The main favorites Nadal and Šviontek overcome the first round of the Australian Open tennis championship / Article

(supplemented by Iga Šviontek’s victory)
Starting the path towards the 23rd “Grand Slam” title of the tennis player, Nadal defeated the debutant British Jack Draper in four sets with 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and will meet with the American tennis player Mackenzie MacDonald in the next round.

Nadal, who played in the Australian Open Championship for the first time in his tennis career in 2004, has to defend the laurels of the winner won last year in the tournament. At the age of 36, Nadal is the record holder with 22 victories at the “Grand Slam” level, but Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who is already claiming his 10th triumph at the Australian Open, has only one title in smaller tournaments.

In the first round of the women’s tournament, Šviontek beat the German tennis player Juli Niemeyer 6-4, 7-5 and will play the next match against the Colombian Camila Osorio.

Home favorite Nik Kiris was withdrawn from the tournament in Melbourne on Monday, who will not play due to a knee injury and will need surgery to remove a cyst in his meniscus.

On the other hand, 17-year-old Shang Junchen became the first Chinese tennis player to win the singles main tournament at the Australian Open Championship. Shan defeated German Oskar Ott 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5. In the women’s competition, Chinese tennis has had significant success at the Australian Open, with Li Na winning the tournament in 2014.

It has already been announced that Latvian tennis leader Aļona Ostapenko won the first round on Monday.

The Australian Open will last until January 29.

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