Naomi Osaka was happy after gaining 'revenge' over Karolina Muchova to reach the third round of the Australian Open. She lost to her Czech rival in straight sets at the US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic victories on Monday.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has lost to British 15th seed Jack Draper in a thrilling second round match at the Australian Open.Meanwhile, Aleksandar Vukic beat American Sebastian Korda in a rain-affected five-set battle to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
Matches today: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will be in aciton in their respective singles games.
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Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, the men's doubles champions at Melbourne Park in 2022, retired while down 7-5, 3-2 against another Australian team, James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic. Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues after losses in singles.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Wednesday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Jiri Lehecka (24), Czechia, def. Hugo Gaston, France, 6-3, 3-1, ret. Carlos Alcaraz (3), Spain, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4.
It led to the absurd scenario where neither Djokovic, the 24-time slam champion, or Alcaraz, with four slams on his resume aged just 21, was being shown on Aussie television as they began their tournaments. But for whatever reason, Djokovic and Alcaraz will again overlap on Wednesday, and neither man will feature in primetime either.
Lone Aussie Aleksandar Vukic takes on Brit Jack Draper after doubles walkover when Special Ks bowed out injured.
Djokovic vs. Faria will air live on ESPN+ ($11.99 per month). The televised broadcast on ESPN2 will begin at 9 p.m. ET, though that could feature other matches as well, such as Carlos Alcaraz’s. Alcaraz will face Yoshihito Nishioka at 9 p.m. ET, the same time the ESPN2 broadcast begins.