What to remember from the second night at the Australian Open

Three Frenchmen and a Frenchwoman continued their journey, Medvedev and Tsitsipas gave up a set, Gauff walked.

The Night Blues

Wear and tear. In the furnace of Melbourne, Adrian Mannarino got the better of Stan Wawrinka, 38 years old (6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0) in 3h36. Trailing two sets to one, the left-hander took the physical upper hand over the Swiss. Same scenario for the young tricolor Luca van Asschewinner in five sets of the Australian James Duckworth (6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3) in 3 hours 36. The 19-year-old hopeful signs his first success in Melbourne. Hugo Gaston is on his side a happy lucky loser. The left-hander drafted from qualifying dominated Roberto Carballes Baena (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4) to advance to the 2nd round. The Toulouse native signs his first success in Melbourne in three appearances. The 8th finalist of Roland-Garros 2020 will challenge Taylor Fritz in the 2nd round. It’s already over, however, Benjamin Bonzi, logically beaten by Lorenzo Musetti (7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2). No performance either for Constant Lestienne, dominated in three sets by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-4, 6-4, 7-6). Out of qualifying, Terence Altmane, 22, stole a set from double finalist Danill Medvedev, before being betrayed by his body and throwing in the towel. Victim of cramps, Altmane gave in (5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0, ab).

The Blues of the Night

Quickly done well done. French number two Varvara Gracheva slapped Belgian Yanina Wickmayer (6-2, 6-4). Less success for Fiona Ferro. Coming from qualifying, the Libramont native surrendered against the American McCarney Kessler (3-6, 6-3, 6-2) with no less than 40 unforced errors…

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Cramps and the brace

Double finalist (2021, 2022), Daniil Medvedev suffered a little in the heat of Melbourne against the young Frenchman Terence Altmane. After letting the first set slip away, he resumed the flow of the match, before taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Frenchman, betrayed by his body and the cramps.

The outgoing finalist

Stefanos Tsitsipas dropped a set against lucky loser Zizou Bergs, but did not tremble (5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3). Inside during the first set, the 6 seed gained strength against the Belgian, a big fan of Zinédine Zidane, and enforced his rank.

The top seed in the men’s draw to follow

Outgoing quarter-finalist, Ben Shelton scalped Spaniard Roberto Bautista (6-2, 7-6, 7-5).

The revelation

Coming from qualifications for the US Open, Jakub Mensik, 144th in the world, who reached the 3rd round of the last US Open, is a hope of 18 to follow. Finalist to a challenger, in Canberra, he is starting the 2024 season in the best possible way. The Czech tamed the returning Denis Shapovalov, 116th, in three pet sets.

The demonstration

The winner of the US Open 2023, Coco Gauff is in good shape. Confirmation. The American crushed the Slovak Karolina Schmiedlova (6-3, 6-0).

Call them

Marketa Vondrousova, winner of the last Wimbledon, was ghostly against the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, outclassed (6-1, 6-2).

To be continued

Gael Monfils is currently challenging Yannick Hanfmann. French number one Ugo Humbert is expected against ex-top 10 David Goffin, who came out of qualifying. Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is back on the courts, after maternity, and has the honor of the night session against French number one Caroline Garcia. A nice shock to follow from 11 a.m. Local Alex de Minaur also enters the running to open the evening program on the Rod Laver Arena against veteran Milos Raonic.

Rod Laver Arena (from 9 a.m. in France)
Alex De Minaur (AUS/N.10) – Milos Raonic (CAN)
Caroline Garcia (FRA/N.16) – Naomi Osaka (JPN)

Margaret Court Arena (from 9 a.m. in France)
Ons Jabeur (TUN/N.6) – Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/N.27) – Dominic Thiem (AUT)