MELBOURNE, Australia — Latest results from the 2018 Australian Open Men’s Singles after Day 2 at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka were among the highlighted winners on the second day of action.
Six-time Australian Open champion and No. 14 seed Djokovic advanced to the second round of the tournament for a 12th consecutive year with a 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory over American Donald Young.
The Serbian is battling with a sore elbow, looked the part on Tuesday, which is clear sign that he’s indeed recovering better as time passes.
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Djokovic was playing his first match since retiring hurt at Wimbledon last year.
“A month ago I didn’t know if I was going to come to Australia or not because the elbow was still not prepared for this level of competition,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview.
He added afterward: “It’s just great to be back on a tennis court. There’s no better place to start playing after six months of injuries than here in Australia.
“It’s been a long time for me without an official match.
“I’ve never faced this particular situation in my career. I think I was absent for one month maximum ever since I started playing professional tennis, so I never missed a Grand Slam. It was different. I don’t want to say it was bad; it was just different.
“An injury is something that no athlete wants to have, but at the end of the day I had time to reflect on my life, my game, spend time with the family. I had that, but I’m really glad to be back.”
Meanwhile, No. 2 and defending champion Federer opened his Australian Open 2018 title defense on Tuesday night with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 victory over Aljaz Bedene at Rod Laver Arena.
Former Australian Open champion Wawrinka earned his place into the second round with a 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6(2) win over Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis in his first competitive match in six months.
Elsewhere, Seventh seed David Goffin of Belgium secured a 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over German qualifier Matthias Bachinger, while world number four Alexander Zverev of Germany picked up a 6-1 7-6(5) 7-5 first round victory over Italian Thomas Fabbiano to start his 2018 Australian Open campaign.
2018 Australian Open Men’s Singles Results
Day 2: Tuesday, January 2018
2-Roger Federer (SUI) def. Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-3 6-4 6-3
5-Dominic Thiem (AUT) def. Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4 6-4 6-4
4-Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 6-1 7-6(5) 7-5
9-Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6(2)
12-Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) def. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-3 6-4 6-3
13-Sam Querrey (USA) def. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3 6-4 6-2
Denis Kudla (USA) def. Steve Johnson (USA) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-2
Jiri Vesely (CZE) def. Vaclav Safranek (CZE) 6-4 6-3 6-3
26-Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 6-4 6-4 6 4
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. 20-Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-1 7-5 7-5
Maximilian Marterer (GER) def. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) 6-0 6-3 6-4
Tennys Sandgren (USA) def. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-2
14-Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Donald Young (USA) 6-1 6-2 6-4
Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Jaume Munar (ESP) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-4
Tim Smyczek (USA) def. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 6-3 6-7(14) 6-3 6-3
21-Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) def. Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-2 6-3 6-4
Hyeon Chung (KOR) def. 32-Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-2 (Retired)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-2 6-7(6) 7-6(8) 6-4
Peter Gojowczyk (GER) def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3 6-3 6-1
7-David Goffin (BEL) def. Matthias Bachinger (GER) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 6-4
Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. Taro Daniel (JPN) 6-7(6) 7-6(0) 6-4 6-1
Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) def. Florian Mayer (GER) 6-4 6-4 6-4
25-Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6-4 6-4 7-5
19-Tomas Berdych (CZE) def. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 6-3 3-6 6-0 6-1
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) def. Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-0 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4
Karen Khachanov (RUS) def. Peter Polansky (CAN) 7-6(3) 7-6(2) 6-4
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def. Radu Albot (MDA) 6-2 6-3 4-6 7-5
Nicolas Kicker (ARG) def. Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3 6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3
Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. 22-Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 7-6(4)
29-Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 6-1 6-4 7-5
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def. Robin Haase (NED) 6-3 7-5 6-7(6) 7-5
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) def. Soon Woo Kwon (KOR) 6-1 6-2 6-4
