The second round of the Australian Open begins on Wednesday in Melbourne. Several male tricolor representatives are on the day’s program, including Gaël Monfils and Adrian Mannarino.
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Place in the second round of the Australian Open, Wednesday, January 19. Among the French, Corentin Moutet finally had to bow to Sebastian Korda after a very close match. The young American won in five sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-7 [2-7], 7-5, 7-6 [10-6]).
Adrian Mannarino does not have an easy task against the eleventh world, the Pole Hubert Hurkacz. Gaël Monfils (seed number 17) will be opposed to Kazakh Alexander Bublik (37th). Among the women, Harmony Tan could not finish her second round match. Injured in the calf, she gave up in the third set against Elina Svitolina.
As for the favorites, Rafael Nadal did not hesitate to qualify for the third round against Yannick Hanfmann (6-2, 6-3, 6-4). The world number one, Ashleigh Barty, did not drag her either against Lucia Bronzetti (6-1, 6-1).
Alexander Zverev, seeded number 3, will face local John Millman (89th) from 10:30 am. Among the women, the defending champion, Naomi Osaka, is opposed to the American Madison Brengle, from 9 am. Follow the day live with commentary on franceinfo sport.