Naomi Osaka was happy after gaining 'revenge' over Karolina Muchova to reach the third round of the Australian Open. She lost to her Czech rival in straight sets at the US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.

Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic victories on Monday.

Thanasi Kokkinakis has lost to British 15th seed Jack Draper in a thrilling second round match at the Australian Open.Meanwhile, Aleksandar Vukic beat American Sebastian Korda in a rain-affected five-set battle to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

Nick Kyrgios’ return to the Australian Open is over after he and Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles.

Nine Australians have won their first round singles matches on a superb day of tennis at the Australian Open for the home fans, with Novak Djokovic winning despite an early scare in the night session on Rod Laver Arena.

A host of stars are set to play on Day 4 of the Australian Open, such as Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff & Naomi Osaka.

It led to the absurd scenario where neither Djokovic, the 24-time slam champion, or Alcaraz, with four slams on his resume aged just 21, was being shown on Aussie television as they began their tournaments. But for whatever reason, Djokovic and Alcaraz will again overlap on Wednesday, and neither man will feature in primetime either.

Matches today: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will be in aciton in their respective singles games.

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are some of the prominent players in action on the second day.

Australian Open begins January 12 in Melbourne, and the draws for the men’s and women’s singles are intriguing — and have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches. The Athletic’s tennis writers,

Djokovic vs. Faria will air live on ESPN+ ($11.99 per month). The televised broadcast on ESPN2 will begin at 9 p.m. ET, though that could feature other matches as well, such as Carlos Alcaraz’s. Alcaraz will face Yoshihito Nishioka at 9 p.m. ET, the same time the ESPN2 broadcast begins.

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