However, Barty breezed through the second set as well securing her first match point at 5-0 in the second. Incredibly, Barty won last year’s Australian Open first round match 6-0 6-0 against Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic.īut Tsurenko is no slouch either, having been ranked 23rd in the world in 2019 and being a former US Open quarterfinalist. While she struggled in her second service game, giving away two break points, she held, and then raced through the first set to win 6-0 in an utter domination in just 24 minutes. While she has a tricky draw ahead of her, Barty is hoping to make a statement and add to her 2019 French Open and 2021 Wimbledon crowns.īarty got off to the perfect start, breaking in the second service game to go up 2-0. The two-time grand slam champion got a warm reception from her home crowd as she aims to end the Aussie drought at the major, as no Australian woman has won the tournament since Chris O’Neil in 1978. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesĪsh Barty’s Australian Open campaign is underway against qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. It leaves Australia 3-2 for the day after crushing wins for Ash Barty and an upset for Aleksandar Vukic, while James Duckworth and Thanasi Kokkinakis crashed out.Īsh Barty was on fire. Lopez sent down 26 aces to six but Millman earned 21 break points, converting six of them in the tough four setter. Millman didn’t have it all his own way but had the crowd right behind him and he battled his way to a trademark gutsy victory. Yannick Hanfmann defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-2 6-3 6-2Īussie John Millman has won his way into the second round where he comes up against young gun 3rd seed Alexander Zverev after a 6-1 6-3 4-6 7-5 win over Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez.

Other Aussies: Adrian Mannarino defeated James Duckworth (AUS) 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-1Īleksandar Vukic (AUS) defeated 30-Lloyd Harris 4-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 Paula Badosa (8) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 6-4 6-0 Qiang Wang defeated Coco Gauff (18) 6-4 6-2įrom 7pm: John Millman (AUS) vs Feliciano Lopez 6-1 6-3 4-6 7-5 Matteo Berrettini (7) defeated Brandon Nakashima 4-6 6-2 7-6 6-3 Not before 2pm: Rafael Nadal (6) defeated Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2įrom 7pm: Ash Barty (AUS) (1) defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-0 6-1Īlexander Zverev (3) defeated Daniel Altmaier 7-6 6-1 7-6įrom 11am: Elina Svitolina (15) defeated Fiona Ferro 6-1 7-6 Naomi Osaka (13) defeated Camila Osorio 6-3 6-3 From 11am: Maria Sakkari (5) defeated Tatjana Maria 7-6 6-4

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