{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61d810c5bbd4cf0012a79081/67c8ac3d3384591a38b4719d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Australian Open 2025 | 1st Round Goffin [BEL] Bonzi [FRA] Day 2 Night ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61d810c5bbd4cf0012a79081/1741213288811-98b73a3e-2c99-443d-ad16-05b31fb08784.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>LIVE FROM Court 15, MELBOURNE PARK</p><p><br></p><p>7PM Mon 13 JAN 2025 | AUDIO ONLY, RADIO STYLE COMMENTARY</p><p>1st ROUND COURT 15 NIGHT SESSION | PLAYER WATCH</p><p>Join 'this australian open life' in our self-styled Media Commentary Box, Court 15!!</p><p>David Goffin [BEL] | Singles: #54 &amp;</p><p>Benjamin Bonzi [FRA] | Singles: #64</p><p><br></p><p>David Goffin [BEL] | Singles: #54</p><p><strong>(UPDATED 22 MAY 2024)</strong></p><ul><li>Earned career-high 59 wins in 2017, ending season at career-high No. 7 after defeating No. 1 Nadal and No. 2 Federer en route to Nitto ATP Finals championship match.</li><li>Finished the year in Top 25 for 7 consecutive years from 2014-2020.</li><li>Became 6th and final player to beat Nadal and Federer at same event (also Davydenko, Del Potro, Djokovic, Murray and Nalbandian).</li><li>First Belgian to break into Top 10, qualify for Nitto ATP Finals, defeat World No. 1 and reach an ATP Masters 1000 final (2019 Cincinnati).</li><li>In 2022, earned 300th victory (d. Andujar in Marrakech 2R), captured 6th ATP Tour title (Marrakech) and posted 3rd win over World No. 1 (d. Alcaraz in Astana 1R).</li><li>Advanced to 4 Grand Slam QFs, most recently 2022 Wimbledon, and led Belgium to Davis Cup finals in 2015 and 2017.</li></ul><p>* https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/bio</p><p><br></p><p>Benjamin Bonzi [FRA] | Singles: #64</p><p><strong>(UPDATED 17 JANUARY 2025)</strong></p><ul><li>Broke into Top 50 in June 2022 and achieved career-high No. 42 in February 2023 soon after defeating 2022 runner-up Ruusuvuori en route to 1st ATP Tour final in Pune.</li><li>Captured 1st ATP Tour title at 2024 Metz as Q, defeating No. 7 Ruud for biggest win of career in 2R.</li><li>Beat future World No. 1 Medvedev in tour-level debut at 2017 Roland Garros as WC, then reached Grand Slam 3R at 2023 Australian Open, 2023 US Open and 2025 Australian Open.</li><li>Earned 50 wins and 6 titles on ATP Challenger Tour in 2021, tying with 5 other players for 2nd-most Challenger titles in a single season behind Griekspoor (8 in 2021).</li><li>Ended junior career by winning 2014 Roland Garros boys’ doubles title with countryman Halys.</li><li>Finished 2024 season on a 21-1 run, winning Metz, earning Challenger titles at Roanne and St. Brieuc and reaching final of Brest (held 3 MPs before losing to Virtanen).</li></ul><p>* https://www.atptour.com/en/players/benjamin-bonzi/bm95/bio</p><p><br></p><p>VIEW: #ao2025 Men’s singles entry list | Women’s singles entry list</p><p>* https://www.tennis.com.au/doc/ao25-mens-singles-main-draw-entry-list</p><p>* https://www.tennis.com.au/doc/ao25-womens-singles-main-draw-entry-list</p><p><br></p><p>SPOTLIGHT SERIES | ATP PLAYER WATCH | KEY POINTS</p><p>* 16 men 16 women’s qualifying spots up for grabs</p><p>* Tennis Australia begins finalising main draw &amp; qualifying wildcards</p><p>* 10 Australians have direct entry to the men’s singles</p><p>* Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson poised to be seeded.</p><p>* $BOX $OFFI$E $Nick $KyrgioS gets a spot thanks to a protected ranking</p><p>* Only one Australian woman, world No.96 Olivia Gadecki, has secured her entry to the women’s singles.</p><p>* FULL EPISODE (including ground pass ticketing info)</p><p>--</p><p>20250113_AOLife_Podcast-Ep4.16_AO25_SP-PW-WC_1R-Spotlight-ATP_Goffin-Bonzi</p>","author_name":"Sean McIntyre | Wise Words Media"}