Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Australia’s Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in his first official match since parting with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and will face Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann next.
- Aryna Sabalenka opened with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah as she targets a third Melbourne title, with Zhuoxuan Bai up next.
- Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, reaching round two in Melbourne for the 10th straight year.
- Argentina’s day-one haul featured wins by Tomás Etcheverry, Francisco Cerúndolo and Francisco Comesaña, a loss for Camilo Ugo Carabelli, and Sebastián Báez arriving from an Auckland final defeat and set to pair with Comesaña in doubles.
- Venus Williams, the event’s oldest singles competitor at 45, pushed Olga Danilovic to three sets before falling 7-6 (5), 3-6, 4-6 in her Melbourne return.