Australian Open look-ahead: Gauff vs. Radukhanu in Round 2

Melbourne, Australia (AP) — wait until Wednesday

Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu will face off in the second round of the Australian Open.The No. 7-seeded Gauff is an 18-year-old American who reached the final at the French Open last year. She also won the title earlier this month in Auckland. Radukhanu is battling an injury to her left ankle. The 20-year-old British player has not made it past his second round in any Grand Slam event since winning the 2021 US Open.No. 1-seeded woman, Iga, her Spheretec continues title fight in match against Camila Osorio

forecast for wednesday

Showers. Maximum temperature is 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees Celsius).

Key Results Tuesday

Women’s First Round: No. 4 Caroline Garcia defeated Katherine Sebov 6-3, 6-0. World No. 5 Alina Sabalenka defeated Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-4. Elise Mertens defeated Garbi Nemuguruza with her 3-6 7-6 (3) 6-1. No. 30 Karolina Pliskova beat her prince ball 6-1, 6-3. Kimberly Birrell beat No. 31 Kaia Kanepi with her 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-1. Leila Fernandez defeated Alizee Cornetto her 7-5 6-2. Anna Karolina Schmidrova defeated No. 21 Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-2.

Men’s first round: No. 5 Andrei Rublev defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 6-2. Eighth-placed Taylor Fritz defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Andy Murray defeated No. 13 Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7) 7-6 (10-6).

today’s stats

2017 – Andy Murray’s victory over Matteo Berrettini was the first time a British player beat a top 20 player at a Grand Slam tournament since beating No. 9 Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals of the 2017 French Open.

quote of the day

‘I cried like a baby.’ — Kimberly Birrell on her reaction to hearing that Venus Williams would receive a wildcard invitation to the Australian Open main draw after withdrawing from the tournament.

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