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No. 3 Alexander Zverev def. John Millman 6-4, 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 Rafael Nadal def. Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
No. 7 Matteo Berrettini def. Stefan Kozlov 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Adrian Mannarino def. No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
No. 14 Denis Shapovalov def. Soonwoo Kwon 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2
No. 16 Cristian Garin def. Pedro Martinez 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 17 Gael Monfils vs. Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-0, 6-4
No. 18 Aslan Karatsev def. Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
No. 19 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4
No. 23 Reilly Opelka def. Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 25 Lorenzo Sonego def. Oscar Otte 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
No. 28 Karen Khachanov def. Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-0, 7-5
No. 31 Carlos Alcaraz def. Dusan Lajovic 6-2, 6-1, 7-5
Radu Albot def. Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Sebastian Korda def. Corentin Moutet 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (6)
Miomir Kecmanovic def. Tommy Paul 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (8)
It’s six sets up, six sets down for Zverev, who was in complete control against Millman on Tuesday. He dominated from start to finish, with the disparity in their service games telling the story. Zverev had 14 aces to Millman’s zero, and he won 85 percent of his first serves while Millman was an abysmal 46 percent in the same category.
Zverev, who is still looking for his first Grand Slam title, has to feel good about his play so far. He gets what should be an easy matchup against qualifier Radu Albot in the third round.
No. 6 Nadal also won in straight sets, beating Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann. The 35-year-old Spaniard is about a month removed from contracting COVID-19, and wasn’t sure he was going to be able to play due to the illness and chronic foot problems.
Nadal is tied with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for the most career Grand Slam titles in men’s singles play with 31, and the latter two aren’t in this tournament. It’s a fine opportunity for Nadal to break the deadlock, but he’s going to have to be at his best to do it.
In the day’s final match, No. 17 Monfils entertained the primetime crowd with a straigh-sets victory of his own over Alexander Bublik. The Frenchman handled Bublik’s hard serves with ease, and should be confident heading into an enticing third round matchup with No. 16 Garin.
While the aforementioned stars breezed through their second-round matches, the same can’t be said for No. 14 Shapovalov. The Canadian had to fight for every point in a marathon contest that lasted four hours and 25 minutes. Down two sets to one against Kwon, Shapovalov rallied thanks to strong play at the net and a powerful serve (12 of his 29 aces in the final two sets). Shapovalov will look to recover quickly as he’s set to face No. 23 Opelka in the third round on Friday.
All stats courtesy of AusOpen.com.
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