Australian Open 2025 Day 1 Recap

Day one on the 2025 Australian is full, and the rain meant a number of matches have been pushed again to tomorrow.

Thankfully, utilising Sunday because the opening day spreads the first-round matches throughout three days, making issues extra manageable for the schedulers.

On the coated courts, Kei Nishikori and Casper Ruud performed the hardest matches of the day, surviving five-setters to progress.

Second seed Sascha Zverev was the highest-ranked participant in motion, comfortably seeing off wildcard Lucas Pouille and exhibiting no indicators of the bicep pressure that brought on his withdrawal from the United Cup quarter-final.

Day One 2025 Australian Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Reilly Opelka
Gauthier Onclin (Q)
3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2

Tomas Machac (26)
Sumit Nagal
6-3 6-1 7-5

Jiri Lehecka (24)
Li Tu (WC)
6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6(1)

Hugo Gaston
Omar Jasika (WC)
6-2 3-6 6-2 6-2

Casper Ruud (6)
Jaune Munar
6-3 1-6 7-5 2-6 6-1

Kei Nishikori
Thiago Monteiro (Q)
4-6 -7 (4) 7-5 6-2 6-3

Ugo Humbert (14)
Matteo Gigante
7-6 (5) 7-5 6-4

Hady Habib (Q)
Yunchaokete Bu
7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(6)

Quentin Halys
Adam Walton
4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(4_ 705

Arthur Fils (2)
Otto Virtanen
3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4

Pedro Martinez
Luciano Darderi
6-3 4-1 (RET)

Alexander Zverev (2)
Lucas Pouille (WC)
6-4 6-4 6-4

Nishikori Proves Himself 5 Set King But Once more

In the event you have been requested to call who has probably the greatest five-set information within the Open Period, not many informal followers would throw out Kei Nishikori, however he’s proper up there, having gained 78.4% of his five-setters, tieing him in 4th place on the all-time leaderboard with Novak Djokovic.

On Sunday, the Japanese recorded his fifth comeback from two units all the way down to defeat Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in an exciting first-round encounter.

Beneath the roof of John Cain Area, the Japanese star confronted elimination when he trailed by two units and located himself down two match factors whereas serving at 4-5 within the third. However Nishikori, refusing to go quietly, dug deep and staged his restoration, firing 23 winners and committing solely eight unforced errors within the closing three units. He sealed a exceptional 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory after 4 hours and 6 minutes.

Since he toppled Ferrer in 5 units on the US Open in 2008, Kei has maintained his capability to go the gap, successful 29 and dropping simply eight five-set matches. It’s not one thing you’d anticipate, given his profession has been considerably affected by damage, however his document speaks for itself. Can he pull via for spherical 2? He’s obtained 2 days off.

It was a extremely powerful one, I nearly forgot he had two match factors. I attempted to remain calm although I used to be nearly out of the event. I simply tried to deal with what I can do. I nearly gave up. Match level and he was taking part in excellent. First and second units, he was on a roll. He nearly deserved to win. However one way or the other, I fought again. Nishikori on his win.

Ruud Rallies Previous Munar

Casper Ruud heads into 2025 after a fairly detached 2024, and he needed to kick issues off with a dramatic encounter on Day 1 of the Australian Open, defeating Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 to succeed in the second spherical for the fourth consecutive yr.

Munar has been capable of push high 10 gamers to 5 units on six events on the Grand Slam, however he’s but to recover from the road. Large killer, he isn’t, however he’s not somebody you wish to see in your part, as you’re greater than probably in for a protracted day on the workplace.

As for Ruud, Melbourne isn’t his finest event, as he’s but to make it previous spherical 4, however he produced his finest stage within the decisive fifth set, successful a formidable 93% (13/14) of his first-serve factors to seal a hard-fought 3-hour, 24-minute victory below the roof of Rod Laver Area.

Different Matches of Notice

Alexander Zverev made a powerful begin to his Australian Open marketing campaign, defeating French wild card Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to succeed in the second spherical.

Regardless of withdrawing from the United Cup quarter-finals because of a bicep pressure, the German confirmed no discomfort, firing 37 winners and saving each break factors in a 2-hour, 20-minute win.

In different motion, Jiri Lehecka, who gained his second ATP title in Brisbane, defeated Australian wild card Li Tu 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(1). Lehecka will face Hugo Gaston subsequent after the Frenchman beat Omar Jasika 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Harmful Frenchman, who’s overdue an enormous Slam efficiency, Ugo Humbert additionally superior, defeating Matteo Gigante 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-4.

Australian Open Day 2 Spherical of 128 Matches

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