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Monday, 8 February 2021
Men’s world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was among the winners on the opening day of the Australian Open Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park.
The top seed dispatched France’s Jeremy Chardy for the loss of just six games – 6-3 6-1 6-2 during the night session on the Rod Laver Arena.
It was a good day for the majority of seeded players on the men’s side with third seed Dominic Thiem of Austria also a straight sets winner on the Rod Laver Arena, as he overcame Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 7-6 6-2 6-3.
2021/02/08 15:40 Japan s Kei Nishikori serves to Spain s Pablo Carreno Busta during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Au. Japan s Kei Nishikori serves to Spain s Pablo Carreno Busta during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) A spectator watches the first round match between Russia s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Japan s Naomi Osaka on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open . A spectator watches the first round match between Russia s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Japan s Naomi Osaka on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It was getting close to 1 a.m., and 19-year-old Jannik Sinner was getting tired. Hitting against Rafael Nadal for two weeks and being on a 10-match winning streak.