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How local wildcard Alexei Popyrin matches up against his third-round Australian Open opponent Lucas Pouille.
HOW ALEXEI POPYRIN AND LUCAS POUILLE MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD-ROUND MATCH ON SATURDAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING):
28-LUCAS POUILLE (FRA) v ALEXEI POPYRIN (AUS) - first meeting
LUCAS POUILLE Age: 24 Ranking: 28 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US5,853,432 ($AU8,134,339 ) Career titles: 5 Grand slam titles: 0 Australian Open win-loss record: 2-5
Best Australian Open result: third round 2019
ALEXEI POPYRIN (AUS)
Age: 19 Ranking: 149
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US163,444 ($AU227,133) Career titles: 0 Grand slam titles: 0 Australian Open win-loss record: 2-1 Best Australian Open result: third round 2019