The first day of Australian Open 2023 had several tasty matches for tennis fans to dine out on.
Top seed Rafael Nadal overcame a tricky test in Brit Jack Draper, while world No.1 Iga Swiatek copped a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in Jule Niemeier who she dispatched in straight sets.
It proved to be a great day for the majority of the Aussie contingent too with Jason Kubler emerging victorious, along with John Millman and Rinky Hijikata in five-set epics.
The Sporting News shows you all that was on the menu for Monday, January 16.
SEE: Aussies in action
SKIP TO: Rod Laver Arena | Margaret Court Arena | John Cain Arena | KIA Arena | 1573 Arena | Court 3 | Court 5 | Court 6 | Court 7 | Court 8 | Court 12 | Court 13 | Court 14 | Court 15 | Court 16 | Court 17
Australian Open schedule – Day 2
Rod Laver Arena
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
SABALENKA, Aryna [5] vs. MARTINCOVA, Tereza (CZE) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
SEBOV, Katherine (CAN) vs. GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) [4] |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
BERRETTINI, Matteo (ITA) [13] vs. MURRAY, Andy (GBR) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
From 7pm | ZIDANSEK, Tamara (SLO) vs. JABEUR, Ons (TUN) [2] | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
CARBALLES BAENA, Roberto (ESP) vs. DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [4] |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Margaret Court Arena
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
MUGURUZA, Garbiñe (ESP) vs. MERTENS, Elise (BEL) [26] |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | WANG, Xiyu (CHN) vs. PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE) [30] | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
MACHAC, Tomas (CZE) vs. RUUD, Casper (NOR) [2] |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
From 7pm | TOMOVA, Viktoriya (BUL) vs. BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) [12] | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | HSU, Yu Hsiou (TPE) vs. DE MINAUR, Alex (AUS) [22] | Men’s Singles- First Round |
John Cain Arena
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
RUBLEV, Andrey [5] vs. THIEM, Dominic (AUT) |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
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NB 1pm |
FRITZ, Taylor (USA) [8] vs. BASILASHVILI, Nikoloz (GEO) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
ZANEVSKA, Maryna (BEL) vs. KUDERMETOVA, Veronika [9] |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
NB 7pm | HSU, Yu Hsiou (TPE) vs. DE MINAUR, Alex (AUS) [22] | Men’s Singles- First Round |
KIA Arena
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
KANEPI, Kaia (EST) [31] vs. BIRRELL, Kimberly (AUS) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | KRAJINOVIC, Filip (SRB) vs. RUNE, Holger (DEN) [9] | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
KOKKINAKIS, Thanasi (AUS) vs. FOGNINI, Fabio (ITA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
KASATKINA, Daria [8] vs. GRACHEVA, Varvara |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
1573 Arena
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [27] vs. KARATSEV, Aslan |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) [16] vs. GRABHER, Julia (AUT) | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
PAOLINI, Jasmine (ITA) vs. SAMSONOVA, Liudmila [18] |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
NB 4pm | VUKIC, Aleksandar (AUS) vs. HOLT, Brandon (USA) | Men’s Singles- First Round |
Court 3
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
11am |
FERNANDEZ, Leylah (CAN) vs. CORNET, Alizé (FRA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | WOLF, J.J. (USA) vs. THOMPSON, Jordan (AUS) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
TSENG, Chun-Hsin (TPE) vs. POPYRIN, Alexei (AUS) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz (BRA) [14] vs. PARRIZAS DIAZ, Nuria (ESP) |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 5
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
HARTONO, Arianne (NED) vs. ROGERS, Shelby (USA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | VOLYNETS, Katie (USA) vs. RODINA, Evgeniya | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
STRUFF, Jan-Lennard (GER) vs. PAUL, Tommy (USA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
GASQUET, Richard (FRA) vs. HUMBERT, Ugo (FRA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Court 6
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia vs. GIORGI, Camila (ITA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
JARRY, Nicolas (CHI) vs. KECMANOVIC, Miomir (SRB) [26] |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
O’CONNELL, Christopher (AUS) vs. BROOKSBY, Jenson (USA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
RISKE-AMRITRAJ, Alison (USA) vs. VONDROUSOVA, Marketa (CZE) |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 7
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
BAGNIS, Facundo (ARG) vs. EVANS, Daniel (GBR) [25] |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | PURCELL, Max (AUS) vs. RUUSUVUORI, Emil (FIN) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
STEFANINI, Lucrezia (ITA) vs. MARIA, Tatjana (GER) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
STEPHENS, Sloane (USA) vs. POTAPOVA, Anastasia |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 8
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
TREVISAN, Martina (ITA) [21] vs. SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina (SVK) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo (ESP) [14] vs. CACHIN, Pedro (ARG) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
MARTIC, Petra (CRO) vs. GOLUBIC, Viktorija (SUI) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
NB 5pm |
KUDLA, Denis (USA) vs. SAFIULLIN, Roman |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Court 12
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
GALAN, Daniel Elahi (COL) vs. CHARDY, Jeremy (FRA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | CRESSY, Maxime (USA) vs. RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert (ESP) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | SHERIF, Mayar (EGY) vs. LINETTE, Magda (POL) | Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 13
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
BONAVENTURE, Ysaline (BEL) vs. ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina [19] |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | FRUHVIRTOVA, Linda (CZE) vs. FOURLIS, Jaimee (AUS) | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
