Rafael Nadal will face German unseeded Yannick Hanfmann in the second round.
Highlight
- Two-time champion Naomi Osaka will face USA’s Madison Brengle
- WTA No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will face Italy’s unseeded Lucia Bronzetti
- Both Osaka and Barty face off for the fourth round
Top-ranked Ash Barty and defending champion Naomi Osaka play their second round matches as they head towards a possible fourth round meeting at Melbourne Park. Rafael Nadal, seeking a record 21st Grand Slam singles title, is also in action. Nadal is tied with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for the most runs in tennis history with 20 runs. Third seed Alexander Zverev plays Australian John Millman in the one-night match.
Wednesday Forecast
Sunny, maximum 27 Celsius (81 Fahrenheit).
Tuesday’s weather
Mostly sunny, high 21 °C (70 °F)
Tuesday’s Key Results
Women’s first round: No. 2 Arya Sabalenka beat Storm Sanders 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Garbine Muguruza beat Clara Burrell 6-3, 6-4; No. 6 Annette Kontaveit beat Katerina Sinyakova 6-2, 6-3; No. 7 Inga Swietec beat Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-0; No. 10 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Anna Bondar 6-2, 6-1; No. 12 Elena Rybakina beat Zarina Dias 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-1; No. 14 Simona Halep beat Magdalena Frech 6-4, 6-3; No. 17 Emma Radukanu beat Sloane Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1; No. 19 Alice Mertens beat Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 7-5; Sorana Cristia beat No. 20 Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2; Madison Inglis defeated No. 23 Leyla Fernandez 6-4, 6-2.
Men’s first round: No. 2 Daniil Medvedev beat Henri Laksonen 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (3); No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikel Yammer 6-2, 6-4, 6-3; No. 5 Andrey Rublev beat Gianluca Mager 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliasime beat Emil Rusuvuori 6-4, 0-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 11 Jannik Sinner beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 7-5, 6-1; No. 13 Diego Schwartzman beat Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4, 7-5; No. 15 Roberto Bautista Agut beat Stefano Travaglia 7-6(2), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; Maxim Cressey beat No. 22 John Isner 7-6(2), 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-7(4), 6-4; Andy Murray beat No. 21 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4; No. 24 Daniel Evans beat David Goffin 6-4, 6-3, 6-0; Nick Kyrgios defeated Liam Brody 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
day status
49 – Andy Murray’s career wins in singles matches at the Australian Open, the most by any man in a Grand Slam tournament without a title. Murray, a five-time runner-up at the Australian Open, won his 48th match here in 2017.
Today’s thought
“You’re so nervous when everybody can beat everybody, so glad I managed to finish it” – No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza on a brilliant 10-year streak in Australian Open first round matches Feather.
(reported by AP)
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