Australian Open 2021 tennis LIVE updates – Johanna Konta in action after Cam Norrie beats Dan Evans

Stefanos Tsitsipas cruised into the second spherical of the Australian Open after dropping simply 4 video games in opposition to Gilles Simon.

Closing out day two on the Rod Laver Enviornment, Tsitsipas dominated from the off and sealed and 6-1 6-2 6-1 victory in an hour and 32 minutes.

The fifth seed, who might face Nadal within the quarters, will play Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis within the subsequent spherical.

The Brit can not keep on! She was stretching for an overhead earlier than she wanted that medical time-out within the opening set, and after getting therapy, tape on her stomach too, she is unable to proceed.

A heart-breaking manner for the British No 1 to exit the Australian Open. Juvan advances because of this.

Again out after that medical time-out, Konta manages to save lots of a break level earlier than changing her second set level. JUVAN 4-6 0-0* KONTA

Over on the Rod Laver Enviornment, Tsitsipas has stormed to the primary set in opposition to Simon! TSITSIPAS 6-1 0-0* SIMON

It’s an actual Brit-fest in the mean time, and from two Britons to 1, thirteenth seed Konta has simply gone off for a medical time-out… whereas she was serving for the primary set in opposition to Juvan.

Wow. What a second for Norrie! His first win on the Australian Open, and he leaves Evans questioning what might need been after that set level quarter-hour in the past.

Evans appears gutted, the thirtieth seed is out simply days after profitable his first ATP title, however his compatriot is thru!

What a turnaround. Evans had a set level on his personal serve to take it to a decider, however he’s damaged twice in a row and now at 6-5 up will probably be Norrie serving for the match… EVANS 4-6 6-4 4-6 5-6* NORRIE

Jones will get on the board within the second set to keep away from the bagel, however her Grand Slam debut is over a sport later. She made a struggle of it within the opening set, however Rogers’ expertise advised within the second, with the American reaching the second spherical on the Australian Open for the second time in her profession. JONES 4-6 1-6 ROGERS

This may very well be over shortly now, it’s one other break for Rogers who’s only a sport away from a bagel on this second set. JONES 4-6 *0-5 ROGERS

A topsy-turvy fourth set! Evans was damaged again earlier than going forward 5-3 once more, after which after failing to transform his first set level he was pressured to save lots of two break factors. He can’t save a 3rd although and Norrie brings it again on serve! EVANS 4-6 6-4 4-6 5-4* NORRIE

A tricky begin to the second set for Jones, who has gained simply the one level with Rogers profitable 12, enabling the American to take a fast 3-0 lead. JONES 4-6 *0-3 ROGERS

Dan Evans, when locked in a brutal tussle with fellow Brit Cam Norrie, received two warnings inside seconds from the umpire throughout their Australian Open conflict.

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What an emphatic win for the world No 1. Ash Barty has simply crushed Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-0 to STORM into the second spherical.

Coronary heart-breaking end to the primary set for Jones, who rallied her manner again into it by breaking again, solely to falter close to the top. Rogers ups the ante on Jones’ serve, motoring to 15-40 and changing her first set level to take it 6-4. JONES 4-6 0-0* ROGERS

Massive moments for Jones as she rallies from 15-30 right down to get on the board at 3-1. She then goes 0-30 up on Rogers’ serve, earlier than mentioning two break factors at 15-40. Jones can not convert the primary however she does the second! Terrific stuff, and we’re again on serve on this opening set. JONES *2-3 ROGERS

Over within the Evans-Norrie match it’s Evans who has taken an early 2-0 lead within the fourth set, breaking Norrie and searching within the temper to take this to a decider. EVANS 4-6 6-4 4-6 *2-0 NORRIE

Blink and also you might need missed the primary set that includes the ladies’s world No 1. Simply how is Ash Barty faring in her first Grand Slam for a 12 months? Simply high quality… She has simply bageled Kovinic in 18 minutes. BARTY 6-0 *0-0 KOVINIC

Large second for Norrie, who finds himself serving for the third set. It was a nervy sport however Norrie takes full benefit of an Evans winner to take a two units to 1 lead in opposition to his fellow Brit. EVANS 4-6 6-4 4-6 *0-0 NORRIE

Jones is the large underdog with Shelby ranked 57 on the planet, and the American simply appears to claim her high quality early on with a routine maintain to like earlier than difficult Jones on her serve.

