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L64: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 3 (2+1) vs Ariel Behar & Joran Vliegen (URU/BEL) CR 130 (63+67)

L64: Jakub Paul (SUI) & Marcus Willis CR 164 (83+81) vs (15) Evan King & John Peers (USA/AUS) CR 67 (16+51)

L64: Rinky Hijikata & Tristan Schoolkate (AUS/AUS) CR 263 (58+205) vs Luke Johnson & Jan Zielinski (POL) CR 74 (41+33)

L64: (6) Christian Harrison (USA),& Neal Skupski CR 24 (15+9) vs Jakob Schnaitter & Mark Wallner (GER/GER) CR 90 (45+45)

L64: Diego Hidalgo & Patrik Trhac (ECU/USA) CR 151 (77+74) vs (2) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 6 (3+3)

 

Edited with the latest 19/01 rankings



-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 20th of January 2026 05:34:21 AM

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If they get through, Neal and Christian would play Martinez and Munar in round 2, which I think could be quite tricky.

Nys and Roger-Vasellin have lost in round one, the 8th seeds. They lost to Argentinians and two Argentine pairs play each other in round 2. Looking at the early results, I wonder how generally the courts are playing in terms of speed - is it possible they are a bit slower this year?

Anyone got any insights on court speed?

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Luke & Zielinski are up a break in the 3rd set vs Hijikata ( 2023 champion with Kubler ) & Schoolkate.

6-7(3) 7-5 *3-2



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indiana wrote:

Luke & Zielinski are up a break in the 3rd set vs Hijikata ( 2023 champion with Kubler ) & Schoolkate.

6-7(3) 7-5 *3-2

 tricky opening draw, a win in their first match as a pair here would be a good start



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L64:  Luke Johnson & Jan Zielinski (POL) CR 74 (41+33) defeated Rinky Hijikata & Tristan Schoolkate (AUS/AUS) CR 263 (58+205) by 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4  smile



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excellent, well done Luke and Jan

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L64: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 3 (2+1) defeated Ariel Behar & Joran Vliegen (URU/BEL) CR 130 (63+67) by 7-6(2) 6-4

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Decent start, Behar and Vliegen was a tough opening draw

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Neal is a set down

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Neal+ have just won, 6-3 in the third

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Stircrazy wrote:

L64:  Luke Johnson & Jan Zielinski (POL) CR 74 (41+33) defeated Rinky Hijikata & Tristan Schoolkate (AUS/AUS) CR 263 (58+205) by 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4  smile

L64:  (6) Christian Harrison (USA) & Neal Skupski CR 24 (15+9) defeated Jakob Schnaitter & Mark Wallner (GER/GER) CR 90 (45+45) by 4-6 6-4 6-3

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L32:  (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 3 (2+1) vs (WC) James McCabe & Li Tu (AUS/AUS) UNR (0+250)

L32:  (6) Christian Harrison (USA) & Neal Skupski CR 24 (15+9) vs Pedro Martínez & Jaume Munar (ESP/ESP) CR 220 (98+112)



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Marcus and Jakub Paul win the first set in a TB despite Marcus being broken in his opening two service games. The Swiss is an excellent returner.

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Stircrazy wrote:
L64:  Luke Johnson & Jan Zielinski (POL) CR 74 (41+33) defeated Rinky Hijikata & Tristan Schoolkate (AUS/AUS) CR 263 (58+205) by 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4

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L32:  (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 3 (2+1) vs (WC) James McCabe & Li Tu (AUS/AUS) UNR (0+250)

L32:  (6) Christian Harrison (USA) & Neal Skupski CR 24 (15+9) vs Pedro Martínez & Jaume Munar (ESP/ESP) CR 220 (98+112)

L64:  Jakub Paul (SUI) & Marcus Willis CR 164 (83+81) defeated (15) Evan King & John Peers (USA/AUS) CR 67 (16+51) by 7-6(4) 6-3  biggrin



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Marcus at the Australian Open

2008: Sent home as a junior - didn't play a match

2009-2024: No activity

2025: Cam pulled out - didn't play a match

2026 - 18 years after first being there finally gets on court and beats the 15th seeds

It's been quite a journey for him



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Well done Marcus! And well done Henry and Harri, who also won in two sets

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