Title holder, world number one, Jannik Sinner, successfully entered the Australian Open by beating Chilean Nicolas Jarry (36e), Monday January 13, in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament. Winner 7-6, 7-6, 6-1, the 23-year-old Italian joins at 2e turn his runner-up in the ATP ranking, the German Alexander Zverev, qualified on Sunday.
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The surprise of the night was signed by the young American Alex Michelsen (20 years old, 42e world), who cold picked Stefanos Tsitsipas (12e), released in four sets: 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Finalist in Melbourne in 2023, the Greek suffered his earliest elimination on Monday in Melbourne since 2018, where he also lost in the first round. “You could say karma struck. I wasn’t able to play the way I wanted to.”Tsitsipas could only note, frustrated at having “too much time to recover” before his next official match.
Swiatek and Gauff pass without incident
The American Frances Tiafoe (16e) also suffered against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, but emerged after a five-set battle, lasting more than four hours.
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In the women’s draw, Iga Swiatek wasted no time entering the fray, winning 6-3, 6-4, in 1 hour 20 minutes, against the Czech Katerina Siniakova (50e). World number 3 Coco Gauff also had an uneventful first round on Monday. In a 100% American duel, the 20-year-old Floridian beat her compatriot Sofia Kenin (74) 6-3, 6-3.e), winner of the tournament in 2020.
With the qualification on Sunday of the double title holder Aryna Sabalenka (world number one) and the 2024 finalist Zheng Qinwen (5e), all members of the top 5 have so far validated their ticket for the second round, while awaiting the entry into the running of the Italian Jasmine Paolini (4e) mardi.
On the Rod Laver Arena, the day will end with the duel between double winner of the Australian Open Naomi Osaka (2019, 2021) and Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, winner of the WTA Finals in 2022.
Australian Open: the opponents and results of the French in the first round
-The draw for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, took place on Thursday January 9. Here are the opponents of the French in the running, and the first results.
Men
Sunday January 12
- Hugo Gaston (81e) – Omar Jasika (Australia/180e) : 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
- Otto Virtanen (Finland/92e) – Arthur Son (n° 20) : 3-6, 7-6 [7-4]6-4, 6-4.
- Adam Walton (Australia/91e) – Quentin Halys (71e) : 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 [7/4]7-5.
- Ugo Humbert (n° 14) – Matteo Gigante (Italy/n° 146): 7-6 [7-5]7-5, 6-4.
- Lucas Pouille (104e) – Alexander Zverev (Allemagne/n° 2) : 4-6, 4-6, 4-6.
Monday January 13
- Arthur Rinderknech (60e) – Frances Tiafoe (United States/No. 17) : 6-7 [2/7]3-6, 6-4, 7-6 [7/4]3-6.
- Alexandre Müller (56e) – Nuno Borges (Portugal/36e) : 7-6 [7-2]3-6, 2-6, 5-7.
- Sebastian Baez (Argentine/n° 28) – Arthur Cazaux (80e) : 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 0-6, 3-6.
- Benjamin Bonzi (70e) – David Goffin (Belgium/n° 53)
Tuesday January 14
- Adrian Mannarino (73e) – Karen Khachanov (Russia/seeded no. 19)
- Gaël Monfils (52e) – Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard (n° 30)
- Alexei Popyrin (Australia/n° 25) – Corentin Moutet (69e)
Dames
Sunday January 12
- Diane Parry (66e) – Donna Vekic (Croatie/n° 18) : 4-6, 4-6.
- Cristina Bucsa (Spain/21e) – Chloé Paquet (123e) : 2-6, 3-6.
Monday January 13
- Léolia Jeanjean (149e) – Jodie Burrage (UK/173e)
- Naomi Osaka (Japan/50e) – Caroline Garcia (58e)
Tuesday January 14
- Varvara Gracheva (69e) – Catherine McNally (United States/540e)
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