He had already reached the second round of a Slam at the last US Open

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In Melbourne, in the path of Jannik Sinner, there’s now Tristan Schoolkate. The 24-year-old Australian overcame Taro Daniel in the first round, earning him the chance to face the world No. 1 in what, on balance, will be the most important match of his entire career.

The native of Perth, Australia, became è passionate about tennis thanks to his father, an esteemed tennis teacher. At a very young age, he seemed destined for a major career but, to date, has fallen short of high expectations. Data in hand, he has won only two matches on the ATP circuit and, at present, è number 173 in the world.

His game è purely offensive. He figured it out, late, Taro Daniel, defeated by Tristan Schoolkate in the first round (6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4 the match partials). Interestingly, even at the last US Open, another Slam in which he è landed in the second round, he had beaten Taro Daniel himself in his debut match in the tournament.

On paper, Jannik Sinner should have no problem getting rid of Australia&#39s Tristan Schoolkate, who entered the men&#39s draw thanks to a wild card. The match between the two è scheduled for Thursday morning no earlier than 9 a.m. For Tristan Schoolkate it will be a match to remember forever, no matter how it turns out.

Another scintillating performance by Gilgeous-Alexander

The record è the ì to watch. OKC, at the moment, è the NBA’s fittest team. Drawn by an excellent Gilgeous-Alexander (32 points, with also nine assists), the Thunder won on the 76ers court (118-112). Philadelphia, deprived of Embiid and Maxey, could do nothing against OKC, absolutely dominant on both sides of the court.

Cleveland rematch. After losing two days ago, the Cavs beat the Pacers (127-117) thanks to a monumental Mitchell (35 points and nine rebounds). In Indiana’s house a lot of nervousness. Ejected Mathurin for bumping into a referee during a protest at the end of the game). To highlight Siakam’s 23 points in a Pacers jersey.

Nice win, within the home walls of Atlanta that got rid of Phoenix (122-117, 43 points by Young). At home Suns, Durant’s 31 points and Booker’s 35 were not enough. It was all easy for Milwaukee, which got rid of Sacramento with a clean 130-115. The Kings thus interrupt a streak of seven consecutive wins. For Antetokounmpo, 50° career triple-double (30 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists).

New Orleans smiles, winning the challenge with Chicago (119-113, 21 points by Williamson). Denver also did well: 118-99 against Dallas, still without Doncic.Murray shines, scoring an impressive 45 points, including 32 in the second half. Finally, Brooklyn’s easy win over Portland (132-114).

In singles, Passaro surrenders to French Bonzi

A lot of Italy on the court in Melbourne. Passaro’s fairy tale ends in the second round. The Perugian tennis player, re-set in the main draw due to Fognini’s forfeit, then took advantage of Dimitrov’s withdrawal. Unfortunately, in the second round, he è surrendered to Frenchman Bonzi who è imposed himself in four sets (6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 the match’s partials).

In the men’s doubles draw, The Bolelli-Vavassori duo detaches the pass for the second round. The Italian pair, the number 3 seed in the draw, eliminated the German duo of Frantzen and Jebens. The Azzurri were very skillful in taking advantage of the opportunities they had, filing the match in two sets (6-3 6-4).

In the next round, they will face the pair formed by Italy&#39s Darderi and Ecuador’s Hidalgo, who got the better of the challenge with the other Italian duo on the court on the night, namely the one formed by Cobolli and Bortolotti. The match è ended with the success of the pair formed by Darderi and Hidalgo (7-5, 6-4 the partials).

It should be highlighted how the Bolelli-Vavassori duo is continuing in the good moment of form shown at the Adelaide tournament, won by the Italian pair. “We have great confidence after what we did in Adelaide”. In fact, the feeling è that they are determined to go a long way in Melbourne as well.