MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Latest from the Australian Open (all times local):10:25 p.m.Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas capped the Day 2 program on Rod Laver Arena by routing French veteran Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.Tsitsipas has a lot of support within Melbourne's large Greek community and felt at home in an extended on-court interview.Tsitsipas says “I honestly wasn’t expecting it to come so easily. It was a great match from my side,”There will be fans with divided loyalties in his next match against Australian wild-card entry Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round.Kokkinakis has Greek heritage and also has a big following despite his ranking dropping to 267 following struggles wit
Sam Groth. (Getty) So, all the little things you lose. You can do as much as you want in your room, but you can t replicate being on a tennis court – that muscle memory you get from hitting balls. The tendons, the joints – how all that feels. In terms of quarantine, everyone had to do it, it s a level playing field. Maybe the Aussies have a slight advantage – they didn t have to go into hotel quarantine, most of them.
Groth also declared that since every player took to the court during the Melbourne Summer series prior to the Australian Open, the opportunity to play and warm-up was ultimately undertaken by each competitor.