The Brit saves two break factors when taken to deuce, however she is unable to save lots of a 3rd as Rogers takes an early lead. JONES 0-2* ROGERS

Norrie takes a giant step probably in direction of profitable his first match on the Australian Open correct. He has damaged Evans within the third set and leads 4-3.

Proper then! There’s been a transfer and so Francesca Jones v Shelby Rogers can be on court docket 10 subsequent, and reside on Eurosport 1 subsequent.

It has been some journey for Jones, the world No 245, who’s about to make her Grand Slam debut…

Norrie arrives on the internet to seize himself two break factors within the opening sport of the third set.

After dropping the primary two, he will get one other following a deuce alternate however Evans holds on as soon as once more and wins his service sport which lasted eight minutes.

On the optimum time, Dan Evans has two break factors at 5-4 up, he takes the second as Norrie volleys into the web and we’re degree.

Evans and Norrie are battling onerous out on Court docket 8 and the previous is trying extra targeted now.

Norrie at the moment leads 6-4, 2-3 after an hour and quarter-hour of motion.

Evans has been given a smooth warning from the umpire now for what has basically been backchat from the thirtieth seed.

Evans nearly wins his service sport within the opening sport of the second set, however Norrie has been taking part in the higher tennis to this point.

Cameron Norrie has taken the lead in opposition to a visibly pissed off Evans within the first set 6-4.

Evans has probably not received going right here and has been warned by the umpire for his conduct. Lets simply say he is been shouting lots.

Elina Svitolina penned a heartfelt word to her boyfriend Gael Monfils after his emotional exit the day earlier than.

The opening day of the Australian Open was an emotional one for Monfils as he misplaced his seventh successive tour match.

The French number 10 seed couldn’t contain his emotions as he confronted the press and broke down in tears.

Rafael Nadal is into the second spherical of the Australian Open with a routine 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Laslo Djere.

That harm he was carrying final week didn’t appear to be affecting the Spaniard.

“A tricky 15 days for me as a result of I had some points with my again so the intention was to outlive at present and I did,” he mentioned post-match.

“The intention was to be targeted on a regular basis and to get by. I want him all the very best for all the season. He has an ideal story and I want him the very best of luck. I’m blissful to be by to the second spherical. I did a very good job at present I feel. In straight units that is what I hoped.

“I’m right here to attempt my greatest. I am unable to say far more. Lets go day-to-day. Right this moment I used to be capable of finding a option to get by. It was not very best preparation for me however I nonetheless prefer it and I am having fun with being on this superb nation once more. I simply need to be right here so long as attainable.

“We face difficult occasions on the planet so each participant wants the group and this superb ambiance that the group produces however it is time to be accountable too on the identical time, care for one another.

“Tennis is a vital a part of our lives however we face a extra vital factor at present so we want to consider these things.”

There’s been a giant shock out on the 1573 Enviornment as Moldovan Radu Albot defeats Spain’s quantity 12 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4 7-6(5).

Albot misplaced each his warm-up matches this 12 months, however that doesn’t matter as he has claimed the most important victory of his profession.

Cameron Norrie has began properly, breaking Evans within the third sport.

It is a battle of the Brits out on Court docket 8 as Dan Evans, contemporary from lifting his maiden ATP Tour title on the Murray River Open a couple of days in the past, takes on Cameron Norrie.

