Italian tennis player Janik Siner qualified for the second round of the Australian Open tonight, after defeating the 34th player in the world, Chilean Nicolas Zari, in Melbourne after three sets, 7:6, 7:6, 6:1.
The match lasted two hours and 42 minutes.
Siner, the number one player in the world, took the Chilean tennis player's serve twice, while Zari did not win a single break.
In the next round, Siner will play against the winner of the duel between the 84th ranked tennis player in the world, Japanese Taro Daniel, and the 173rd ranked player in the world, Australian Tristan Skulkate.
The Italian tennis player is defending his title at the Australian Open.
American tennis player Frances Tiafoe advanced to the second round, after defeating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknek in five sets, 7:6, 6:3, 4:6, 6:7, 6:3.
The match lasted four hours and 10 minutes.
Tiafo, the 17th ranked player in the world, took the French tennis player's serve five times, while Rinderknek won two breaks.
In the next round, Tijafo will play against the 57th tennis player in the world, Hungarian Fabijan Marozhan, who defeated the 76th player in the world, Brazilian Tiago Sejbot Wild, after five sets, 6:3, 6:7, 7:5, 5:7, 7:5.
Chilean tennis player Alejandro Tabillo failed to advance to the second round, losing to the world's 59th ranked player, Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, after four sets, 6:1, 2:6, 3:6, 6:7.
The match lasted two hours and 54 minutes.
Tabilo, the 23rd-ranked player in the world, took the Spanish tennis player's serve four times, while Karbaljes Baena won five breaks.
In the next round, Karbaljes Baena will play against the 94th tennis player in the world, James Duckworth, who defeated the 298th player in the world, the Swiss Dominik Stricker, after three sets, 6:2, 6:4, 6:2.
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to advance to the second round of the Australian Open Championship, as he lost to the 41st player in the world, American Alex Mickelsen, after four sets, 5:7, 3:6, 6:2, 4:6, in Melbourne.
The match lasted two hours and 45 minutes.
Tsitsipas, the 11th player in the world, took the American's serve four times, while Mickelsen won five breaks.
The Greek tennis player recorded 13 aces, while Mickelsen won eight points directly from the serve.
In the next round, Mickelsen will play against the 258th tennis player in the world, Australian James McCabe, who defeated the 143rd player in the world, Martin Landaluse, after three sets, 6:4, 6:3, 6:4.
Tsitsipas played in the final of the Australian Open in 2023, in which he lost to Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
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