Highlights of the primary day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday, all instances native (GMT +11): 1754 ANISIMOVA KNOCKS OUT SAMSONOVA

American Amanda Anisimova downed thirteenth seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-4. Anisimova, 22, had pulled out of the tour final May citing burnout and psychological well being issues. READ MORE:

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Italian Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the match as a result of a foot harm. The former world quantity six, who was set to play seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday, can be changed within the draw by Belgian Zizou Bergs. 1634 CERUNDOLO BEATS HOME HOPE SWEENY, CILIC CRASHES OUT

Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, seeded twenty second, shrugged off a courageous problem from native hope Dane Sweeny to grab a 3-6 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2 win at John Cain Arena. Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, was overwhelmed 6-1 2-6 6-2 7-5 by 24-year-old Hungarian Fabian Marozsan.

1621 SAKKARI SEES OFF HIBINO Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari, whose greatest end result at a significant final yr was making the third spherical of the Australian Open, beat Nao Hibino of Japan 6-4 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena.

1505 SWEENY BOWLS OVER BALL KID A ball child was caught within the crossfire after Australian qualifier Dane Sweeny barrelled into him whereas making an attempt a forehand throughout his match in opposition to twenty second seed Francisco Cerundolo. Fortunately, each appeared to emerge from the collision unhurt.

1448 SINNER TRIUMPHS IN STRAIGHT SETS Jannik Sinner received his 2024 marketing campaign off to a profitable begin by beating Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 7-5 6-3.

The Italian fourth seed opted to skip the warm-up occasions forward of the Australian Open, together with his solely matches this yr coming in exhibition occasions. “First match of the season, so I think I can be happy with the way I played today,” Sinner mentioned.

1442 KREJCIKOVA THROUGH IN THREE-SET THRILLER Czech ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova gave the impression to be struggling in her first-round conflict with Japan’s Mai Hontama, however the 2021 French Open champion bounced again from a sluggish begin to discover her stride and win 2-6 6-4 6-3.

“It was a really, really difficult match. I was struggling, but I believed I could come back and level up my game,” Krejcikova mentioned. 1405 ARNALDI DELIGHTED WITH TURNOUT AFTER BEATING HOME HOPE

Italian Matteo Arnaldi made positive to thank the gang that turned as much as watch him beat Australian Adam Walton 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 in straight units, saying: “Thanks everyone for coming. The Italians. Also the Australians. I know you aren’t here for me, but thanks anyway!” 1346 TSURENKO SEALS COMEBACK WIN

Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko fought again to beat Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti 3-6 7-5 6-3 and attain the second spherical for the sixth time in her profession. 1255 FERNANDEZ LOOKS TO SWAP RACKET FOR YARN

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez mentioned she hoped to chill out and unwind with some crocheting after seeing off Czech Sara Bejlek 7-6(5) 6-2 to succeed in the second spherical. “First I’m going to recover. Then afterwards, I’m probably going to watch a show called ‘Reachers’, it’s a pretty good one. Maybe I’m going to crochet a little bit. I love crocheting,” the 2021 U.S. Open finalist mentioned.

1218 RAKHIMOVA FIRST PLAYER INTO SECOND ROUND World quantity 93 Kamilla Rakhimova took the honour of being the primary participant into the second spherical at Melbourne Park after beating American Emina Bektas 6-4 6-4 in windy circumstances on courtroom six.

The 22-year-old Russian baseliner secured the win when the American went lengthy with a service return. Bektas will financial institution a cheque for A$120,000 ($80,220) for making the lengthy journey right down to Australia. 1107 PLAY UNDERWAY AT THE 112TH AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Play received underway as scheduled on the outer courts at Melbourne Park. The Grand Slam began on a Sunday for the primary time within the fashionable period after the addition of an additional day to make it a 15-day match. A clement day is anticipated for the primary spherical matches with the temperature set to rise from the present 20 levels Celsius (68 levels Fahrenheit) to a forecast excessive of 24.

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