(Tennis news) American tennis player Sebastian Korda overcame 35 year old Andy Murray 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 in the opening match of the Adelaide International. The Scottish player recovered from a break down in the opening set to force a tie-break but Korda recovered well and dominated the rest of the clash. Fellow British player Kyle Edmund also lost his opening match 6-3 6-2 to Italian sixth seed Jannick Sinner.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic overcame France’s Constant Lestienne 6-3 6-2, which was his first victory in Australia since being deported last year. Speaking after the match, Djokovic said “For the first match I can’t complain, I played very well. Thank you all for coming out today. Thank you for giving me the welcome that I could only wish for. If I have to pick one country where I’ve had the most success, which treated me in the best way in terms of tennis, it’s here, definitely.”
In other results, Russian player Daniil Medvedev secured a 7-6 (8-6) 2-1 win over Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who retired injured. Medvedev lost the 2021 Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic and was defeated by Rafael Nadal last year. He will undoubtedly hope to enter the Grand Slam event in good form this time around to finally secure the trophy.
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