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Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Australia’s Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 in 2 hours 13 minutes on Rod Laver Arena to reach round two.
- The match marked Samuel López’s first appearance as Alcaraz’s coach following the end of a seven-year partnership with Juan Carlos Ferrero.
- Alcaraz seized control in a pivotal second-set tie-break after recovering from 1-3, striking 38 winners in that set.
- Next up is Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, with Alcaraz holding a 2-0 record in their previous meetings.
- Elsewhere in the first round, No. 3 Alexander Zverev defeated Gabriel Diallo in four sets, No. 10 Alexander Bublik beat Jenson Brooksby in straight sets, and No. 29 Frances Tiafoe advanced past Jason Kubler.