John Peers is among seven Australian players scheduled to compete on day seven at Wimbledon 2022.
London, Great Britain, 3 July 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Wimbledon is known for following strict traditions – but this year, they are also embracing a new one.
Middle Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, but for the first time, play is now officially scheduled on the tournament’s seventh day.
“It’s interesting. Times are changing,” noted Australia’s Alex de Minaur, who is enjoying a career-best run at the tournament and will feature in fourth-round singles action on Monday.
“I remember even in juniors how kind of special it was to, on Sunday, be able to just walk around the grounds with no one being there, it being a ghost town. So it’s going to be quite a different feeling.”
Seven Australians are scheduled to compete on day seven, as the doubles and junior competitions continue.
Play begins from 8pm AEST and is broadcast live in Australia on the Nine Network and Stan Sport.
Aussies in action:
Sam Stosur (AUS)/Matt Ebden (AUS) v [Alt] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR)/Joran Vliegen (BEL)
Mixed doubles, first round, No.3 court, second match (not before 10pm AEST)
World No.11 Stosur and world No.31 Ebden, the Australian Open 2021 mixed doubles finalists, are locked at one-set apiece with world No.43 Eikeri and world No.56 Vliegen, the Roland Garros 2022 mixed doubles finalists. This match, which was delayed yesterday due to poor light, resumes in the third set at 4-6 7-6(6).
[10] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v Magdalena Frech (POL)/Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
Ladies’ doubles, third round, Court 18, second match (not before 10pm AEST)
Perez is enjoying a career-best Grand Slam doubles run, matching a third-round appearance at the US Open in 2019. The 26-year-old is now hoping to progress to a first major quarterfinal. The world No.46 and Melichar-Martinez, a 28-year-old American ranked No.37, face the unseeded combination of world No.191 Frech and world No.26 Haddad Maia.
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2022 ladies’ doubles draw
Ellen Perez (AUS)/Matwe Middelkoop (NED) v [2] Desirae Krawczyk (USA)/Neal Skupski (GBR)
Mixed doubles, second round, No.3 Court, fourth match
Playing mixed doubles for the first time at Wimbledon, Perez has advanced to the second round alongside Middelkoop, a 38-year-old Dutchman ranked No.25. The first-time pairing now face the experienced team of world No.13 Krawczyk and world No.8 Skupski, who…
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