Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia
Zverev, Sabalenka and Zheng Attain Second Spherical of 2025 Australian Open
No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev took step one in capturing his maiden Grand Slam title on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, defeating Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in first-round motion.
Needing two hour and 21 minutes to advance, Zverev slammed 18 aces, received 78 p.c of his first serve factors and broke his French opponent on three events.
The German will subsequent face Pedro Martinez, who superior when Luciano Darderi retired trailing 6-3, 4-1.
No. 20 seed Arthur Fils was made to work within the first spherical, defeating Otto Virtanen of Finland 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-4.
Fils hit 15 aces, received 81 p.c of his first serve factors and broke his opponent on three events.
Different males’s winners on the day included No. 6 seed Casper Ruud, No. 14 seed Ugo Humbert, No. 24 seed Jiri Lehecka, No. 26 seed Tomas Machac, Reilly Opelka and former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori advancing in 5 units over Thiago Monteiro.
Nishikori not too long ago made the finals of the ATP Tour Hong Kong occasion, shedding to Alexandre Muller.
Sabalenka, Zheng and Andreeva Prevail
On the ladies’s aspect No. 14 seed Mirra Andreeva began off her marketing campaign in spectacular style, defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-3.
The Russian poured in a single ace, received 73 p.c of her first serve factors and broke serve on six events.
The 17-year-old will subsequent face Magda Linette or Moyuka Uchijima for a spot within the third spherical.
Different winners on the day included final 12 months’s winner and finalist No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 5 seed Qinwen Zheng.
Sabalenka dismissed former US Open winner Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on the power of two aces and 69 p.c of her first serve factors received, and Zheng needed to overcome the problem of Anca Todoni, who pushed the Chinese language star to just about two hours of play.
Zheng received the competition ultimately, 7-6(3), 6-1.
Sabalenka will subsequent face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Zheng will tackle both Laura Siegemund or Hailey Baptiste.
Bouzas Maneiro ousted Sonay Kartal from Nice Britain 6-1, 7-6(5).
Different girls’s winners included No. 11 seed Paula Badosa, No. 18 seed Donna Vekic, No. 30 seed Leylah Fernandez, and up to date Auckland winner Clara Tauson. Tauson upset No. 29 seed Linda Noskova. 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Monday’s motion in Melbourne will embody defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, No. 3 seed Coco Gauff, No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic, two-time former winner Naomi Osaka and No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz all in motion.
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