She then overwhelmed Giorgi in the final game to win the match with her ninth ace.
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On Monday afternoon in temperatures of 34 Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) Djokovic became annoyed with himself and his play at times, including three double-faults.
Muguruza further capitalized on Kontaveit’s weak second serve, winning 14/21 times the Estonian produced a second serve and breaking her unseeded opponent’s serve 4 times. The world No90 reached the Australian Open fourth round in 2008.
Pospisil used his powerful serve to win the first set in 45 minutes.
Trailing 3-1 in the second set, Pospisil called a medical timeout and went through stretching exercises on his lower body with a trainer, but returned to play shortly after.
Roger Federer extended his streak by reaching the third round for his 17th consecutive Australian Open.
Serena Williams made a bright start to her Australian Open title defense, holding up one finger and twirling in her neon yellow two-piece outfit to mark victory No. 1 after advancing, 6-4, 7-5, over Camila Giorgi today.
This fantastic game between the pair lasted eight deuces before the younger found the game victor after both men hit some fantastic shots in hard situations.
After the match, Williams said she was confident throughout that she would win. “I think I was able to stay in it and stay calm today and I think that’s what matters most”.
Williams, though, showed no signs of discomfort during a 6-4 7-5 win over Giorgi on Monday.
“It’s the least I expect to be in the third round of a Slam, obviously, so I’m pumped up, playing well, feeling good”, Federer said.
But the world number 36 – the highest ranked non-seed – quickly settled down to hold serve with a scintillating crosscourt forehand. “To come back here and play my first match on Rod Laver is always very special as you always get those first little jitters out of the way”. None of the players were named, although reports said all had been in the top 50.
ATP chairman Chris Kermode said tennis authorities “absolutely reject any suggestion that evidence of match-fixing has been suppressed for any reason, or isn’t being investigated”. “That’s why I’ve been playing really well”, Nishikori said.
In the biggest upset of the day, two-time Wimbledon champion and sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Russian-born Australian Daria Gavrilova.
The Canadian, who beat Pouille 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, has started wearing a mouth guard during matches to prevent himself from grinding his teeth. With a total of three breaks in the first set, Konta got two of them and wrapped the set in 41 minutes.
Her sister, Serena, didn’t offer many clues after her second-round win over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei on Wednesday.
Williams cut short her 2015 season after defeat in the US Open semi-finals ended her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam, and she pulled out of this month’s Hopman Cup with an inflamed knee.
But the 28-year-old was in fine fettle after hours on the practice courts as she handed a tennis lesson to Hibino, who was making her Grand Slam debut.
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“From my knowledge… there is nothing happening on the top level”.
