Rafa Nadal shrugged off a rocky build\u002Dup to reach the Australian Open second round with a four\u002Dset win over ailing Jack Drape
Fears for Novak Djokovic amid reports he cancelled a second successive training session before his evening-session opener on a blazing hot Tuesday were eased after the nine-times champion stepped out for a late hit.
“I’m devastated,” said the Australian. “I’m just exhausted from everything, and obviously pretty brutal.” However, U.S. fans were encouraged after seeing Jessica Pegula, seeded third behind Swiatek and Ons Jabeur, needing less than an hour to beat Jaqueline Cristian 6-0 6-1. “Definitely first matches are always tough, especially at a slam, there’s so much hype and anxious nerves leading up. So I’m glad it went smooth,” said Pegula.Amanda Anisimova was unable to continue the good start for American women at the first Grand Slam since Serena Williams hung up her racket, the teary-eyed 28th seed tumbling out 6-3 6-4 at the hands of Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
Briton Raducanu next faces teenager Gauff, who won in Auckland and confirmed her good form with a 6-1 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova.
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