The first Grand Slam Australian Open tennis tournament of the year has started. Some matches were canceled due to rain on the first day but most of the star players took to the tennis courts on Monday.
The seeds, including Poland’s Iga Swiatek, American Coco Goff and France’s Yannick Sinner, advanced to the second round as expected. The campaigns of many former champions ended in the first round on Monday. American third seed Coco Goff defeated compatriot Sofia Kanin in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. Goff won the WC Final trophy in November. 16th seed Jelena Ostapenko’s campaign ended in the first round. He was defeated by unseeded Bencic 6-3, 7-6. Seventh-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated Joint 6-3, 6-0.
In men’s singles, American Alex Michelson caused a major upset on the second day by defeating 26-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open runner-up. Above. Michelson also achieved the biggest win of his career. Michelson, ranked 42nd in the world, reached the third round on his debut at the Australian Open last year but lost in the first rounds at the French Open and Wimbledon. 17th-seeded Francisco Tiafoe advanced to the second round with a 7-6, 6-3, 4-6,6-7, 6-3 win at Rinderneck, while top-seeded Jannik Sinner defeated Ann Jarry in straight sets. Defeated 7-6. 7-6, 6-1.
Kyrgios’ campaign ends, leaving coaching staff angry
Australian domestic player Nick Kyrgios lost in the first round of the men’s singles. Kyrgios, who returned to the court after a long absence of almost 18 months, took out his anger on his coaching staff after the defeat. In this match played at John Cheney Arena, Britain’s Jacob Fearnley defeated 2022 Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). This match was played for two hours and 19 minutes. Briton Jacobs won four Challenger level tournaments last year and this is only his third ATP Tour level win. In men’s singles, Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Aziz Dougez in a four-set match 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, while Thanasi Kokkinakis lost the first set to Roman Shafullin 3-6. Went. Won 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
Novak Djokovic wins 378th win in Grand Slam history
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, seeking a record 25th major men’s singles title, registered the 378th Grand Slam win of his career by defeating Indian-American Basavareddy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Francisco Passaro reached the second round with a score of 7-5, 2-1 thanks to Grigor Dimitrov.
American Tommy Paul defeated Christopher O’Connolly 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in a five-set first-round match, and Alcaraz defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-6. Defeated by -1. Defeated 7-5, 6-1.
Iga Swiatek in second round of 20th consecutive Grand Slam
Poland’s Iga Swiatek, winner of five major singles trophies, reached the second round of all 20 Grand Slams played since 2020 with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over Siniakova in straight sets. 28th seeded Elena Svitolina defeated Sauro Christi 6-4, 6-4. Victoria Azarenka was the victim of an upset. He was defeated by unseeded Italy’s Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6.
