Australian Open Day 2: A look at all the big moments from Day 2 of the Australian Open 2023
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Image Source : GettyAustralian Open Day 2: A look at all the big moments from Day 2 of the Australian Open 2023
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Andy Murray has wound back the clock and avoided a brutal 18-year low, winning a five-set epic over reigning Australian Open semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini. A match tiebreak saw Murray eventually prevail in an epic - with a net cord on match point to clinch it - 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6(10).
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The 2020 finalist Dominic Thiem’s Australian Open ended in the first round on Tuesday, with the former world number three crashing out to fifth seed Andrey Rublev in a setback on his return from injury.
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Temperatures hit 37.2 degrees, forcing play on all outside courts to be suspended just after 2pm, with play not resuming until 5pm - even though it had hardly cooled down at that stage.
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Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka breezed into the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday, needing only 69 minutes to beat the Czech Republic’s Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-4.
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Kim Birrell (world No.167) was the first local hope in action on Tuesday, kicking off the day’s play at Kia Arena against 31st seed and world number 29 Kaia Kanepi - and delivering an incredible three-set comeback win.