If you thought Ash Barty’s opening round statement was something to behold, Emma Raducanu’s got some news for you.
As fans continued to chant after the match as Kyrgios did his post-match interview, the Aussie said: “I don’t know what I've done to this crowd because you guys are a zoo now.”Nick Kyrgios is set to play his first round tonight but how many he has left remains to be seen. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
“I know my personality, I know how unpredictable I feel, I know I live spontaneously. I don’t know what I’ll be doing in a year.” Three-time grand slam winner and former World No. 1 Andy Murray has the fans right behind him as he upset 21st seed Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-7 6-4 in a five-set thriller.Murray is a fan favourite at Melbourne Park, having fallen just short of a title in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, the first of which he lost to Roger Federer and the remainder to Novak Djokovic.
The World No. 8 will be replaced by Roman Safiullin, who beat Bernard Tomic in qualifying, who will take on Slovak Alex Molcan The 24-year-old won in straight sets 6-4 6-2 over the Canadian teenage sensation who burst onto the scene beating three top-5 players at the US Open last year before she fell to Emma Raducanu in the final.She was all smiles after the match as she soaked up the applause from the Melbourne crowd.
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