7. Australia’s No.1-ranked tennis player Alex de Minaur has claimed the biggest title of his career, coming from a set down to beat Tommy Paul and win the Mexican Open in Acapulco. Ashleigh Barty entered as the top-ranked player in the women's singles bracket. Australian Jordan Thompson has lost his first round match 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5 to American J.J. All the latest tennis results for all Grand Slam and tour tournaments on BBC Sport, including the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open. On the women's side of the bracket, defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin came into the tournament as the fourth seed, but lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round (6-3, 6-2). The Swiss star plans to return in March at the Qatar Open. Federer, on the other hand, is missing the Australian Open as he recovers from a serious knee injury. Nadal is tied with Roger Federer for the most men's Grand Slam singles title, but will miss the opportunity to get ahead after losing to No. Swiatek and Raducanu had similar runs in recent years now looking back. Rafael Nadal had a chance to make some history of his own. Crazy how that 6-4 6-3 scoreline was as competitive as any of Bartys matches got. Djokovic also has a men's record eight Australian Open victories to his credit. 18 and run until the 31st, but officials decided to postponed it three weeks as a result.Īs for the action, the star-studded field is headed by the world's top player Novak Djokovic, who is looking to win his third consecutive Australian Open title. The tournament was initially slated to begin on Jan. The Australian Open was one Grand Slam tournament that wasn't impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, but that certainly isn't the case this time around. The 2021 tennis season has started as the 2021 Australian Open is underway.

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