Live: Jordan Thompson brands Purcell doping ban 'a joke'

[ad_1] 1h agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:05am Replace <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> Day two outcomes France 1-2 Switzerland Canada 1-1 Croatia Australia vs Argentina (not earlier than 5:30pm) Greece vs Spain (not earlier than 8pm) 2m agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 6:19am <h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Croatia ranges its tie in opposition to Canada <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> A unprecedented comeback from world quantity 90 Borna Ćorić.

He misplaced the primary set to Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime 6-0 and was solely a handful of factors from shedding the second set too.

However then Ćorić out of the blue exploded, successful the final two units 6-4 to finish a outstanding turnaround victory in three units and two hours 19 minutes.

It is now 1-1 in Perth, with a blended doubles tie to return.

15m agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 6:05am <h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Brisbane Worldwide draw - Girls <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> (ABC Information: Cameron Lang) The extremely anticipated girls's draw will see the highest 16 seeded gamers obtain opening-round byes.

That features world primary Aryna Sabalenka, quantity 9 Daria Kasatkina and quantity 12 Paula Badosa.

Ons Jabeur takes on Saisai Zheng in a probably tasty first-round conflict.

Queensland’s Kimberly Birrell faces a qualifier first, with quantity two seed, world quantity eight Emma Navarro her potential second-round opponent.

Fellow wildcard Maya Joint, making her debut in Brisbane, meets a qualifier in her opening match.

Talia Gibson, one other wildcard entrant, takes on world quantity 44 Czech Marie Bouzkova.

23m agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:58am <h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Brisbane Worldwide draw - Males <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> Nick Kyrgios is again(Getty Pictures) Nick Kyrgios will play big-serving French 21-year-old Giovanni Perricard within the first spherical of the Brisbane Worldwide.

It is going to be Kyrgios' first tour-level look for the reason that Stuttgart Open in June 2023.

Primary seed Novak Djokovic has been drawn in opposition to residence hope Rinky Hijikata within the first spherical, in what might be their first ever assembly.

Djokovic, who will even play with Kyrgios within the doubles in Brisbane, is enjoying in an ATP250 occasion for the primary time since 2009.

He may meet former world quantity six Gael Monfils within the second spherical.

Kyrgios and Djokovic are within the high half of the singles draw and usually are not slated to play one another till the semifinals ought to they each win by means of.

Jordan Thompson has a troublesome take a look at(Getty Pictures) Jordan Thompson will face a really powerful first-round match in opposition to Italian Matteo Berrettini, a semifinalist at each the Australian Open and US Opens.

“Yeah it’s a troublesome one. He’s been enjoying nice tennis. He broke our hearts at Davis Cup in opposition to Thanasi [Kokkinakis]," Thompson mentioned.

"He’s acquired a giant sport [but] once you play tennis, you need to beat whoever is in entrance of you to win the match anyway."

Alexei Popyrin faces Thirty seventh-ranked Italian Matteo Arnaldi whereas Chris O’Connell meets big-serving American Alex Michelsen.

Adam Walton will meet Frances Tiafoe and Aleksandar Vukic is about to play David Goffin.

37m agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:44am

<h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">New mum Bencic has new-found respect for mums <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> (Getty Pictures) Belinda Bencic would have loved being again within the winners circle, her first official WTA Tour match since turning into a mom.

Nonetheless, she mentioned that it was clearly tougher than she anticipated to get herself again into kind.

"I did not anticipate, after all, to be again so early," Bencic mentioned after her victory.

"I positively have an enormous respect to all of the mums there, what a lady goes by means of, the physique modifications.

"Every little thing is wonderful, we could not be happier in the mean time."

Bencic, who has a profession excessive of 4 on this planet, has eight tour-level titles in her profession, in addition to an Olympic gold medal from the Tokyo Olympics.

However though she acknowledges that issues have modified, along with her mom Dana in Australia to assist with child Bella,

"We're dad and mom now, our lives have modified, however positively for the higher, and we're tremendous excited with Bella.

"She's right here, we survived the flight to Australia, and I am actually, actually completely happy."

44m agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:36am <h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Switzerland beats France 2-1 in Sydney <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> (Getty Pictures) The primary tie of the day has simply wrapped up, and it is Switzerland who has come out on high of France, successful the mixed-doubles decider to say a 2-1 victory.

New mum Belinda Bencic beat Chloé Paquet in straight units, 6-3, 6-1 to get the Swiss off to a superb begin.

(Getty Pictures) The previous world quantity 4 was enjoying in her first WTA match again on tour since having daughter Bella in April, and took simply 87 minutes to dispatch the 123rd-ranked Frenchwoman.

However then Ugo Humbert hit again for France, powering previous Dominic Stricker in straight-sets, 6-3, 7-5.

(Getty Pictures) So, to the blended doubles we went, and Bencic mixed with Stricker to safe a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Elixane Lechemia and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

1h agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:18am <h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Jordan Thompson manufacturers Purcell doping ban 'joke' <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> -Reuters

(Getty Pictures) Jordan Thompson has referred to as the ban handed to his US Open-winning doubles associate Max Purcell a "joke", questioning what he mentioned was an absence of consistency in punishments for doping violations.

Purcell elected to take a provisional suspension beneath the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company's Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, saying he had unknowingly obtained an IV infusion of nutritional vitamins above the allowed restrict of 100 millilitres.

The ban will hold the two-time grand slam winner out of subsequent month's Australian Open, the place he was to hitch forces with Thompson 4 months on from their triumph at Flushing Meadows.

"I do not suppose he is fairly completely happy and neither am I to be sincere," Thompson informed media on the Brisbane Worldwide.

"He took an excessive amount of in an IV bag – to get suspended for that when there are different individuals who have executed far worse and typically simply get a slap on the wrist, it's kind of of a joke I feel.

"Nevertheless it's lower than me to determine what occurs. Whenever you have a look at guys testing constructive after which you've gotten Max taking simply an excessive amount of in an IV bag, it is a head scratcher."

Final month, French Open champion Iga Świątek accepted a one-month suspension after testing constructive for the banned substance trimetazidine following contamination of her sleep medicine.

(Getty Pictures) Jannik Sinner, the world primary, was cleared of wrongdoing after failing two exams in March for anabolic agent clostebol however faces a potential two-year ban after an enchantment by WADA, the worldwide anti-doping physique.

Each gamers have been cleared to play on the Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 12.

Purcell's suspension means the 27-year-old, who additionally gained the boys's doubles title at Wimbledon in 2022, can not play in or attend any occasion authorised by tennis' governing physique, leaving Thompson searching for a brand new associate.

"It wasn't nice information for me and Maxy – particularly Max," Thompson mentioned.

"I feel it's kind of of a joke, however there's not rather a lot I can do about it."

1h agoSat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:03am

<h3 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop24__mJJ8n Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop32__ceKem Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading">Day two <h4 class="Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B LiveBlogPost_heading__DVYV7 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_sizeDesktop20___6qCS Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop24__Fh_y5 Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_black__9qnZ1 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s" data-component="Heading"> (Getty Pictures) Good afternoon and welcome to the second day of Australia's summer season of tennis!

It is day two of the United Cup and we're in motion in two cities now, as Sydney joins Perth's celebration.

The large ticket merchandise in the present day is Alex de Minaur, in motion for the primary time this season as he takes on Tomás Martín Etcheverry of Argentina.

However there's loads of different stuff happening throughout the nation,.

Certainly, we're already beneath means in Perth and Sydney, with France and Switzerland tied up at 1-1 of their contest in the mean time, and Canada main Croatia 1-0.