On January 20, Beijing time, the Australian Open men's singles field broke out of the big cold! Argentine Schwarzerman, the 13th seed, lost 6-7, 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 in a match against Australian native O'Connell, who played with a wild card, and was eliminated. He also became the third player to be eliminated in the top 16 seeds of men's singles at this year's Australian Open.
Schwarzerman is currently ranked 14th in the world, and you are the 13th seed of the tournament. In the first round, Schwarzerman defeated Krajinovic in three straight sets. As a short player, the hard court is not the venue that Schwarzerman is best at. His opponent in this campaign, O'Connell, is 28 years old and only ranks 175th in the world. As an Australian native, McConnell was able to compete with a wild card. In the first round, he defeated France's Gaston to advance.
In the first set, both sides had a thrilling guarantee in the first 6 innings. In the 7th set, Schwarzerman took the lead and then led 5-3. But Schwarzerman missed three sets in the winning serve and suffered a break. After each serve, both sides entered the grab seven. In the seventh, O'Connell won 8-6 and won 7-6 in the first set.
In the second set, the two sides held their own for the first 8 sets. In the 9th set, Schwarzerman broke through without a break, conceding four consecutive points and breaking. O'Connell took advantage of the situation to save the 10th set, 6-4 and then the next set.
In the third set, Schwarzerman saved three break points in the first set. But the third set was still the first to be broken. In the 6th set, Schwarzerman forced out the break point, but failed to grasp it, trailing 2-4. In the 8th set, Schwarzerman broke hard, but was then hit back. O'Connell took advantage of the serve to win the game, winning another set 6-4 and winning 3-0 to advance. After the game, O'Connell roared in anger to celebrate his victory.
With Schwarzerman out, the challenges that No. 2 seed Medvedev could face in the 8/8 zone were also diminishing, with only one seed left in the 8/8 zone. In the men's singles match, which ended earlier, No. 5 seed Rublev swept Bilanski 6-4, 6-2- 6-0. No. 27 seed Cilic defeated Slovak qualifier Gompos 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6).