Canadian tennis players Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo both triumphed in their first-round Australian Open matches on Tuesday. Shapovalov, ranked 56th, overcame Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in a four-hour battle, while Diallo, ranked 86th, won his Melbourne Park main-draw debut against Italy's Luca Nardi. Leylah Fernandez also advanced in doubles.
Canadian tennis players Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo battled through challenging first-round matches to advance at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Shapovalov, ranked 56th, defeated Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 in a match that lasted more than three hours on Court 5 at Melbourne Park. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., delivered 24 aces but struggled with 15 double faults. He faces 16th seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy next.
Diallo, ranked 86th, relied on his powerful first serve to defeat Italy’s Luca Nardi 6-7 , 7-6 , 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in his Melbourne Park main-draw debut. The Montrealer fired 21 aces and won 75 per cent of points on his first serve in a four-hour, 10-minute battle. He meets 19th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia in the second round.In doubles, Leylah Fernandez. of Laval, Que., and Ukraine’s Nadiia Kichenok reached the second round with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Australians Maya Joint and Talia Gibson.
Fernandez, the 30th seed in singles, was scheduled to face Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in a late second-round match. Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded 29th, fresh off his Adelaide International victory, plays Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round.Canadian Leylah Fernandez wins her opening match at Australian Open
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