Benjamin Bonzi bowed in three sets in the third round of the Australian Open against the world No. 29 Jiri Lehecka, who will have the formidable honor to challenge in the round of 16 Novak Djokovic, a fall of his compatriot Tomas Machac.
Benjamin Bonzi’s first eighth final in Grand Slam will wait! As at the Australian Open and the US Open 2023, the 28 -year -old stopped in the third round this Friday in Melbourne. Opposed to the 29th world Jiri Lehecka (1-1 in the confrontations, all on earth), n ° 64 was logically eliminated in three sets: 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in 1h48. The Czech was notably intractable on its service, with 9 aces on the clock and no conceded break. From the first game of the match, Bonzi lost his putting into play, then once again at 3-1, and he then missed the first of his two Break balls of the match. Lehecka was therefore able to conclude the round without trembling at 5-2.
In the second, the Czech took the service of the French at 1-1, then the Gardois missed its second Break opportunity, which was a 2-2 ball. The games then paraded on both sides, and the 29th world ended the set at 5-3, on its first opportunity. The third round saw Lehecka Breaker at 3-2 and not to give the slightest chance of returning to his opponent. He finally concluded at 5-3 on his second match ball and will play his third round in Grand Chelem, 23 years old. For Bonzi, this Australian tour will have been more than positive, with an eighth finals in Brisbane by leaving qualifying, a quarter in Adelaide and therefore a third round in Melbourne, to meet in the 62nd place in the world. Not bad for the one who was 182nd in April.
Convincing djokovic
In the round of 16, Jiri Lehecka will challenge the man to the 10 victories in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian was opposed to other Czech, Tomac Machac, 25th in the world, and he was convincing to beat him on the score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in 2h21. While he had left a set en route during his first two laps, this world No. 7 has shown himself very solid this time, conceding only one break. He rolled out in the first set in breakage at 2-1 and 4-1 against a disappointing Machac. But the Czech woke up to lead 2-0 in the second round, before Djokovic made him the currency of his play by winning four games in a row. He then concluded at 5-4 on his first set ball.
In the third round, the man with the 24 Grand Salm tournaments broke from the start and then lost only four points on his service, not leaving his opponent’s least chance. On the contrary, it was Machac who had to defend station wagon bullets at 1-3 and 2-4, before losing. For Djokovic, it will therefore be an eighth final against Jiri Lehecka, whom he had beaten in three sets in the United Cup 2024. This will make him a 432nd game in Grand Chelem, which will allow him to wear his even higher record.
