The Australian Open had been buzzing around Djokovic in the past few days, with the draw ceremony cancelled for no reason but confirmed to have been postponed only in preparation for Morrison's speech and political show, and the signing form had been generated. As for the schedule, it was released before the final hearing of the cancellation of Djokovic's visa case will be decided, I wonder if this represents the official statement of the Australian Tennis Association and the Australian Open Organizing Committee or just a coincidence? We don't know.
After the verdict came out, the men's singles world second on the schedule is still the No. 2 seed, may not bother to spend time to modify it, in short, this Australian Open does not have a men's singles No. 1 seed. Maybe this doesn't make any sense, there is no No. 1 seed naturally the no. 2 seed is the biggest, last year's runner-up Medvedev came to the hard court is the big favorite to win the championship, as long as he can finally lift the championship trophy and snatch the no. 1 seed world first throne, this is the most realistic significance, then do you think he can achieve this goal?
Although No. 1 seed Djokovic has returned to the embrace of his homeland and has been welcomed and comforted by his father and elders in his hometown, there are still traces of him in the past two days in Australia's matches and press conferences.
On the first day of the tournament, Serbia's No. 2 men's singles Rajovic eliminated Vorsovic after a five-set battle, and the Hungarian brother took sides before saying: "Djokovic has no right to stay in Australia." After the match, Rajovic posted a photo on the social platform, and unfolded the flag with Djokovic's portrait in the air to give the biggest support to the compatriot big brother: "Whether you like it or not, (Djokovic) is the best in history." The Serbian legion represented by him fought not only for itself, but also for Djokovic.
Katsmanovic defeated Caruso, who replaced Djokovic, and fulfilled his pre-match promise with practical actions, "I have been affected a little, because I will always thank Novak for his support and selfless help to me." He is always happy to share his knowledge and experience, and if I win the australian open, I will dedicate that victory to Novak. "Say it, good look! Jerry and Milojevic were both eliminated in four sets, while Djokovic's best friend Krajinovic was beaten 3-0 by Schwartzman, the strongest 170 on the surface.
Benefiting from Djokovic's "out", the lucky loser Caruso entered his signature, although he lost again, but also earned a bonus, of course, he could not escape the reporter's question afterwards, but he used two simple English words to block the reporter's mouth: "No opinion".
However, we can see that he has also answered this question in his previous statement of qualification for the first round of the regular tournament: "I am happy and proud to be playing in one of the most important competitions in the world. I understand the disappointment that Novak Djokovic can't play and I hope he can come back as soon as possible to do what he loves. I felt like I couldn't give an opinion on the incident itself because I didn't know the details and I thought it was unfair to make a judgment. ”
The Spanish players were Nadal and Alcaraz, both of whom easily advanced to the second round in three straight sets, and the only remaining former champions finally joined the Australian Open 70-win club, congratulations to the king of clay! Nadal was asked again about the mandatory question.
"I would like to sincerely wish him all the best, the situation is already a mess, he is not the only person in this incident who may have done bad things, more responsibility comes from the bad situation he has faced in the past two weeks, of course, he also has his own responsibilities." So on a personal level, I'd like to see him play here, and as to whether it's fair for him to play at the Australian Open, that's a different story and I don't want to discuss it anymore. ”
Watertight and sincere and objective, but also put on an impatient posture, calling on journalists and friends to let him go, his attitude could not be clearer.
Agut won 3-1 against Taravajira. The two outs are Munnar and Lopez, 40, the former allowed Karatsev, the final four of last year's Australian Open, to force 107 unforced errors, a bloody battle of 4 hours and 52 minutes, while the latter is already four consecutive Grand Slam rounds, this time the Australian Open can only get one set of victories, how long can the super standby Madrid Masters director continue to hold out?
The elimination of the men's singles Nori is actually not a cold goal, after all, the Indian Wells Masters champion came to Australia, and he lost three times in the ATP Cup in the warm-up competition, and the opponent Koda was an American rising star who should not be underestimated. The new British brother who wants to hit the world number one is very disappointed: "This is the worst game I have played in 8 months". After 95, the three little kings all fell straight to the opponent in three sets, rublev, Sina, Hulkach, Monfils and other famous players also won the first game, and Rudd withdrew from the game due to a foot injury before the game, which was very regrettable.
South African adept Harris was eliminated and perhaps Nadal could breathe a sigh of relief, but kokinakis, the opponent the audience was expecting, did not make it to the second round. Federer and Djokovic, who both sent him congratulatory letters, posted the best emojis in history? The Australian player is undoubtedly a master of duanshui, and does not make the dilemma of choosing one of the two. If you can play a game with Nadal who did not send a congratulatory letter, it will be very topical and interesting. This time the Australian Open is not the next time can have the opportunity to separate the net relative?
Turning the focus to the women's singles arena, the five golden flowers on the scene equaled the best first round of the Grand Slam set in the 2016 US Open, and the first round was all gratifying.
Wang Qiang ushered in the first victory of the new season!
Zhang Shuai ushered in the first victory of the new season!
Zheng Qinwen ushered in the first victory of the Grand Slam regular tournament!
Wang Xiyu ushered in the first victory of the Grand Slam regular competition!
Wang Xinyu ushered in the first victory of the Grand Slam regular competition!
This year's success report swept away the shadow left by the three sets of the female players last year, which was reversed on the fans, and the morale was also encouraging. Last year, I regretted that Wang Xiyu quit because of the new crown infection, and this year it was the turn of the only Chinese mainland player who did not make a debut due to injury: Zheng Saisai, hoping that she would recover soon.
Although they are not easy, but the first round of passing is also hard training has been rewarded, it is reasonable, can pass the first week is the great news of the whole world, I hope that day can let us not wait too long.
Azarenka and Naomi Osaka, two two-time Australian Open champions, both dropped two straight sets to usher in a good start. Here's a great idea to share a wonderful speech made by a Japanese celebrity when asked Djokovic questions:
Reporter: Do you think Djokovic should play at the Australian Open this year?
Osaka: "Did my opinion help anywhat?" ”
Reporter: Just wanted to ask the other players what they think of this.
Osaka: Well, I just kind of wanted to skip that question, but thank you. ”
Let's go back and see her first answer: "This is a very unfortunate event." He's such a great player and it's kind of sad that some people will remember him that way. But I also think how Australia handles this is not up to us players, but to the authorities here. ”
This last sentence connects with her one: "Does my opinion help anywhat?" "Doesn't it look very smooth too?" Naomi Osaka, who has never liked to deal with the media, actually has the ability to jump out of the golden sentence.
The three former French Open champions also ushered in the opening, including Barty and Krejicova both had a clean sheet, Sviatek played a series of 11 consecutive attack waves to send eggs, and Ostapenko went through three fierce sets to reverse the victory. French Open runner-up Kenning lost to former US Open runner-up Keyes in the derby, and the 2020 Australian Open champion, who does not know when the form will return, has lost a huge number of points. Kvitova, who has been in a slump for a year at the Grand Slam, and Kerber, who have been airborne, are both in a round trip, not surprisingly. "New Crown" winner Raducannu played against the newlywed Stephens in three sets, winning the first game of the Australian Open and congratulating her on the opening of the new season.
Djokovic's topic is just after-dinner talk, the game is the main dish, please enjoy the happy Grand Slam!
(Source: Tennis House Author: Linghe Xianying)
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