Novak Djokovic continues at the Australian Open and will now face Czech Thomas Machac in the third phase of the tournament. The game will be this Friday (17/01), scheduled to start at 5am (Brasília time).
Djokovic reached this stage after beating Nishesh Basavareddy by 3 sets to 1 (4/6, 6/2, 6/4 and 6/2) and Jaime Faria also by 3 to 1 (6/1 7 (7) x (4 ) 6, 6/3 and 6/2).
Thomas Machac beat Sumit Nagal by 3 sets to 0 (6/3, 6/1 and 7/5), as well as Reilly Opelka, by 3 sets to 2 (6/3, 6 (1)/(7) 7 , 7 (7)/(5) 6, 6 (4)/(7) 7 and 6/4).
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Novak Djokovic x Thomas Machac: time and where to watch
Where to watch Novak Djokovic x Thomas Machak on TV and not streaming
- Date: Friday, January 17th
- Time: 5am (Brasília time)
- Where to watch: ESPN (closed TV) and Disney+ (streaming)
What is Novak Djokovic’s position in the ATP rankings?
Serbian Novak Djokovic is, for now, number seven in the ATP rankings, with 3,900 points.
What is Thomas Machac’s position in the ATP rankings?
Czech Thomas Machac is, for now, number 26 in the ATP rankings, with 1,249 points.
What is the prize pool for the Australian Open in singles?
- First round: 82.9 thousand dollars
- Second round: 125.6 thousand dollars
- Third round: 182.1 thousand dollars
- Round of 16: 263.8 thousand dollars
- Quarterfinals: 417.7 thousand dollars
- Semifinals: 691 thousand dollars
- Runner-up: 1.1 million dollars
- Champion: 2.1 million dollars
The champions of the singles category will raise around US$2.1 million (around R$12.8 million) for the title, however, whoever competes – at least – in the first round will have US$82.9 thousand (R$ 505 thousand) guaranteed.
