Michael Zheng won the first set vs Corentin Moutet yesterday but then ran out of gas and had to retire down 02 in the fourth set. Zheng had just won four of the biggest matches of his life, three in qualies and the five setter vs Korda in his first Grand Slam main draw appearance. It is going to be a very interesting year for Zheng who will likely forgo his Columbia college career senior season and concentrate on ATP tournaments.
Omni-present coach Davide Sanguinetti is not involved with any player at the AO this year which is unusual because he’s one of the most sought after coaches and he’s always employed by some player. Right now Sanguinetti is coaching Mark Lajal who is playing the Oeiras Challenger in Portugal. Lajal is locked in a 2R battle 55 with Mikhail Kukushkin.
Boris Becker observed that Osaka said a few years ago how media attention on her was too much and now she’s wearing outrageous outfits to attract attention. BB Socrates pointing out Osaka’s hypocrisy.
Raducanu lost yesterday to Potapova 67 26 but protected herself by alerting the media before the duel that she had a foot issue which impacted her training so the loss doesn’t really matter because she was not at full strength again. The British media will never challenge Raducanu on her injury statements and the same charade continues.
John McEnroe praised Yannick Hanfmann’s brave effort vs Carlos and said he hopes the veteran German keeps going because “34 is the new 28.” Hanfmann extended Carlos to a first set tiebreaker.
Doubles great Latisha Chan has officially retired from pro tennis.
Fans paid hundreds of bucks to watch the featured night match on Rod Laver, about half departed early from watching Iva Jovic dominating veteran Aussie journeywoman Priscilla Hon 61 62 in just over a hour.
Bianca Andreescu follows up on her Bradenton ITF win on Sunday in Florida this week at the W35 Weston Open, as the 2 seed she will play a qualifier today.
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