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No. 3 Alexander Zverev def. Daniel Altmaier, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 7-6 (1)
No. 6 Rafael Nadal def. Marcos Giron, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
No. 7 Matteo Berrettini def. Brandon Nakashima, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz def. Egor Gerasimov, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-3
Sebastian Korda def. No. 12 Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
No. 14 Denis Shapovalov def. Laslo Dere, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
No. 16 Cristian Garin def. Facundo Bagnis, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-3
No. 17 Gael Monfils def. Federico Coria, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
No. 19 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Tomas Etcheverry, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
No. 23 Reilly Opelka def. Kevin Anderson, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3)
No. 25 Lorenzo Sonego def. Sam Querrey, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
No. 28 Karen Khachanov def. Denis Kudla, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Aleksander Vukic def. No. 30 Lloyd Harris, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3)
No. 31 Carlos Alcaraz def. Alejandro Tabilo, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Sebastian Korda made sure Monday was not a complete loss for the American contingent in Australia.
The 21-year-old rising star produced the most notable result on the men’s side with an upset over No. 12 seed Cameron Norrie.
Korda controlled the three-set contest with the highest men’s seed to lose in Monday’s action. The American delivered six aces, 25 winners and he won 15 more percent of first-serve points.
Korda has two fourth-round Grand Slam appearances on his young resume. He could reach that stage and a matchup with Matteo Berrettini if he beats Pablo Carreno Busta in a potential third-round match.
The top seeds in the men’s singles draw had little trouble on Monday. Rafael Nadal cruised in straight sets and Alexander Zverev fought off two tiebreak challenges to earn a three-set victory.
Nadal and Zverev are the favorites to reach the final from the top half now that Novak Djokovic is not participating in the tournament. Djokovic was denied a visa into the country in a ruling that came down on Sunday.
The No. 3 and No. 6 seeds would meet in the quarterfinal round if they continue to win. Berrettini is the lone Top 10 seed in the top two sections of the draw.
Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev make their season major debuts on Tuesday. Each of the top five seeds could make a case to win the tournament. The second-seeded Medvedev, who won the 2021 U.S. Open, has to be viewed as the favorite with Djokovic out of the draw.
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