The Australian opening was fully underway on the second day, with many celebrities and many Americans in court for a round one match. After a rainy first day, the weather was much dry and the crowd was the loudest in the majors, some of the most supportive ones were as thick as you would expect.
Coco GoufNo. 3, the best seed American played an early match against American American Sophia Kenin, winning 6-3, 6-3. She will play the British Jodie Anna Ballage in the second round.
Novak Djokovic He played a 19-year-old American Nishash Basavareddy In Round 1, Basavarddy, a wildcard choice that wasn’t just three years old when Djokovic won his first Grand Slam at the 2008 Australia Open, was shocked when he won his first set.
Djokovic returned to the ball and won the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, but he was impressed that Basavarddy, who only became professional last month, played against him.
Naomi Osakathose who have worked so hard to get back into the mix since returning from maternity leave last year, have opposed French Caroline Garcia. She scored 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and faced No. 20 Karolina Muchova in the second round.
No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner Both the first and second sets needed a tiebreaker, but they defeated Nicholas Jarry on the straight set. Thinner won 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1, and finally put Jarry in bed in the third set. Carlos Alcalazthe third seed spent a somewhat easy time against Alexander Shevchenko, winning 6-1, 7-5, 6-1. Alkaraz will face Yoshihito and Nishijima in the second round, while Sinner will face Australia’s Tristan Schoolkate.
Iga Swiatekthe second seed will head towards a straight set victory over Katerina Sirkova, facing Slovak’s Rebecca Slamkova in round two.
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Former Australian Open Finalist Stefanos TsitsipasHe was seeded in 11th place and continues to have problems with the majors. He lost to a 20-year-old American Alex Michaelsencurrently the youngest player ranked in the top 50 ATP.
In addition to Michaelsen, the Americans were generally successful on the second day. Jessica Pegra I easily defeated Australia’s wildcard joints 6-3 and 6-0. Daniel CollinsShe seeded in 10th place and defeated Dahlia Sniggle in a straight set. No. 12 Tommy Paul and No. 17 Francis Tiafoe Both won five sets of matches, but each took four hours to complete. Caroline Doll Hid and Sebastian Korda They also won their match and advanced to round two.