Last year’s finalist won the opening round as a second two over Swiss Henri Laaksonen 6: 1, 6: 4, 7: 6 (3).
“I’m glad I managed it in three sets. I believed in the secret. He had a great start to the season last year. After winning the ATP Cup, I managed to advance to the finals at the Australian Open. Now I’ll try to make it even further. I’m fine here, the hard surface on the courts in Melbourne suits me, ” said last year’s US Open champion in the first post-match interview.
After a three-year break, the Briton Andy Murray returned to Melbourne Park and advanced to the 2nd round after a five-hundred-meter drama. The holder of the free card eliminated the deployed twenty-unit of the Georgian Nikolos Basilashvili 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7 (5), 6: 4.
“It’s great to be in Melbourne again. I’ve had three or four difficult years. I said goodbye to this tournament in January 2019. There was a risk that I would have to end my career due to hip problems, I had to go to surgery after the Australian Open . Murray confessed, moved.
The 13th-seated Argentine Diego Sebastian Schwartzman dealt with the Serb Filip Krajinovič 6: 3, 6: 4, 7: 5. Then there is the fifth Russian Rusj Rubľov after the triumph 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 2 over the Italian Gianluca Mager.
Singles – Round 1:
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gr.-4) – Mikael Ymer (Sweden) 6:2, 6:4, 6:3
Arthur Rinderknech (Fr.) – Alexei Popyrin (Austr.) 7:5, 4:6, 6:2, 3:6, 6:3
Alexander Davidovich Fokina (Šp.) – Alex Bolt (Austr.) 6:3, 6:3, 6:4
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) – Andreas Seppi (Tal.) 6:1, 6:1, 7:5
Nick Kyrgios (Austr.) – Liam Broady (V. Brit.) 6:4, 6:4, 6:3
Frances Tiafoe (USA) – Marco Trungelliti (Arg.) 3:6, 6:4, 6:2, 3:6, 6:3
Alex de Minaur (Austr.-32) – Lorenzo Musetti (Tal.) 3:6, 6:3, 6:0, 6:3
sebastian baez (Arg.) – Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Sp.) 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 1:6, 6:2
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Kan.-9) – Emil Rose Mountain (Fine.) 6:4, 0:6, 3:6, 6:3, 6:4
Daniel Evans (V. Brit.-24) – David Goffin (Belg.) 6:4, 6:3, 6:0
Taylor Fritz (USA-20) – Maximilian Marterer (No.) 7:6 (8), 6:3, 6:2
Andy Murray (UK) – Nikoloz Basilašvili (Georg-21) 6:1, 3:6, 6:4, 6:7 (5), 6:4
Benoit Pair (Fr.) – Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) 6:4, 3:6, 7:5, 2:6, 7:5
Taro Daniel (Jap.) – Thomas Barrios Vera (Chile) 7:6 (5), 6:1, 6:1
Tomáš Macháč (CZ) – Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Arg.) 6:3, 2:6, 6:4, 6:2
Maxime Cressy (USA) – John Isner (USA-22) 7:6 (2), 7:5, 6:7 (4), 6:7 (4), 6:4
Paul Andujar (Šp.) – Damir Džumhur (BaH) 6:1, 7:5, 6:1
Ricard Berankis (Lit.) – Roberto Carballes Baena (Sp.) 6:1, 3:6, 2:6, 6:3, 6:4
Steve Johnson (USA) – Jordan Thompson (Austr.) 7:6 (5), 6:7 (6), 4:6, 6:3, 6:3
Daniil Medvedev (Rus.-2) – Henri Laaksonen (Swiss.) 6:1, 6:4, 7:6 (3)
Jannik Sinner (Tal.-11) – Joao Sousa (Portug.) 6:4, 7:5, 6:1
Grigor Dimitrov (Find.-26) – Jiří Lehečka (CR) 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 7:5
Andrej Rubľov (Rus.-5) – Gianluca Mager (Tal.) 6:3, 6:2, 6:2
Richard Gasquet (Fr.) – Ugo Humbert (Fr.-29) 3:6, 7:6 (4), 7:6 (3), 6:3
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg.-13) – Filip Krajinovič (Serb.) 6:3, 6:4, 7:5
Marin Čilič (Chor.-27) – emilio gomez (ECU) 6:3, 6:1, 6:2
Botic of the Sand Scallop (Hol.) – Jan-Lennard Struff (No.) 6:4, 6:3, 6:2
Phillip Kohlschreiber (No.) – Marco Cecchinato (Tal.) 6:4, 7:5, 7:6 (0)
Christopher O’Connell (Austr.) – Hugo Gaston (Fr.) 7:6 (4), 6:0, 4:6, 6:1
Roberto Bautista Agut (Šp.-15) – Stefano Travaglia (Tal.) 7:6 (2), 6:4, 5:7, 6:1
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