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Australian Open, Day 3: Raducanu leads Brits on a charge and Fonseca delivers upset

Australian Open, Day 3: Raducanu leads Brits on a charge and Fonseca delivers upset

Tennis Unfiltered

January 14, 202518m 49s

Show Notes

Tuesday at the Australian Open wraps up the first round of the year's opening major


  • Emma Raducanu beat Ekaterina Alexandrova despite hitting 15 double-faults in an error-strewn performance - but she did win her 7th and 8th tie-breaks in a row
  • A win for Katie Boulter over Rebecca Marino made it six Brits into the second round, a new record
  • But Cam Norrie could not join them, beaten by Matteo Berrettini
  • There was a shock win for Joao Fonseca, the teenage qualifier, over No 9 seed Andrey Rublev
  • And Daniil Medvedev needed five set to see of Kasidit Samrej, the Thai wildcard, marmalising a camera in the process

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