GOFFIN, David (BEL) vs. LOKOLI, Laurent (FRA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
SOUSA, Joao (POR) vs. BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto (ESP) [24] |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Court 14
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
BERGS, Zizou (BEL) vs. DJERE, Laslo (SRB) |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
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Followed by | SHELTON, Ben (USA) vs. ZHANG, Zhizhen (CHN) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
ZHANG, Shuai (CHN) [23] vs. TIG, Patricia Maria (ROU) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU) [27] vs. MANDLIK, Elizabeth (USA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 15
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am | BELLUCCI, Mattia (ITA) vs. BONZI, Benjamin (FRA | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | VEKIC, Donna (CRO) vs. SELEKHMETEVA, Oksana | Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
BRONZETTI, Lucia (ITA) vs. SIEGEMUND, Laura (GER) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
LIU, Claire (USA) vs. BRENGLE, Madison (USA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round |
Court 16
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
PARRY, Diane (FRA) vs. TOWNSEND, Taylor (USA) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by | DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Alejandro (ESP) [30] vs. BUBLIK, Alexander (KAZ) | Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
CIRSTEA, Sorana (ROU) vs. PUTINTSEVA, Yulia (KAZ) |
Women’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
COUACAUD, Enzo (FRA) vs. DELLIEN, Hugo (BOL) |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Court 17
Time [AEDT] | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11am |
SCHWARTZMAN, Diego (ARG) [23] vs. KRUTYKH, Oleksii (UKR) |
Men’s Singles- First Round | |
Followed by |
DAVIS, Lauren (USA) vs. KOVINIC, Danka (MNE) |
Women’s Single- First Round | |
Followed by |
ISNER, John (USA) vs. MANNARINO, Adrian (FRA) |
Men’s Singles- First Round |
Australians in action on court
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Court | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
11:00am | [31] Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs Kimberley Birrell (AUS) | KIA | Women’s Singles – First Round | |
2nd match | J.J Wolf (USA) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) | Court 3 | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
2nd match | Max Purcell (AUS) vs Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) | Court 7 | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
2nd match | Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) | Court 13 | Women’s Singles – First Round | |
3rd match | Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) | KIA | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
3rd match | Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | Court 3 | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
3rd match | Christopher O’Connell (AUS) vs Jenson Brooksby (USA) | Court 6 | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
4th match | Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs Brandon Holt (USA) | 1573 | Men’s Singles – First Round | |
Last match | Yu Hsiou Hsu (TPE) vs [22] Alex de Minaur (AUS) | MCA | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Australian Open schedule and results – Day 1
Rod Laver Arena
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def by. [7] Coco Gauff (USA) | 6-1 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Yue Yuan (CHN) def by. [6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) | 6-1 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 2:30pm | [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) def Jack Draper (GBR) | 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
From 7:00pm | [1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def Jule Niemeier (GER) | 6-4 7-5 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Marcus Giron (USA) vs [7] Daniil Medvedev | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Margaret Court Arena
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | [3] Jessica Pegula (USA) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) | 6-0 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [10] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def Pedro Martinez (ESP) | 7-6(1) 6-2 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Sofia Kenin (USA) def by. [24] Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 7-6(3) | Women’s Singles – First Round |
From 7:00pm | [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def Quentin Halys (FRA) | 6-3 6-4 7-6 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [10] Madison Keys (USA) vs Anna Blinkova | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
John Cain Arena
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | [15] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def Kyle Edmund (GBR) | 6-4 6-0 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) def by. [15] Petra Kvitova (CZE) | 7-6(3) 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 3:30pm | Sebastian Baez (ARG) def by. Jason Kubler (AUS) | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
NB 6:00pm | Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def by. [6] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) | 1-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
KIA Arena
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Anna Kalinskaya def by. [13] Danielle Collins (USA) | 7-5 5-7 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Daniel Altmaier (GER) def by. [16] Frances Tiafoe (USA) | 6-3 6-3 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6) | Men’s Singles – First Round |
NB 3:00pm | [11] Cameron Norrie (GBR) def Luca van Assche (FRA) | 7-6 6-0 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Xinyu Wang [CHN] def Storm Hunter [AUS] | 7-6 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
1573 Arena
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Emma Raducanu (GBR) def Tamara Korpatsch (GER) | 6-3 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Dusan Lajovic (SRB) def by. [20] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) | 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [20] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Sara Bejlek (CZE) | 6-3 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Alex Molcan (SVK) def Stan Wawrinka (SUI) | 6-7 6-3 1-6 7-6 6-4 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 3
