Echeverri had an easy win over Andy Murray at the Australian Open.
Podoroska reached the second round, and Federico Coria said goodbye to his first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
SOLID. Thomas Echeverry had no serious problems beating Andy Murray. PHOTO TAKEN FROM TWITTER.COM/AUSTRALIAOPEN.
Argentine tennis player Thomas Echeverri He beat the British 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2. Andy Murrayformer world number one, and reached the second round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season.
The La Plata native, who put in an impressive performance at Roland Garros last year, where he reached the quarter-finals, missed out entirely on the draw as he was up against a five-time tournament finalist.
What looked like a real battle ended up being an easy win for Echeverri, who was very strong in all aspects of his game and only allowed his opponent one break of serve in the first set.
After the defeat, Murray greeted the Australian crowd as if he was saying goodbye, hinting that this year could be the last of his career.
Echeverri’s opponent in the second round will be the Frenchman Gael Monfils.
Podoroshka Victoria
In the female branch of the rosary. Nadia Podoroska achieved a confident victory over the Slovenians with scores of 6-1 and 6-0. Tamara Zidansekin just an hour of play.
In a masterful game, Podoroska hit 26 winners and made just 20 unforced errors. Her opponent in the second round will be American Amanda Anisimova, who brought a surprise and knocked out the 13th seeded Russian woman. Lyudmila Samsonova.
Defeated by Federico Coria
The Argentines’ only defeat of the day was the defeat from Federico Coriawho were defeated by the Chinese with scores of 6–4, 7–6 (3) and 7–6 (5). Zhizhen Zhang in a match that progressed very evenly despite being decided in just three sets.
As for the top 10, the triumphs of the Russian stand out here. Daniil Medvedev in view of Terence Armand (5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0 and retirement) and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas against Belgian Zizou Bergs (5-7, 6-1, 6-1 and 6-3).