HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day three
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Highlights of the third day at the Australian Open on Tuesday (times GMT):
Tennis-Djokovic reaches 100th Australian Open match win in hunt for 25th Grand Slam
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic began his hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez in the Australian Open first round on Monday, the Serb easing pre-tournament concerns about his fitness with a sparkling display.
Tennis-Swiatek fends off dogged Yuan to reach Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a first Australian Open title with an unconvincing 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue under the lights at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
Tennis-Players hit by cramp as heat and heartbreak strike at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Players struggled with cramp and injuries on the second day of the Australian Open on Monday, headlined by the retirement of seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime while his compatriot Marina Stakusic needed a wheelchair to leave the court.
Tennis-Djokovic leads old guard through in Melbourne, Swiatek and Gauff progress
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic safely negotiated the first hurdle in his quest for a 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Monday as women's title challengers Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff also eased into the second round on day two of the championships.
Tennis-Cilic thrashes Altmaier for fast Melbourne start, Wawrinka advances
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Former Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic turned back the clock with a ruthless display to beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-0 6-0 7-6(3) in the first round at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Tennis-Defending champions Sinner and Keys on court, Fritz tests knee
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The first round of the Australian Open continues on Tuesday with Jannik Sinner getting his 'three-peat' bid underway against Hugo Gaston, while Madison Keys takes on Oleksandra Oliynykova as she begins the defence of her first Grand Slam title.
Tennis-Tennis Australia defends prize money amid player complaints
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Governing body Tennis Australia (TA) has defended the amount of prize money on offer at the Australian Open as twice Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff warned that players would raise the pressure if their demands were not met.
Tennis-Medvedev turns up the heat to beat De Jong at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev was looking forward to plunging into an ice bath on Monday after the former world number one overcame the Melbourne heat and serving issues to beat Jesper de Jong 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) in the first round of the Australian Open.
Tennis-Gauff crushes Rakhimova to reach Australian Open second round
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff started her quest for a maiden Australian Open title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Kamilla Rakhimova at Rod Laver Arena to reach the second round on Monday.