Norrie reached the Delray Seashore semi-finals final month however could not win a match within the Murray River Open final week.

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It took 48 minutes however Nadal wins the second set 6-4 and is now only one away from a spot within the second spherical.

Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, one of many favourites for the Australian Open title, has crushed Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on Margaret Court docket Enviornment.

He’ll play Roberto Carballes Baena or Attila Balazs within the second spherical.

Paula Badosa, the one Australian Open participant to check constructive for Covid-19 within the leadup to the Grand Slam, bowed out “unhappy and disenchanted” from the primary spherical on Tuesday and blamed a tricky three-week quarantine for ruining her preparations.

Badosa battled to a place the place she served for the match at 5-4 within the deciding set however ended up double-faulting on break level and promptly crumbled to a 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-5 loss to Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova.

“After 21 days in quarantine and one month with out taking part in, I fought till the final minute. But it surely wasn’t sufficient. I feel my degree wasn’t on my greatest,” the Spanish world quantity 70 advised reporters.

“After all, it has been very, very robust. I feel my degree, it isn’t even 70% that I used to be earlier than.

“I am a little bit unhappy or disenchanted on that, however I’ve to see the scenario and it goes the way it goes.”

Badosa had a fraught buildup, testing constructive to the novel coronavirus whereas in quarantine final month.

Her an infection noticed her transferred to a separate “well being lodge” the place Covid-19 instances are remoted, and the clock on her necessary interval of isolation was restarted.

Badosa complained bitterly concerning the expertise, saying it was “far and away the worst” of her profession.

Rafael Nadal was left totally shocked by an extraordinary ‘cross-court-down-the-line’ winner from his opponent Laslo Djere.

Djere unleashed the winner from a seemingly not possible angle, leaving Nadal to look very puzzled but in addition mightily impressed.

Nadal is a break up within the second set. The present rating is 6-3, 2-1.

After 36 minutes Nadal wins the opening set in his first aggressive match for a couple of months.

In the meantime one other match favorite Daniil Medvedev leads Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-2, 0-1 over on Margaret Court docket Enviornment.

The Spaniard leads his Serbian opponent Djere 5-2 within the opening set because it stands. Djere has simply clawed again one break.

Gauff will play fifth seed Elina Svitolina within the second spherical and the 16-year-old is trying ahead to it after beating Teichmann in straight units.

“I felt good out on the court docket,” she mentioned. “We virtually performed a three-hour match so at present I simply got here in to attempt to change up the tempo and hold being aggressive.

“I attempt to keep within the second and luxuriate in it.

“I consider I play Svitolina. She’s an ideal participant, she’s gained a variety of matches in slams and he or she’s been on this second much more than I’ve however I’m simply going to go on the market and have enjoyable.”

Djere is admittedly discovering life onerous in opposition to Nadal. The Spaniard has come out of the blocks shortly to take a commanding lead simply 11 minutes into the opening set.

Nadal pulled out of his ATP Cup singles matches in opposition to Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tsitsipas final week so his health can be watched intently by many in his first spherical contest in opposition to Laslo Djere on Rod Laver Enviornment.

Elsewhere Medvedev has gained the primary set 6-2 in opposition to Pospisil.

Coco Gauff is into the second spherical with a snug 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann.

She is going to now play Elina Svitolina within the second spherical which is certain to be a mouth-watering contest.

Properly that is fairly one thing.

Having gone by onerous quarantine and after dropping eight out of her final 9 matches on tour, Britain’s Heather Watson is into the second spherical with a 7-6(4) 7-6(3) win over Kristyna Pliskova.

This might all change in a short time however Watson is at the moment two factors away from the second spherical on this second set tie-break. It is 5-3.

Gauff wins the primary set 6-3 in opposition to Teichmann in just below half an hour. The American did properly to save lots of two break factors at 4-2 up. Gauff follows it up by breaking the German within the opening sport of the second set.

