Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is through to the second round, as Aussie Adam Walton takes on Quentin Halys. Follow live.
Two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka starts her defence with a comfortable win against Sloane Stephens.
Astonishing scenes out on Court 13, where the local Lebanese community have gone behind the qualifier in a big way to send him through to the second round.Very nice first set from Adam Walton, he secured the break against Quentin Halys and, after saving two break points in the final game, kept his composure to take the first set 6-4.
Halys is coming off a good year in 2024 - he made the third round of Wimbledon and he's currently ranked 71st in the world. Sabalenka says Melbourne Park "feels like home" now after winning two straight titles here and displays it after being coaxed into doing a TikTok dance during her on-court interview with Jelena Dokic.The Aussie wild card has fought back superbly to level the scores against the 24th seed Czech players.
Gaston broke him early and Jasika couldn’t quite get the momentum back and went down 6-2. The Aussie is rebounded well in the fourth, he’s held serve through the early going and steadied – it’s a big, rowdy crowd at there as well, after all the rain today they’re very fired up.
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