First Grand Slam of the season, there’s plenty of competitive filming to be done, and surprises have come from the opening rounds at Melbourne Park. There were a number of surprises, though the big four survived: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, in the men’s box and Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenkain the feminine.
While no one is exempt from hardships, neither is the ten-time champion Novak Djokovic, who spent more than seven hours on court, serving two sets. one left Carlos Alcaraz in the second against Lorenzo Sonego. Swiatek fought back against Danielle Collins from 1-4 down in the third set, three balls down at 2-5 and the American’s serve.
It’s even worse Daniel Medvedev coming back from two sets down to Finn Emil Ruusuvuori in a meeting that ended around 4 am local morning.
For the hits, the Dane one Holger Rune (8), against Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, and the 2023 finalist, Kazakh Elena Rybakinanew Anna Blinkova.
There were five of the nine top-10 contestants (Karolina Muchova was absent due to injury), absent from the tournament. In addition to Rybakina (3), Pegula (5), Jabeur (6), Vondrousova (7) and Sakkari (8).
In the men’s event, it was less hectic as Alexander Zverev (6) and Hubert Hurkacz (9) were saved in five sets by lifting two adverse markers.
painting of man
1/16 final
High side
Novak Djokovic (SRB/1)-Tomás Etcheverry (ARG/30)
Adrian Mannarino (FRA/20)-Ben Shelton (USA/16)
Taylor Fritz (USA/12)-Fabian Maroszan (HUN)
Luca Van Assche (FRA)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/7)
Jannik Sinner (ITA/4)-Sebastián Báez (ARG/26)
Tomas Macac (CHE)-Karen Khachanov (RUS/15)
Alex De Minaur (AUS/10)-Flavio Cobolli (ITA/Q)
Sebastian Korda (USA/29)-Andrey Rublev (RUS/5)
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Arthur Cazaux (FRA/WC)-Tallon Griekspoor (NED/28)
Ugo Humbert (FRA/21)-Hubert Hurkacz (POL/9)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/13)-Nuno Borges (POR)
Alexander Zverev (ALE/6)-Alex Michelsen (USA)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/27)-Daniel Medvedev (RUS/3)
Casper Ruud (NOR/11)-Cameron Norrie (GBR/19)
Tommy Paul (USA/14)-Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
Juancheng Shang (CHN/WC)-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/2)
painting of a woman
1/16 final
High side
Iga Swiatek (POL/1)-Linda Noskova (CHE)
Elina Svitolina (UCR/19)-Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Jelena Ostapenko (LET/11)-Victoria Azarenka (BLR/18)
Emma Navarro (USA/27)-Dayana Yastremska (UCR/Q)
Anna Blinkova (RUS)-Jasmine Paolini (ITA/26)
Anna Kalisnkaya (RUS)-Sloane Stephens (USA)
Qinwen Zheng (CHN/12)– Yafan Wang (CHN)
Océane Dodin-Clara Burel (FRA)
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Elina Avanesyan (RUS)-Marta Kostyuk (UCR)
Maria Timofeeva (RUS/Q)-Beatriz Haddad Maia
Magda Frech (POL)-Anastasia Zakharova (RUS/Q)
Alycia Parks (USA-Coco Gauff (USA/4)
Mirra Andreeva (RUS)-Diane Parry (FRA)
Storm Hunter (AUS)-Barbora Krejcikova (CHE/9)
Amanda Anisimova (USA)-Paula Badosa (ESP)
Lesia Tsurenko (UCR/28)-Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/2)
Source: La Verdad
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