Pliskova and Watson, in the meantime, are locked on serve at 5-5 within the second set.

Daniil Medvedev, contemporary off captaining Russia to ATP Cup glory final week, will get his Australian Open marketing campaign underway in opposition to Vasek Pospisil, who’s at the moment on a three-match dropping run within the first spherical matches on the Australian slam.

Medvedev goes a break up within the opening sport.

The 16-year-old has received off to a very good begin in opposition to Teichmann, taking a 4-2 lead within the opening set.

Teichmann is taking part in her second match of the season after dropping the primary one to… Gauff in final week’s Gippsland Trophy.

The match lasted two hours and 45 minutes which was the Swiss participant’s fifth opening-round defeat in her final six principal draw appearances.

Like Angelique Kerber yesterday, Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka – a two-time Australian Open champion – was additionally in onerous quarantine which might properly have been a think about these upsets. However upsets they’re nonetheless.

Pliskova was on the point of a 4-1 lead, however she hits a backhand into the web and unexpectedly we’re again on serve within the second set at 3-2. Watson is taking part in very properly.

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Cori Gauff, 16, is preparing for her first spherical contest in opposition to Jil Teichmann on Melbourne Enviornment.

The teenager sensation has misplaced the primary or second spherical in every of her final seven tournaments, together with a shock defeat to British world quantity 371 Katie Boulter final week.

In the meantime Watson has been damaged by Pliskova so it’s 7-6, 0-2 in that one.

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Heather Watson went to a tie-break in opposition to Pliskova and he or she’s gained it 7-4 because the Czech hit into the web. Watson a arrange after 48 minutes of motion on Court docket 10.

“I don’t know if it’s my greatest tennis however for positive I used to be exhibiting nice tennis and a extremely excessive degree on the ATP Cup,” he mentioned post-match.

“I’m actually blissful that I’m profitable my match so we’ll see what’s going to occur. We performed for the primary time and I began a bit tight however that is regular.

“I used to be actually blissful that I might management the match for the reason that starting and I used to be the one who was controlling it. I used to be blissful I completed it confidently in three units.”

Andrey Rublev is into the second spherical of the Australian Open with a straightforward victory over Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Melbourne Enviornment.

He’ll face Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro within the second spherical.

The Russian appears to be heading to a really comfy victory as Hanfmann hits a backhand into the web which sees Rublev go 3-2 up.

Andrey Rublev is 2 units up in opposition to Hanfmann, once more taking it 6-3. The German has discovered it troublesome to deal with the seventh seed.

Heather Watson at the moment leads Pliskova 2-1, going with serve.

Brit Heather Watson is out on Court docket 10 in opposition to Kristyna Pliskova. Watson was one of many gamers in 14-day onerous quarantine forward of the Grand Slam.

The 28-year-old has misplaced eight out of her final 9 matches on tour with the one win coming in opposition to world quantity 263 Jodie Burrage in Abu Dhabi final month.

This can be a rematch of final 12 months’s Australian Open first spherical.

The Russian took the primary set 6-3 in 31 minutes and breaks early within the second to go 2-0 up. Hanfmann has an uphill process on his fingers.

“I am actually blissful to get by,” she mentioned post-match. “The primary spherical was clearly nervous for me however I like being again right here. I like this court docket and thanks guys a lot.

“She’s [Inglis] been taking part in properly, I knew it was going to be a tricky match. I performed her a few years in the past and misplaced.

“I simply tried to determine what to do and I am simply blissful I used to be capable of get by the primary spherical despite the fact that I wasn’t feeling 100 per cent nevertheless it’s all the time good to win.

“I had good outcomes final 12 months. Profitable seven matches is clearly robust. Everyone seems to be taking part in rather well in a grand slam.

“I am not too pleased with the efficiency however a win is a win and I’m going to do every little thing I can to prepare for the following spherical.”

