The Norwegian tennis player Kasper Rud qualified for the second round of the Australian Open today, after defeating the 85th player in the world, the Spaniard Alberto Ramos-Vinholas, after three sets - 6:1, 6:3, 6:1.
Rud, the 11th seed, won after two hours and six minutes.
He took six times the service of the Spanish tennis player, who did not make a single break.
Rud will play in the second round against the local tennis player Max Parsel, who defeated Mateo Valkus from Hungary 3:1 (3:6, 7:6, 6:4, 7:5).
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is also in the second round, with a victory against Hungarian Marton Fučovič 3:1 (4:6, 6:3, 7:6, 6:2).
Dimitrov will play against the better of the duel between Australian Tanasi Kokkinakis and Austrian Sebastian Ofner.
The Dutchman Talon Grikspor advanced to the second round by winning against the Russian Roman Safiulin after almost four hours of play and five sets - 2:6, 3:6, 7:6, 6:4, 7:5.
His opponent will be the Frenchman Artur Fiss, who defeated the Czech Jiří Vesely 3:1 (4:6, 7:5, 6:2, 6:3).
Eighth-seeded Dane Holger Rune advanced to the second round by winning against Yoshiht Nishioka from Japan after four sets, 6:2, 4:6, 7:6, 6:4.
His opponent will be the Frenchman Artur Kazo, who defeated the Serbian tennis player Lasl Djere this morning after five sets.
Briton Jake Draper beat American Marcos Giron 6:4, 3:6, 4:6, 6:0, 6:2 in the first round.
He will play against the American Tommy Paul, who defeated the French Gregoire Barere 6:2, 6:3, 6:3.
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