Nadal in the Pink As Sharapova Hits All-Time Low at Australian Open Federer and Defending Champion Djokovic in Round Two
26 Sports Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Nadal in the pink as Sharapova hits all-time low at Australian Open Federer and defending champion Djokovic in round two MELBOURNE: Top seed Rafael Nadal turned on the the match — it wasn’t the way that I wanted.” style as he launched his bid for a record-equalling 20th Britain’s Johanna Konta, a two-time Slam semi-final- Major title at the Australian Open yesterday, but falling ist, also fell at the first hurdle as she battles to over- star Maria Sharapova hit a career low. come a knee problem, losing 4-6, 2-6 to unseeded Australia’s Nick Kyrgios also cantered into the sec- Tunisian Ons Jabeur. ond round, but fourth seed Daniil Medvedev had to On a bumper day of 88 first-round matches, after fight his way past American Frances Tiafoe in four sets. rain wiped out half of Monday’s schedule, former US Nadal, one shy of Roger Federer’s Grand Slam mark, Open champion Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic both dropped only five games as he swatted aside Bolivia’s moved safely through. Italy’s Fabio Fognini, two sets Hugo Dellien 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 in just over two hours at a down against America’s Reilly Opelka when their match sunny Rod Laver Arena. was suspended on Monday, returned to win it in five “It was a positive start,” said the reigning Roland after a stormy encounter when both players argued Garros and US Open champion, wearing a bright pink furiously with the umpire.
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