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) def. [25] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) | 6-2 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Talia Gibson (AUS) def by. Clara Burel (FRA) | 6-3 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def by. [17] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) | 6-4 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | John Millman (AUS) def Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI) | 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 5
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def Gregoire Barrere (FRA) | 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Coco Vandeweghe (USA) def by. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) | 6-3 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Jaume Munar (ESP) def by. Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) | 6-3 6-2 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [32] Jil Teichmann (SUI) def Harriet Dart (GBR) | 7-5 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Court 6
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def vs Eva Lys (GER) | 2-6 6-0 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Tallon Griekspoor (NED) def Pavel Kotov | 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def Nuno Borges (POR) | 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-1 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Kaja Juvan (SLV) def Selena Janicijevic (FRA) | 7-5 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Court 7
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [28] Amanda Anisimova (USA) | 6-3 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [29] Sebastian Korda (USA) def Cristian Garin (CHI) | 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Jiri Lehecka (CZE) def [21] Borna Coric (CRO) | 6-3 6-3 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
NB 5:00pm | Laura Jeanjean (FRA) def by. Nadia Podoroska (ARG) | 6-0 6-3 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Court 8
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Polina Kudermetova def by. Olivia Gadecki (AUS) | 7-5 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Mikael Ymer (SWE) def by. [31] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | 6-4 6-2 7-5 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Ana Bodgan (ROU) | 6-2 2-6 6-3 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Yannick Hanfmann (GER) def by. Rinky Hijikata (AUS) | 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 12
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) def vs Arthur Rinderknech (GER) | 6-3 6-3 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Bernarda Pera (USA) def Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) | 2-6 6-3 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Ernesto Escobedo (MEX) def by. Taro Daniel (JPN) | 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 13
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Oscar Otte (GER) def by. Shang Juncheng (CHN) | 6-2 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [18] Karen Khachanov def Bernabé Zapata Miralles (ESP) | 7-6(3) 6-2 6-0 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Panna Udvardy [HUN] def by. Camila Osorio [COL] | 6-4 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 4:00pm | [22] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) | 7-5 6-3 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Court 14
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Corentin Moutet (FRA) def Wu Yibing (CHN) | 6-4 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-5 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Kamilla Rakhimova def by. Kateryna Baindl (UKR) | 7-5 6-7(8) 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Zhu Lin (CHN) def Rebecca Marino (CAN) | 6-2 6-4 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 4:00pm | [17] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs Lloyd Harris (RSA) | 6-4 6-1 6-7(0) 2-6 7-6(4) | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 15
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | [28] Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) def Guido Pella (ARG) | 6-4, 6-4. 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def by. Karolína Muchová (CZE) | 6-2 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | [29] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Dalma Gálfi (HUN) | 6-0 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 4:00pm | Christopher Eubanks (USA) def Kwon Soon-woo (KOR) | 6-3 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-4 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 16
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Kristína Kučová (CZE) def by. Diana Shnaider | 7-6(6) 7-5 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Brandon Nakashima (USA) def by. Mackenzie McDonald (USA) | 7-6(5) 7-6(1) 1-6 6-7(10) 6-4 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
NB 3:30pm | Laura Pigossi (BRA) def by. Catherine McNally (USA) | 7-5 6-1 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Thiago Moura Monteiro (BRA) def by. Constant Lestienne (FRA) | 6-3 7-6 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Court 17
Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am | Ilya Ivashka def by. [32] Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) | 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Brenda Fruhvirtová (CZE) def Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7-5 6-2 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
Followed by | Federico Coria (ARG) def by. Márton Fucsovics (HUN) | 4-6 7-5 2-6 7-6 6-2 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
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Time (AEDT) | Match | Score | Court | Event |
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11:00am | Polina Kudermetova def by. Olivia Gadecki (AUS) | 7-5 6-1 | Court 8 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
2nd match | Talia Gibson (AUS) def by. Clara Burel (FRA) | 6-3 6-4 | Court 3 | Women’s Singles – First Round |
NB 3:30pm | Sebastian Baez def by. Jason Kubler (AUS) | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | John Cain | Men’s Singles – First Round |
4th match | John Millman (AUS) def Marc Andrea Husler (SUI) | 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-3 | Court 3 | Men’s Singles – First Round |
4th match | Xinyu Wang (CHN) def Storm Hunter (AUS) | 7-6 6-4 | KIA | Women’s Singles – First Round |
4th match | Yannick Hanfmann (GER) def by. Rinky Hijikata (AUS) | 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 | Court 8 | Men’s Singles – First Round |