Kokkinakis, De Minaur lead Australian cost on day 5 at Roland Garros 2024 | 30 Could, 2024 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Australian opponents Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex de Minaur discover themselves in thrilling, but unfamiliar, conditions on day 5 at Roland Garros 2024.

Kokkinakis has superior to the second spherical in singles at a Grand Slam match for the tenth time in his profession. Nonetheless, for the primary time the world No.100 is dealing with a lower-ranked opponent.

“You may’t too forward of your self. I do know no matches in Grand Slams are simple,” Kokkinakis mentioned forward of his second-round conflict with world No.148 Giulio Zeppieri.

Kokkinakis is conversant in the 22-year-old Italian qualifier, profitable their solely earlier assembly in three units at an ATP Challenger occasion on clay in 2019.

“I’ve watched him play just a little bit and type of questioned why he hasn’t progressed ranking-wise as a result of I believe he’s superb, and he proved it beating somebody from France in their very own match,” the 28-year-old Kokkinakis mentioned referring to Zeppieri’s first-round win in opposition to world No.22 and French hope Adrian Mannarino.

“I’m anticipating a battle.”

As world No.11 De Minaur seems to be to progress to the third spherical for the primary time in Paris, he has declared he’s feeling extra assured and “succesful” than ever.

“I’m a totally totally different participant than earlier years on the floor,” acknowledged De Minaur, who has usually struggled on clay all through his profession. “I really feel snug.”

That is simply as effectively, as De Minaur’s second-round opponent, world No.64 Jaume Munar, is a 27-year-old Spaniard who lists clay as his favorite floor.

Munar was a Roland Garros boys’ singles finalist in 2014 and received the boys’ doubles title on the match a 12 months later.

Though their head-to-head file is tied at two wins apiece, De Minaur has received their two most up-to-date encounters. This features a clay-court conflict at Madrid in 2021.

Rain is inflicting havoc to the schedule, with no doubles matches but to be accomplished on the match.

Australian duo Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic are scheduled to renew their delayed first-round doubles match trailing 2-5 within the opening set.

Roland Garros is broadcast reside in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport, with protection starting at 6.30pm AEST.

Aussies in motion on day 5:

Males’s singles, second spherical
[11] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Jaume Munar (ESP), Courtroom 6, third match
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v [Q] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA), Courtroom 10, third match

Girls’s doubles, first spherical
Daria Saville (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [16] Miyu Kato (JPN)/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR), Courtroom 3, fourth match, 2-5 to complete