E-Paper
Australian Open 2020 Day 1 Highlights: Djokovic, Federer, Serena, Osaka through to 2nd round
Australian Open Highlights: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka were some of the big names that contested on first day of the Australian Open 2020, and all of them made it easily through to the second round. In terms of first day shockers, 15-year-old Coco Gauff defeated 7-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams, while 13th-seed Denis Shapovalov suffered a defeat against Hungarian Australian Open debutant Márton Fucsovics.Follow Highlights of Day 1 of Australian Open 2020:
18:02 hrs IST
Djokovic wins, enters 2nd round
Djokovic goes past Struff to win 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 and enters the 2nd round. If Prajnesh wins his match, he will face the Serbian.
17:40 hrs IST
Djokovic loses thirds set
Struff has pulled one set back from Djokovic and surprise, surprise! Could there be an upset on the cards? Struff wins third set 6-2.
17:04 hrs IST
Djokovic wins second set
Novak Djokovic pulls off an easy win in the second setm, beating Struff 6-2. He is just one set away from reaching 2nd round.
16:37 hrs IST
Djokovic wins first set
A good comeback from Struff who came back from 2-5 to take the first set to a tie-breaker. Intense finish to the first set, but Djokovic eventually came off good, winning the set by 7-6 (7-5)
15:52 hrs IST
Novak Djokovic match begins
The World No. 2 Novak Djokovic begins his Round 1 match against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff. Djokovic takes early lead.
15:34 hrs IST
Ashleigh Barty wins after early scare
Ashleigh Barty beats Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. After a nervy first set, the World No. 1 finally sailed through with ease. It could have been the biggest upset of the tournament on the first day itself.
15:15 hrs IST
Tsitsipas takes 2-0 lead
Stefanos Tsitsipas takes the first tow sets 6-0, 6-2 against Italy’s Caruso.
15:05 hrs IST
Prajnesh’s 1st round match washed out
India’s top-ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran’s Australian Open first-round match against Japanese Tatsuma Ito has been rescheduled for Tuesday.
14:52 hrs IST
Strong cameback from World No.1
Ash Barty makes a stunning comeback in the 2nd set and bets Tsurenko 6-1 to take the contest to the deciding third set.
14:30 hrs IST
Barty loses first set
Sweden’s Tusrenko stuns Barty in the first round of Australian Open. The World No.1 goes down 7-5 and needs to put her act together to make a comeback in this match.
14:00 hrs IST
NEWS
All evening matches on outside courts have been cancelled due to heavy rain, announces Australian Open official twitter handle.
13:25 hrs IST
World No. 1 in action
As the World No.1 gets her #AusOpen campaign underway against Lesia Tsurenko, how far do you think the 23-year-old Aussie will go at #AO2020?
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
13:10 hrs IST
Stosur goes down in 1st set
American qualifier Caty McNally takes the first set over Stosur 6-1. Can the veteran Aussie stage a fight back? Looks unlikely especially after the form McNally showed in the first set.
12:35 hrs IST
Wozniacki not finished yet
2018 champions Caroline Wozniacki wins her first round match 6-1, 6-3 against Ahn to move to second round. This is her last appearance in a tennis tournament as she has decided to retire from professional tennis after Australian Open 2020.
12:23 hrs IST
Dimitrov earns hard-fought win
Grigor Dimitrov comes from a set down to win the match 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the 2nd round.
.@GrigorDimitrov gets it done in 4️⃣!
The 18th seed recovers from a set deficit to defeat Londero 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/qop8RoKm8Y
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
12:00 hrs IST
15-year-old Gauff knocks out Venus
There it is. Coco Gauff wins the 2nd set 6-3 and takes the match 7-6, 6-3 to advance to the 2nd round. Venus Williams has been knocked out of the Australian Open.
Dazzling Down Under Debut!
In her first appearance in the #AusOpen main draw, @cocogauff collects her second win in as many tries against Venus Williams 7-6(5) 6-3.#AO2020 pic.twitter.com/aq8fm2d0IE
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
11:10 hrs IST
Coco Gauff wins first set
Young Gauff wins the first set (7-6) in tie breaker against Venus Williams after a brilliant battle. This match is set to go down to the wire.
