Australian wildcard Adam Walton has been knocked out of the Australian Open, losing to Matteo Arnaldi. Meanwhile, Barbora Krejčíková fights back after being at risk of an upset.
The Australian Open has arrived with four Aussies in action and Novak Djokovic kicking off the night session on day one at Melbourne Park. The first local hope on court, 24-year-old wildcard Adam Walton , has been knocked out in straight sets by 41st-ranked Italian Matteo Arnaldi . Australian wildcard Adam Walton has been knocked out of the Australian Open , losing to Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(7/5), 6-2, 6-4. Arnaldi served 16 aces to 1, many of them coming at clutch moments, including on match point.
He also crushed a whopping 51 winners to Walton's 21. Barbora Krejčíková looked at real risk of being a victim of the first upset of the tournament, but she's hit back against wildcard Mai Hontama. Down a break in the second set after dropping the first, Krejčíková stormed back to with it 6-4 and send it to a decider. Mai has gone off the court for a break after that set, taking her whole kit with her, so maybe a bathroom break and a wardrobe change as things warm up a bit in Melbourn
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