Australian Open 2022: Nadal opened the door with three sets of Lectra Geelong

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On January 17, Beijing time, the opening day of the 2022 Australian Open began fiercely, and the two world top ten players, Nadal and Berrettini, each made a good start. Spain's Nadal defeated U.S. player Giron 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, and No. 7 seed Berrettini to beat another U.S. player, Mido Brandon, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) / 6-3 to advance to the men's singles round.

Speaking in an on-field interview after the match, Nadal said: "I am very happy to be back in Australia again after experiencing a foot injury last year and playing on this beautiful stadium again. Now that I'm in the stages of coming back from injury, obviously sometimes I feel like I'm not at my best, but I've always had a positive attitude. Winning the melbourne leg means a lot to me and I think my form is steadily improving at the moment. Although I don't know when I'll be able to get back to 100 percent, if you had told me a month ago that I was able to get to where I am, I think I would have been happy. ”

Nadal's next-round opponent will be between local player Kokinakis and qualifying player Hanfmann, who has just won his first career title in Adelaide, is currently in good shape, to which Nadal said: "Kokinakis is a very good player, it is a pity that he has suffered too many injuries in the past, I am happy to see him back on the field and show a high level. If we met in the second round, there was no doubt that it would be a challenge for me, but that's why I'm here to play, and that's to play against the best players in the world. ”

In other games, No. 14 seed Shapovalov defeated Jerry 7-6 (3)/6-4/3-6/7-6 (3), No. 17 seed Monfils swept Corria 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, and No. 12 seed Nori lost to American teenager Koda 3-6, 0-6, 4-6, becoming the highest ranking player in the men's singles so far. The 16th seed Garin went through a five-set battle to beat Bagones 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(4)/6-3, and The 28th seed Kachanov 3-6/6-3/6-2/7-6 (2) Lik Kudela. South Korea's Kwon Chun-woo beat Norwegian youngster Rooney in five sets 3-6/6-4/3-6/6-3/6-2. The 31st seed, Alcaraz, beat qualifying player Tabilo 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)