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Local wildcard Chris O Connell wins Australian Open first-round match against Jan-Lennard Struff
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Chris O Connell has reached the Australian Open s second round for the first time.
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Sydneysider Chris O Connell has been rewarded for his perseverance after earning a second-round berth at the Australian Open with an upset victory.
Key points:
It is the second time O Connell has reached the second round of a major
Fellow Australians Astra Sharma and Maddison Inglis both lost their respective matches in the women s draw
O Connell, a wildcard in the men s draw, won his first-round match against the 37th-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 on Court Seven at Melbourne Park in what is only the third major he has contested.