Alcaraz and Sabalenka Advance in Australian Open Openers, Fonseca Set to Start

Overview

• World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz defeated Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to reach the second round and will face Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
• Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beat France's Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4, 6-1 and next plays China's Zhuoxuan Bai.
• Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria ousted Alexander Blockx in four sets to return to round two and awaits the winner of Matteo Arnaldi vs. Andrey Rublev.
• Brazil's João Fonseca, 19, is scheduled to open against Eliot Spizzirri on Monday night on the 1573 Arena at about 22:40 Brasília time in his first Grand Slam as a seed.
• Fonseca missed Brisbane and Adelaide earlier this month due to a lower-back issue, but tournament scheduling confirms he is set to compete in Melbourne.