Australian Open: Zheng, Ruud and Fils slip through the drops in Melbourne

The Chinese Zheng Qinwen, finalist in Melbourne in 2024, the Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori and the world No. 6 Casper Ruud overcame difficult starts to qualify on Sunday for the 2nd round of the Australian Open, the first day of which was been largely disrupted by bad weather.

. Andreeva with turbo, Qinwen in diesel mode

The young Russian nugget Mirra Andreeva (17 years old), 15th player in the world, wasted little time entering the competition: the semi-finalist of the last Roland-Garros defeated the Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-3 (42nd) in just over an hour and a half.