Alex de Minaur just played a service game that lasted nearly half an hour.
"It's going to be difficult for me to play the same level as I did before. I mean, I'm 33 now and I was ranked No. 1 in the world, so it's difficult with all the issues that I have had," Murray said. "But, yeah, I'll keep going. Let's see what the next few months holds, and I reckon I won't play a match like that between now and the end of the year."
De Minaur lost 7-6 6-4 6-0 in two hours and 54 minutes to the unseeded Italian. The match featured one utterly extraordinary game on de Minaur's serve, lasting nearly half an hour, before a bagel in the final set.Thompson fell 6-2 6-4 6-1 to Radu Albot, Tomljanovic lost 6-0 7-5 to 20th seed Maria Sakkari and Inglis lost 6-3 6-3 to Ekatarina Alexandrova.Sharma won her first round match 6-3 2-6 7-5 over Anna Blinkova, while Gavrilova beat 24th seed Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-3.
She is a seven-time major champion and was the 2002 runner-up at the French Open to her younger sister, Serena. But after a resurgent 2017 — reaching two finals at Grand Slam tournaments and making it to the semifinals at another — the older Williams has not enjoyed much success at her sport's four most important events.
Korda is making a name for himself now, earning his first main-draw match win at a Grand Slam tournament by beating Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3 after qualifying for the French Open.
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