MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Flavio Cobolli stops in the first round of Australian Open 2026. On the opening day of the Slam of the season the Roman, braked by intestinal problems since the first game, goes ko in three sets against the British qualified Arthur Fery n.185 ATP). 7-6(1) 6-4 6-1, in two hours and 14 minutes, the score in favor of the 23-year-old English, who in the second round will see it with Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The Argentine comes out in the fifth set from the battle with Miomir Kecmanovic. 6-2 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4, in three hours and 57 minutes in the field, the score that rewards the South American number 61 of the world.
Alexander Zverev is not wrong. The German, serial number 3 head, beats a first awkward round with the Canadian Gabriel Diallo (n.41 ATP). Despite a first set lost to the tie-break, the finalist of the past edition did not uncompromise and goes back to the china, closing 6-7(1) 6-1 6-4 6-2 in two hours and 45 minutes of play. Frances Tiafoe also advances, which eliminates in three sets the Australian qualified Jason Kubler for 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2, while out of surprise the other American Sebastian Korda, who goes ko in the star derby and strips with the exotic, both at Slam and ATP level, Michael Zheng. 6-4 3-6 6-7(0) 6-3 the score in favor of the qualified, who will face Corent Mouin Well Francisco Cerundolo and Francisco Comesana. The two Argentines eliminate Zhizhen Zhang (3-0) and Patrick Kypson (3-1) respectively, gaining a seat in the second round. Emilio Nava, (3-2 on Jacquet), Jaime Faira (3-1 on Blockx), Marton Fucsovics (3-0 on Ugo CarabellI) and Damir Dzumhur (3-0 on Draxl).
BUONA LA PRIMA PER JASMINE PAOLINI
In the female field, Jasmine Paolini is not wrong. The Tuscan, serial number 7 head of the board, leaves only 3 games to the Russian qualified Aliaksandra Sasnovich archiving the practice in an hour and 10 minutes with the score of 6-1 6-2. In the second round, the blue will meet the winner of the challenge between Madgalena Frech and Veronika Erjavec.
The finalist of the previous edition of Aryna Sabalenka smoothly progresses. The Belarusian, number 1 WTA, eliminates in two sets the French Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajanoah with the score of 6-4 6-1. For Sabalenka in the second round or Pavlyuchenkova or Bai.
Out of surprise Marta Kostyuk. Possible opponent of Paolini to the eighth finals, the Ukrainian gives to the third set to the French Elsa Jacquemot. Three-tie breaks and three hours and 27 minutes are served at the transalpine to check it on number 20 of the world with the score of 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-6(7).
Success in two sets for the Greek Maria Sakkari, 6-4 6-2 in Jeanjean, and for the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, 6-4 6-1 in Bucsa. Out of the game Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, ko in three sets with kazaka Yulia Putintseva (3-6 7-5 6-3). In the second round also the Turkish Zeynep Sonmez (2-1 on E.Alexandrova), the American Hailey Baptiste (2-1 on Townsend), the Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse (2-0 on Yastremska) and the Australian wild card Talia Gibson (2-0 on Blinkova).
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