Australian Open – Qualifying: Kokkinakis, Auger-Aliassime and Kostyuk win

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Thanasi played better on the second serve, saving four out of five break points and scoring three breaks from 12 chances he created. The youngster had a wonderful start, breaking Safwat in games one and three and saving a break point in the fourth game for a 4-0 and the opener in just 35 minutes.

The Egyptian continued to struggle in his games constantly in set number two and he saved eight out of nine break points, including two match points at 3-5 before he broke back to level the score at 5-5 and set up a tie break that Thanasi won 7-4 to secure the win and march on.

With the new rule implemented, the players had to play the match tie break at 6-6 in the third set and there were four matches that went to the distance, with Cem Ilkel edging Egor Gerasimov 18-16, saving a match point at 10-11 to book the place in the second round.

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The youngster landed 82% of the first serve in but that wasnt enough to keep her safe, struggling a lot on the second serve and suffering five breaks from seven opportunities she offered to Cepelova. On the other hand, the Slovak was even worse behind her initial shot, having to play against 13 break points and giving the serve away eight times to end his run already in the first round.

Marta grabbed four breaks in the opening set and additional four in set number two to close the match in straight sets, hoping for a better performance in own games in the next match. .

The Norwegian was far from those numbers in his games, facing seven break points and experiencing four breaks for an early exit. Henri found his range right from the start, serving well and breaking Casper in games three and seven before he clinched the set with a hold at love a few minutes later.

The second was closer but Laaksonen found a way to earn a break in game five and bring the match home from there.