Η Έλενα Χριστοφή, δίνει τον πρώτο της αγώνα, στον πρώτο γύρο του Australian Open Junior Championships. Στο γήπεδο 14, στις 02:00 το πρωί (ώρα Ελλ.) θα αντιμετωπίσει την Ουκρανή Anastasia Zarytska, Νο17 στο ταμπλό.
Η Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ δεν κατάφερε να περάσει στον τελικό των 10.000 δολαρίων στο Κάιρο. Στα χωμάτινα γήπεδα του Solymania Club, στη διοργάνωση της ITF “AlSolaimaneyah F2 Women’s” η Δέσποινα ηττήθηκε με σκορ 7-6(5), 6-4, απο την Αιγύπτια Sandra Samir.
Η Δέσποινα, στο πρώτο σετ κάποια στιγμή προηγήθηκε με 5-3 και είχε το σερβις, αλλά η Samir κατόρθωσε να καλύψει τη διαφορά και να περάσει μπροστά στο σκόρ με 5-6. Η Δέσποινα έκανε το break, σκορ 6-6 και το σετ χάθηκε στο tie break με σκορ 5-7.
Στο δεύτερο σετ ο αγώνας έφτασε στην ισοπαλία 3-3 και στη συνέχεια το σκορ διαμορφώθηκε σε 3-5, 4-5, 4-6.
Η Δέσποινα είχε μια πολύ καλή πορεία μέχρι τους ημιτελικούς, καθώς κέρδισε και τους τρείς αγώνες που έδωσε με 2-0 σετ.
Ο Στέφανος Τσιτσιπάς, νίκησε στον πρώτο γύρο του Australian Open Junior Championships, με σκορ 6-4, 7-5 τον Ούγγρο Zsombor Piros. Στο δεύτερο γύρο αντιμετωπίζει, το Ρουμάνο Calin Manda.
Swiss star tops Dimitrov; first man to win 300 matches at majors
Roger Federer climbed into rarefied territory on a rainy Friday at the Australian Open. With a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 third-round win over 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in Rod Laver Arena, the No. 3 seed clinched the 300th Grand Slam match win of his storied career, becoming the first man to reach the milestone.
Only Martina Navratilova (306) stands in front of him.
The 48-minute first set went in Federer’s favour behind a service break at 3-all, the only interruption the opening, then closing, of Rod Laver Arena’s retractable roof due to rain. But the Bulgarian Dimitrov, who after three straight-sets losses took his first set off Federer in the Brisbane quarter-finals earlier this month, would get another to level the match at a set apiece, his aggressive play paying dividends against the 17-time Slam champ.
Federer didn’t wait long to assert himself in the third set, breaks coming in the second and sixth games for a 5-1 advantage. A game later he was ahead two sets to one. A forehand error from Dimitrov at 2-all, 30/40 in the fourth and final set would give Federer a seemingly insurmountable lead, and the Swiss went on to clinch the contest in two hours and 40 minutes. He finished with 47 winners, including 13 aces.
It was Dimitrov’s seventh straight loss to a Top-10 player.
Federer, at 34 a decade Dimitrov’s senior, is the oldest man to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open since Andre Agassi played his way into the quarter-finals in 2005. He is looking to become only the third man to win five Australian Open singles titles after Roy Emerson (six) and Novak Djokovic (five), having won the title in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Dimitrov was bidding to reach the fourth round for the third consecutive year. His best Australian Open result is a quarter-finals showing in 2014 (l. to Rafael Nadal).
Federer advances to play No. 15 seed David Goffin of Belgium, a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 winner over No. 19 seed Dominic Thiem of Austria. The 25-year-old Goffin is through to the fourth round of a major for the third time, having also reached the last 16 at 2012 Roland Garros (as a qualifier) and 2015 Wimbledon. The right-hander will look to overturn a 0-3 FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Federer.
Federer Grand Slam Milestone Wins
| Win # |
Year | Opponent |
Tournament | Round | Score |
| 1 | 2000 | Michael Chang | Australian Open | 1R | 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 100 | 2006 | Tim Henman | Wimbledon | 2R | 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 200 | 2010 | Alejandro Falla | Wimbledon | 1R | 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 |
| 300 | 2016 | Grigor Dimitrov | Australian Open | 3R | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 |