the primary set, 7-6 (7-5).
Korda saved the primary two of three set factors, on his serve, together with a 27-shot rally the place Khachanov pressed ahead and appeared to have courtroom dominance, however didn’t get his volley over the web.
However on his personal serve, Khachanov sealed the primary set with a thrashing backhand winner down the road.
Khachanov takes the primary set.Credit score:Getty Photographs
Gamers swap ends at 3-3
It’s 3-3 as gamers swap ends on this tiebreak.
Korda has received all three tiebreaks this Australian Open marketing campaign that he’s been concerned in, two towards Medvedev, after which the deciding tiebreak towards Hurkacz.
His total profession proportion is 55.2 per cent.
Khachanov has a profession proportion of 49.1 in tiebreaks, however has additionally received three of three this marketing campaign.
Khachanov, Korda off to tiebreak
Korda has held serve, which implies we’re off to a primary set tiebreak.
Sebastian Korda has held serve.Credit score:AP
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