Rafael Nadal wins, top American seeds fall on Day 1 of Australian Open
Jan 15, 2018 18:35 IST
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Men’s top seed Rafael Nadal defeated Dominican Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday. (AFP)
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It was, however, a bad day in office for American top seeds. Venus Williams lost 3-6, 5-7 to Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic. (REUTERS)
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Sloane Stephens and Coco Vandweghe too suffered shock first round exits on Monday. (AFP)
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Jack Sock, US top-ranked male player, lost to Japan's Yuichi Sugita to crash out of the Australian Open. (AFP)
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Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated Serbia's Ivana Jorovic 6-3, 6-2 to reach the next round. (AFP)
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Local hope Nick Kyrgios too made it to the next round of the tournament. (REUTERS)
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Another title contender to progress to the next round was Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, who defeated Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu. (AFP)
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In a late-night encounter, Jo Wilfried Tsonga defeated Kevin King of the US. (REUTERS)
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Marin Cilic too progressed, beating Canada’s Vasek Pospisil. (AFP)
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India's Yuki Bhambri, however, crashed out after losing to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis on Monday. (AP)
