Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his newest bid for an elusive Australian Open title by beating Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-2 throughout first-round motion on Sunday evening. Alcaraz dropped serve solely as soon as whereas advancing in two hours and 5 minutes. The world No. 1 fired eight aces and gained 20 of twenty-two internet factors.
“I’m actually comfortable to step onto the courtroom as soon as once more for the primary time this season,” stated Alcaraz, who has by no means made it previous the quarterfinals Down Below. “It couldn’t have been higher, taking part in right here on the Rod Laver Enviornment. It was a great match. I felt nice and Adam pulled off some nice photographs, a fantastic degree within the match, so I needed to keep there at this type of degree.”
The Spaniard is joined in spherical two by Alexander Bublik, who trounced Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. It was higher information for the American contingent with Frances Tiafoe, as the previous U.S. Open semifinalist dismissed Australian qualifier Jason Kubler 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2.
Australian Open Day 1 males’s singles outcomes
Carlos Alcaraz d. Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-2Alexander Zverev d. Gabriel Diallo 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2Frances Tiafoe d. Jason Kubler 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2Alexander Bublik d. Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-4, 6-4Arthur Fery d. Flavio Cobolli 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-1Francisco Comesana d. Patrick Kypson 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3Tomas Martin Etcheverry d. Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Cameron Norrie d. Benjamin Bonzi 6-0, 6-7(2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Francisco Cerundolo d. Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3Emilio Nava d. Kyrian Jacquet 6-2, 7-5, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-6(10-6)Marton Fucsovics vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli 7-6(5), 6-1, 6-2Corentin Moutet d. Tristan Schoolkate 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-3Damir Dzumhur d. Liam Draxl 7-5, 6-0, 6-4Michael Zheng d. Sebastian Korda 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(0), 6-3Jaime Faria d. Alexander Blockx 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4Yannick Hanfmann d. Zachary Svajda 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
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