More of this, please! 🤩
In just over an hour, Gauff pulls herself over the first set finish line 7-6(5).#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/9I7d3Oe9K4
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
10:35 hrs IST
Roger Federer wins 1st round match
Roger Federer showed no signs of rust from his lack of match practice ahead of the Australian Open as the third seed launched his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam title by hammering American Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round
10:17 hrs IST
What a win for Kvitova
Petra Kvitova sails into 2nd round with an emphatic straight set win.
Petra Precision 👊@Petra_Kvitova improves to 3-0 lifetime against Siniakova dismissing her countrywoman 6-1 6-0.#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/RNV4CDX0ig
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
10:05 hrs IST
Federer takes 2nd set
Roger Federer is on a roll. After winning the first set 6-3, he has dominated Johnson to take the 2nd set 6-2. It’s only a matter of time before Federer goes through to the 2nd round with a straight set win.
9:56 hrs IST
Play suspended on all outside courts
Play has been suspended on all outside courts because of rain.
Play is currently suspended on all outside courts.
There will be no play before 16:00 AEDT.#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/pxxcPLCSJ1
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
9:46 hrs IST
Federer has taken the first set
After the roof came down, Federer went about his buisness and took the first set comfortably 6-3 from young Johnson. He has also started well in the 2nd set. Looks like we are in for a short first round match.
9:35 hrs IST
1st upset
Denis Shapovalov was sent packing from the Australian Open in the first round Monday after an epic row with the umpire for throwing his racquet in frustration. The world number 13 was beaten 6-3, 7-6 (9/7), 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) by Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in a big upset on day one of the first Grand Slam of the year.
9:30 hrs IST
Teenage dream
Teenage dream!
19 year-old American qualifier Ann Li is into the second round with a 7-6(4) 7-6(1) win over Aussie wildcard Lizette Cabrera#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/GQBKreIRJu
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
9:22 hrs IST
Roger Federer’s match halted due to rain
Roger Federer was leading Johnson 4-1 when rain arrived causing a stoppage. The ball boys are working overtime to get the court ready as the roof comes down slowly in the Rod Laver Arena.
🌧️🌧️🌧️
Our ballkids are working quickly as the roof on @RodLaverArena closes. Play will resume ASAP!#AO2020 | #AusOpen | @Channel9 | @espn pic.twitter.com/kNQJPoJV32
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2020
9:10 hrs IST
Serena Williams in 2nd round
Seven-times Australian Open champion Serena Williams looked in ominous form as she opened her 19th campaign at Melbourne Park with a 6-0 6-3 trouncing of Anastasia Potapova.
9:00 hrs IST
Women’s Singles 1st round updates
Julia Goerges (GER) bt Viktaria Kuzmova (SVK) 6-1, 6-2
Paula Badosa (ESP) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1, 6-0
Zhang Saisai (CHN) bt Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 6-3, 6-2
Petra Martic (CRO x13) bt Christina McHale (USA) 6-3, 6-0
Sofia Kenin (USA x14) bt Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-2, 6-4
Naomi Osaka (JPN x3) bt Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-2, 6-4
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS x25) bt Jil Teichmann (SUI) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
8:50 hrs IST
Men’s Singles 1st round updates
Matteo Berrettini (ITA x8) bt Andrew Harris (AUS) 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
Ricardas Berankis (LIT) bt Roberto Carballes (ESP) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Sam Querrey (USA) bt Borna Coric (CRO x25) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Guido Pella (ARG x22) bt John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
8:40 hrs IST
Osaka in 2nd round
Naomi Osaka began her Australian Open title defence in emphatic fashion, breaking the net with a serve as she dismantled unseeded Czech Marie Bouzkova. The 22-year-old Japanese, the world’s second highest-paid female athlete after Serena Williams, powered through 6-2, 6-4 in 80 minutes.
8:00 hrs IST
Australian Open Day 1
Hello and welcome to the live updates of Australian Open 2020 in Melbourne. Japan’s Naomi Osaka opened her title defence against Czech Marie Bouzkova on Rod Laver Arena, the centre court, under cloudy skies in Melbourne with rain forecast.