Sofia Kenin needed to work onerous, however she is into the second spherical of the Australian Open with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Australia’s Maddison Inglis within the sunshine on Rod Laver Enviornment.

Kenin will face the winner of Anastasija Sevastova vs Kaia Kanepi within the second spherical.

Over on Margaret Court docket Enviornment, it was a routine begin to the 2021 Australian Open for Garbine Muguruza who gained 6-4 6-0 in opposition to Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan.

Rublev has damaged within the first set in opposition to Hanfmann. He leads the German 4-2.

A superb passing shot from Inglis will get her again into the set with an all-important break, so the rating is now 7-5 3-3. Kenin’s father doesn’t look greatest happy within the stands.

Kenin responds with an prompt break and is now simply two video games away from the second spherical.

Extremely-rated Russian Andrey Rublev, ranked eight on the planet and contemporary off an ATP Cup victory together with his nation, is in motion on Melboune Enviornment in opposition to Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann.

Hanfmann, 29, misplaced his solely match of 2021 final week within the first spherical of the Nice Ocean Highway Open warm-up occasion.

A string of errors from Inglis fingers Kenin three break factors within the opening sport of the second set.

The 23-year-old from Perth attracts degree however Kenin pulls by on her fourth break level with a high quality backhand down the road. Kenin leads 7-5,1-0

Kenin volleys a winner on the internet and he or she has the primary set. She actually needed to work for that however she did properly to get better from her sloppy begin.

Inglis performs a backhand into the web, handing Kenin two break factors at 5-5. Kenin makes no mistake along with her break level alternative this time. She forces Inglis right into a sloppy backhand to go 6-5 up after 56 minutes.

At 4-4 Kenin will get a possibility to interrupt at a vital juncture within the opening set, however she loses the purpose and swings her racquet in frustration earlier than giving her father and coach Alexander a steely stare.

We’re nonetheless on serve with Inglis main 4-3. Kenin has been making manner too many unforced errors on her forehand and it might price her if she’s not cautious. Inglis is greater than holding her personal to this point.

That did not take lengthy. Kenin storms to 2 break factors and the 2020 AO champion takes the primary one after Inglis wildly swiped a forehand volley properly broad. The solar appeared to be in her eyes. We’re again on serve.

Properly properly properly.. Kenin’s serve finally lets her down and Inglis is offered with three break factors. Kenin claws again the primary one however she couldn’t do something concerning the second as Inglis whacks her forehand into the nook.

The Australian leads 3-1 within the opening set.

The world quantity 4 Sofia Kenin began off the brand new 12 months with quarter-final finishes at Abu Dhabi and Yarra Valley Basic.

Inglis kicks off proceedings on Rod Laver Enviornment underneath sensible sunshine at Melbourne Park with the temperature hovering round 19 levels Celsius (66.2°F).

First up, Sofia Kenin – the 2020 Australian Open champion – takes on unseeded Australian Maddison Inglis.

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Rafael Nadal, seeded second right here, begins a quest for a twenty first Grand Slam singles title within the absence of his present co-record holder Roger Federer. He performs Laslo Djere of Serbia – the primary time the 2 have encountered one another.

It is also a giant day on the ladies’s facet of the draw. High seed and residential favorite Ashleigh Barty enters the draw, taking up Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic – and each of final 12 months’s finalists are in motion as defending champion Sofia Kenin faces Aussie Maddison Inglis and runner-up Garbine Muguruza performs fortunate loser Margarita Gasparyan.

One Brit will certainly be going by to the second spherical as Dan Evans, seeded thirtieth, takes on Cameron Norrie on the finish of the day on Court docket 9.

At across the identical time, ladies’s primary Johanna Konta, the thirteenth seed, will come up in opposition to qualifier Kaja Juvan.

Heather Watson faces Kristyna Pliskova on Court docket 10, whereas qualifier Fran Jones has a really robust process in opposition to Shelby Rogers of the USA out on Court docket 5.

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