The Spanish Rafael Nadal, world number two, qualified for the return of the Australian Tennis Open that takes place in Melbourne, after easily defeating Serbian Laslo Djere on Tuesday in three sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 .
The Spanish Feliciano López also went to the second round, after winning over Li Tu (AUS) 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, and Pablo Andújar, who beat Quentin Halys (FRA) 6-4, 7-5, 7-5.
In addition, the Spanish Carlos Alcáraz beat the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and Brazilian Thiago Monteiro beat Swede Andrej Martin 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 6-2 .
On the other hand, the Spanish Roberto Bautista (N.12) and the Argentine Guido Pella (ARG) were eliminated.
In the women’s competition, Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska eliminated the American Christina McHale 6-4, 6-4 and the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza (N.14) the Russian Margarita Gasparyan 6-4, 6-0.
– Results of the 2nd day:
– Men’s singles (1st round):
Andrey Rublev (RUS / N.7) defeated Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) to Andrej Martin (SVK) 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 6-2
Feliciano López (ESP) to Li Tu (AUS) 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA/N.31) a Sam Querrey (USA) 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
Tommy Paul (USA) a Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 6-4, 7-6 (7/0), 6-4
Christopher O’Connell (AUS) and Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1
Radu Albot (MDA) to Roberto Bautista (ESP / N.12) 6-7 (1/7), 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5)
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) and David Goffin (BEL / N.13) 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-3
Lloyd Harris (RSA) and Mikael Torpegaard (DEN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) to Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Borna Coric (CRO/N.22) a Guido Pella (ARG) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5
Filip Krajinovic (SRB / N.28) and Robin Haase (NED) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Pablo Andújar (ESP) to Quentin Halys (FRA) 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
Daniil Medvedev (RUS / N.4) and Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Carlos Alcáraz (ESP) a Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Mikael Ymer (SWE) and Hubert Hurkacz (POL / N.26) 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Karen Khachanov (RUS / N.19) a Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/2), 6-4
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) and Sumit Nagal (IND) 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
Salvatore Caruso (ITA) and Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
Pablo Cuevas (URU) to Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Alex De Minaur (AUS / N.21) a Tennys Sandgren (USA) 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
Rafael Nadal (ESP / N.2) and Laszlo Djere (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
. Simple female (1st round):
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS / N.29) defeated Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-3, 6-4
Heather Watson (GBR) and Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3)
Belinda Bencic (SUI / N.11) to Lauren Davis (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) and Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-2, 6-2
Lin Zhu (CHN) a Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 6-1, 6-1
Elise Mertens (BEL/N.18) a Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 6-1, 6-3
Sofia Kenin (USA / N.4) to Maddison English (AUS) 7-5, 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST) and Anastasia Sevastova (LAT) 6-3, 6-1
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) a Christina McHale (USA) 6-4, 6-4
Donna Vekic (CRO/N.28) a Yafan Wang (CHN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Jennifer Brady (USA/N.22) a Aliona Bolsova (ESP) 6-1, 6-3
Madison Brengle (USA) and Arina Rodionova (AUS) 6-1, 6-2
Mayar Sherif (EGY) of Chloé Paquet (FRA) 7-5, 7-5
Jessica Pegula (USA) a Victoria Azarenka (BLR/N.12) 7-5, 6-4
Nao Hibino (JPN) and Astra Sharma (AUS) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) and Maria Sakkari (GRE / N.20) 6-2, 0-6, 6-3
Cori Gauff (USA) to Jil Teichmann (SUI) 6-3, 6-2
Elina Svitolina (UKR / N.5) and Marie Bouzková (CZE) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP / N.14) to Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 6-4, 6-0
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) to Paula Badosa (ESP) 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/4), 7-5
Ann Li (USA) a Shuai Zhang (CHN/N.31) 6-2, 6-0