2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 3

AS the second round got underway at Melbourne Park, the first of the 2022 Australian Open third round matches became clear. There were a handful of upsets, and some epic contest, but on the most part everything seemed to go fairly to plan.

Twelve seeds still remain in the men’s draw, with just one more casualty added to the list. Polish talent Hubert Hurkacz suffered defeat at the hands of Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in straight sets. A few other seeds, such as Dennis Shapovalov, Cristian Garin and Pablo Carreno Busta all had to fight through five-set contests to earn their places in the third round. It was far easier for the two highest ranked players in the half, with both Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal remaining on a crash course for the quarter finals with straight sets wins. The two Australians both fell in John Millman and Aleksandar Vukic as well.

MEN’S SINGLES – ROUND OF 64:

[3] Alexander Zverev (GER) defeated John Millman (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-0
[6] Rafael Nadal (ESP) defeated [Q] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-2 6-3 6-4
[7] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) defeated [WC] Stefan Kozlov (USA) 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-1
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) defeated [10] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 6-4 6-2 6-3
[14] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) defeated Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5 6-2
[16] Cristian Garin (CHI) defeated Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-7 7-6 2-6 6-2 6-2
[17] Gael Monfils (FRA) defeated Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 6-1 6-0 6-4
[18] Aslan Karatsev (RUS) defeated Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
[19] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) defeated Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 6-3 6-7 7-6 3-6 6-4
[23] Reilly Opelka (USA) defeated Dominik Koepfer (GER) 6-4 6-3 7-6
[25] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) defeated Oscar Otte (GER) 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
[28] Karen Khachanov (RUS) defeated Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 6-4 6-0 7-5
[31] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) defeated Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-2 6-1 7-5
Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) defeated Tommy Paul (USA) 7-6 7-5 7-6
Sebastian Korda (USA) defeated Corentin Moutet (FRA) 3-6 6-4 6-7 7-5 7-6
[Q] Radu Albot (ROU) defeated [WC] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-4 7-6 6-4

MATCHES TO WATCH TODAY – ROUND OF 64:

[2] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs. Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
[32] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs. Kamil Majchrzak (POL)
[24] Daniel Evans (GBR) vs. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
[13] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs. Christopher O’Connell (AUS)
[11] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs. Steve Johnson (USA)
[20] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Frances Tiafoe (USA)
[9] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
[WC] Andy Murray (GBR) vs. [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN)

Meanwhile in the women’s draw, it was a similar story. Just one seed fell in the second round, with American young gun Amanda Anisimova taking down 22nd seed Belinda Bencic to set up a third round clash with reigning champion Naomi Osaka. Both Osaka and Ash Barty cruised through to the Round of 32, as did Paula Badosa and Victoria Azarenka. In-form Madison Keys kept her hot start to 2022 going with a third round entrance, whilst Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, Latvian Jelena Ostapenko and China’s Qiang Wang were the only three winners to need three sets to get it done.

WOMEN’S SINGLES – ROUND OF 64:

[1] Ash Barty (AUS) defeated [Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 6-1 6-1
[4] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) defeated [WC] Xiyu Wang (CHN) 6-2 6-3
[5] Maria Sakkari (GRE) defeated [Q] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) 6-1 6-4
[8] Paula Badosa (ESP) defeated [Q] Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-0 6-3
[13] Naomi Osaka (JPN) defeated Madison Brengle (USA) 6-0 6-4
[15] Elina Svitolina (UKR) defeated Harmony Tan (FRA) 6-3 5-7 5-1 RET
[21] Jessica Pegula (USA) defeated Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-4 6-4
Amanda Anisimova (USA) defeated [22] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-2 7-5
[24] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) defeated Jil Teichmann (SUO) 6-1 6-2
[26] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) defeated Alison Riske (USA) 4-6 6-2 6-4
[28] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse (BEL) 6-2 7-5
[30] Camila Giorgi (ITA) defeated Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-2 7-6
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) defeated [32] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 7-6 6-3
Qiang Wang (CHN) defeated Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 2-6 7-6 6-3
Madison Keys (USA) defeated Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 6-2 7-5
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (CHN) defeated Maryna Zanevska (GER) W/O

MATCHES TO WATCH TODAY – ROUND OF 64:

[6] Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs. Clara Tauson (AUT)
[WC] Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs. [Q] Hayley Baptiste (USA)
[10] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. [WC] Samantha Stosur (AUS)
[27] Danielle Collins (USA) vs. Ana Konjuh (CRO)
[7] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs. Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
[12] Elena Rybakina vs. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
[17] Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs. Danka Kovinic (MON)
[2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs. Xinyu Wang (CHN)

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