(ANSA) - ROME, 02 JAN - Félix Auger-Aliassime, number 2 of the draw, was eliminated in the first round of the Adelaide (Australia) tennis tournament by the home athlete Alexei Popyrin, who prevailed with a score of 6-4 , 7-6 (7-5).
Out also the Danish Holger Rune, fifth seed, defeated by the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka for 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Other results: Quentin Halys (Fra)-Jordan Thompson (Aus) 6-3,6-4;
Roman Safiullin (Rus)-Mikael Ymer (Sve) 6-4, 6-2;
MiomirKecmanovic (Srb)-Christopher O'Connell (Aus) 6-4, 6-4;
Jack Draper (GBR)-Kwon Soonwoo (KOR) 6-2, 6-1.
In the women's tournament, the American Venus Williams beat her compatriot Katie Volynets 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.
Instead, the sixth seed, Madison Brengle, also from the United States, came out against the Chinese Zhu Lin, who won 4-6,7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
Canadian Rebecca Marino (8) advances, after her success over Hungarian Dalma Gálfi 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
Ok also the other Canadian, Leylah Fernandez (3), who won 6-1, 6-1 against the Czech Brenda Fruhvirtová.
Other results: YsalineBonaventure (Bel)-Caty McNally (Usa) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 and JuliaGrabher (Aut)-Tereza Martincová (Cze) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
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