HIGHLIGHTS-Australian Open day three
Jan 20 : Highlights of the third day at the Australian Open on Tuesday (times GMT):
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Djokovic leads old guard through in Melbourne, Swiatek and Gauff progress
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Novak Djokovic safely negotiated the first hurdle in his quest for a 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Monday as women's title challengers Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff also eased into the second round on day two of the championships.
Djokovic reaches 100th Australian Open match win in hunt for 25th Grand Slam
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Novak Djokovic began his hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez in the Australian Open first round on Monday, the Serb easing pre-tournament concerns about his fitness with a sparkling display.
Swiatek fends off dogged Yuan to reach Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a first Australian Open title with an unconvincing 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue under the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
Gauff advances in Melbourne as Auger-Aliassime makes pained exit
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Coco Gauff kicked off her bid for a maiden Australian Open title with a thumping first-round win on Monday but men's contender Felix Auger-Aliassime exited abruptly with a bout of cramp on a hot afternoon at Melbourne Park.
Players hit by cramp as heat and heartbreak strike at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Players struggled with cramp and injuries on the second day of the Australian Open on Monday, headlined by the retirement of seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime while his compatriot Marina Stakusic needed a wheelchair to leave the court.
Emotional Wawrinka, fellow veteran Cilic make rousing starts at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka turned the clock back to come from a set down and beat unseeded Serb Laslo Djere 5-7 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) on Monday, while Marin Cilic also flew the flag for the veterans with a more ruthless performance.
Defending champions Sinner and Keys on court, Fritz tests knee
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 : The first round of the Australian Open continues on Tuesday with Jannik Sinner getting his 'three-peat' bid underway against Hugo Gaston, while Madison Keys takes on Oleksandra Oliynykova as she begins the defence of her first Grand Slam title.