Barty, Nadal, Alcaraz: what to remember from the night in Melbourne

The figure:

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Games lost in 2 matches by Ashleigh Barty Express.

The world No. 1 (8 aces; 81% of points scored on her 1st serve) eliminated 6-1, 6-1 in 52 minutes the Italian Lucia Bronzetti (from qualifying).

In the first round, she had dominated 6-0, 6-1 the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (119th in the world) in 54 minutes.

In two rounds, the Australian has only lost 3 games… In the 3rd round, she will meet the Italian Camila Giorgi (seeded n°30).

To discover

• Australian Open: men's schedule and results

• Australian Open: ladies schedule and results

The sentences:

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Signed Matteo Berrettini (seeded n°7) in

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The Italian was, this Wednesday, opposed to the American Stefan Kozlov (169th, guest). After pocketing the 1st set 6-1, he lost the 2nd 6-4.

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Signed Paola Badosa who, after her 6-0, 6-3 victory over Italy's Martina Trevisan, said playing at the Rod Laver Arena after 2021 was a special feeling. Last year, the first Spanish player to test positive for Covid-19 in Melbourne spent 21 days in quarantine, before collapsing in the first round against a player from qualifying: "

The Spaniard (seeded n°8) has an appointment in the 3rd round (stage reached for the first time in Melbourne) with theUkrainian Marta Kostyuk.

In the blue corner

Harmony Tan (24 years old; 107th in the world), the protege of Nathalie Tauziat and Sam Sumyk, bravely played her luck against the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (n°15), Madame Monfils. After losing the first set, 6-3, the French offered the second 7-5 (after dismissing a match point). Before being forced to retire, due to a left calf injury. Unable to serve other than with a spoon, she resolved, on the advice of the referee, to abandon after a double fault, before going out in a wheelchair. In the 3rd round, Svitolina will meet Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. At 7 a.m., Corentin Moutet and the American Sebastian Korda entered the 5th set.

The point

Scored by the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta (seeded n°19) against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor. After a failed smash from the Dutchman, the trajectory of the ball, after taking a surprisingly rounded trajectory, ended its course just behind the net. The Spaniard who had followed well accompanied the ball and victoriously concluded the point at 4-3 in the 3rd set, before celebrating it in the camp of his rival. The Spaniard finally winning 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4 to end the Dutchman's streak which had compiled 29 consecutive victories. His last defeat dated from the 2nd round of the US Open against Novak Djokovic.

The subscriber

Rafael Nadal without shining, against the German Yannick Hanfmann (126th, from qualifying), scored 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 (on his 5th match point) his ticket for the 3rd round of the Australian Open. The Spaniard has sometimes lacked length, rhythm and power, but as he likes to recall, he is in the recovery phase after a foot operation which cut short his 2021 season. In the 3rd round, Rafael Nadal will play against the Russian Karen Khachanov or the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi.

The phenomenon

After a 1st round dominated by the head and the (broad) shoulders against the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (135th in the world) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz copiously dominated the Serbian Dusan Lajovic ( 39th in the world) 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.

The seeded No. 31 could become embedded, in Mlebourne, and quickly elsewhere as a very serious candidate.

The first

The Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (66th) took advantage of the package of the Belgian Maryna Zanevska (affected in a calf) to slip into the 3rd round of the Australian Open, her best result in Grand Slam.

In the 3rd round, she will meet the American Jessica Pegula (seeded n°21).

The unexpected

The Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (77th in the world) was to face Novak Djokovic in the 1st round… He finally had the lucky loser Salvatore Caruso.

Winner of the Italian, he continued this Wednesday by playing 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (8) from the American Tommy Paul (41st in the world).

He will live the rest of his adventure against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (seeded n°25).

Osaka, Zverev and Monfils to follow

The night session will notably see the second round of Gaël Monfils.

On the Rod Laver Arena, from 9 a.m.: Madison Brengle (EU)-Naomi Osaka (Jap, 13);

Alexander Zverev (Ger, 3) - John Millman (Aus).

Margaret Court Arena: Qinwen Zheng (Chn)-Maria Sakkari (Greek, 5);

Gael Monfils (Fra, 17) - Alexander Bublik (Kaz).