Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff each pick up wins in the first round of the Australian Open as they begin their quest for a first Grand Slam title.
Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Danielle Collins reached the second round in contrasting fashion at the Australian Open on Monday.
A quarterfinalist in Melbourne in each of the past two years, Pegula needed just 59 minutes to get past the 161st-ranked Cristian, who was appearing in her third Grand Slam event. Gauff, who reached her first Grand Slam singles final at the French Open last year, was given the honor of opening proceedings on Rod Laver Arena and dominated Siniakova in the first set.
Collins required a medical timeout for a left knee issue early in the first set of her match with Kalinskaya but survived to win in just over three hours.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff kick off 2023 Australian Open with easy winsTop-seven seeds Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff made strong starts to their quests for a first Grand Slam singles title, Monday in Melbourne.
Read more »
Nadal wins first round at Australian Open as he chases historyTennis champion Rafael Nadal begins his campaign for a 93rd ATP title, as he wins his first round Australian Open match against a 21-year-old fast-rising British player
Read more »
History as Chinese man wins for first time at Australian OpenChina's Shang Juncheng, 17, becomes the first and youngest male player to win Australian Open main draw singles match after beating Germany's Oscar Otte
Read more »
Nick Kyrgios Pulls Out of Australian Open Day Before First Match“It’s like my home tournament. I’ve had some great memories here,” Kyrgios said.
Read more »
Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek headline Australian Open storylines to watch | Opinion'Break Point,” a new Netflix documentary series about the pro tennis tour, gives us plenty to talk about with the Australian Open starting this week.
Read more »
Elliott: Novak Djokovic returns to Australian Open with Grand Slam record in sightAustralianOpen preview: Allowed back in the country this year, the biggest cloud on Novak Djokovic’s immediate horizon could be a hamstring tweak. On the women's side, it's “definitely a tournament of opportunity” with several big players missing.
Read more »