Australian Open, Sinner wins in 3 sets against Jarry. Tsitsipas eliminated in the first round

Melbourne, 13 January 2024 – Second day of matches at the Australian Open, Sinner wins in 3 sets against Nicolas Jarry. The defense of the title he won a year ago began at 14 pm (4 am in Italy) in Melbourne.

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The world number one and reigning champion of the tournament passes the first round by beating the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, in three sets with the score of 7-6, 7-6, 6-1. Not an easy match. In fact, it took 2 tie-breaks (in the first and second set, won 7-2 and 7-5) to defeat the Chilean tennis player.

"I was good to handle complicated situations in the first two sets”. Jannik Sinner smiles in the post-match interview. “About Australia – said the world number one after winning his match – I really like the crowd, as well as the courts. But every year, every day is different from the other. I'm happy to have won, I can do a couple of things better but it's the first game of the season: I am satisfied”. “Success should never change you as a person – concludes the South Tyrolean champion thanking his staff –. Last year was beautiful but I think I am still the same. I have the best team in the world with me".

Meanwhile, the 2023 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas was eliminated in the first round by the young American Alex Michelsen, while the world number 3 Coco Gauff has qualified easily at the start of a day full of meetings.

The former Wimbledon champion, Marketa Vondrousova, it is instead retreat from the Australian Open today due to a failure to recover from an injury suffered at the Adelaide International.

The Czech player returned to action only this year after six months out following shoulder surgery that saw her slip to 38th in the world rankings. "I'm sad to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an injury that I suffered in Adelaide," the former world number six, who won Wimbledon in 2023, said on Instagram.

“I was really looking forward to the tournament, but health comes first”, she added. The tennis player, who was due to play Croatian Jana Fett in the first round, did not say what her new injury was, but left the court in Adelaide while playing Diana Shnaider with what appeared to be a back problem.