It’s the first match on the Rod Laver Arena and kicks off what should be a fine day’s (and night’s) play there. Suarez Navarro, a Spanish tennis player who plays with a one-handed backhand a rare breed in the women’s game, faces a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma an uncommon cancer that develops in the. The Pole Matkowski and his Pakistani partner Qureshi are the number fifteen seeds, and this will be a much tougher task after the early rounds and a retirement in the last round from the duo of Chung and Albot. They have won sixteen grand slam doubles titles together though it’s now been a while since their last big title at the US Open in 2014, coming runners-up on three occasions. The Bryan twin brothers are still a threat as they close in on the forty-year-old mark. Something has got to give here… Bob and Mike Bryan v Marcin Matkowski/Aisam-Ul-Haq QureshiThe sixth-seeded American legends need little introduction.

After several tough battles, he looks very, very hard to beat. The Spaniard believes that more players can go far in the major tournaments. He showed his resolve and ability in equal measure. In an interview, Carla Suarez Navarro reflected on how the WTA Tour has changed lately. Dimitrov is as solid as he has ever been and somewhat surprised the Australian crowd and world beyond as he beat Kyrgios in four sets. This gives Edmund, playing the best tennis of his career, a chance to see what could have happened. Two games after the medical time-out the match was over, with Dimitrov putting it to bed. Kyle Edmund was at 4-4 in the last set of that match with Grigor Dimitrov, the Brit looking good, when he took a fall and had to have his ankle strapped. Suárez Navarro, a former world No 6, seven times a major quarter-finalist and owner of one of the last classic single-handed backhands in the women’s game, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Kyle Edmund v Grigor DimitrovThis is a re-match of the meeting in Brisbane three weeks ago. Carla Suárez Navarro and girlfriend Spanish footballer Olga Garcia blessed with a pair of twins. Svitolina will probably have too much power on this occasion and looks like a potential champion (as do several others) if she can keep it together.

Number four in the world Svitolina will expect to be pushed by the slightly younger Mertens, who is looking up the WTA rankings towards the Top 20 (she is currently the world number 36). Elise Mertens v Elina SvitolinaElina Svitolina and Elise Mertens both have titles to their names in early 2018. Nadal should just edge out Cilic, but don’t be surprised if it goes the distance. Cilic needs to play his very best tennis to stand a chance, and Nadal will need to take his opportunities and play the big points with his usual focus and desire.

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