The Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Russian Daniil Medvedev, first and third seeded at the Adelaide tournament, had a pleasant start with both victories over the Frenchman Constant Lestienne and the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who withdrew.
The Spanish Roberto Bautista also won his first round matcha difficult compromise against the Russian Andrey Rublevfourth favorite, whom he defeated 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
The Rublev’s irregularity with the service he favored the options of Bautista, who had his moment in the middle of the second sleeve, when, with a ‘break’ against, he turned the game around with five consecutive games. From 1-3 to 6-3.
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He entered the third set with renewed spirits and settled it with a break for 4-3. His next rival will come from the match between the British Andy Murray and the American Sebastian Korda.
Novak Djokovic, now fifth in the world, beat Constant Lestienne, 65 of the ATP, by 6-3 and 6-2. The Serb only gave up one break point in the entire game, which he saved. He suffered no further setbacks.
The process was even easier for Medvedev, who won 7-6 (6) and 2-1 when Sonego left due to hand cramps.
Another Italian, Jannik Sinner, sixth seed, got off to a better start by beating Britain’s Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-2.
The Russian Karen Kachanov, seeded eighth, also defeated the Argentine Pedro Cachín in two straight sets 6-2, 6-4.
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It was difficult for Russian Denis Shapovalov to assert his status as seventh seed, although after two hours of play he defeated Australian Rinky Hijikata, coming from the previous phase, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
In the women’s draw, waiting for the debut on Wednesday of the first seed, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the Chinese Qinweng Zheng, 28 of the WTA, defeated the fifth seed, the Estonian Anett Kontaveitby 6-1, 4-6 and 7-6 (7).
The Czech Marketa Vondrousova defeated the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2 and the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina by 7-6 (9) and 7-6 (5).
The American Claire Liu also advanced to the round, defeating the Australian Priscilla Hon 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3, and the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who beat the Swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-0, 7-6 (1).
