Australian Open 2022 LIVE updates: Naomi Osaka leads Madison Brengle, Alexander Zverev to come; Ash Barty, Rafael Nadal through to third round

He fought and fought, however Aussie wildcard Aleks Vukic has been bundled out of the Australian Open within the second spherical by qualifier Radu Albot.

Vukic broke again late to sq. the scores within the third set, however Albot broke Vukic to win the competition, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4.

Vukic served 11 aces to Albot’s three, however solely managed to interrupt as soon as from six break level alternatives.

He’s certain to see his world rating of 144 enhance, nonetheless, along with his second-round exit.

It took till the second set, however Madison Brengle is on the board towards Naomi Osaka.

Enormous cheers from the gang out on courtroom three as Aussie Aleks Vukic breaks again within the third set as he tries to maintain his Australian Open dream alive towards Moldovan Radu Albot.

He’s nonetheless down two units to like, so it’s nonetheless an enormous ask to return again from right here, however he’s serving at 3-4 within the third.

Ashleigh Barty d Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1

The Barty occasion hasn’t actually began but. On Wednesday at Melbourne Park, it was extra like morning tea at mum’s.

A few thousand followers got here alongside, and Italian Lucia Bronzetti. As she entered the courtroom, it took her a second to find her seat, which was not so shocking since she had not been right here earlier than. Till two days beforehand, she had by no means set foot on courtroom anyplace in a significant championship, not to mention on Rod Laver area.

A element gave her away: she was not sporting a cap. For a day match on Rod Laver, the place the solar slants in at an inconvenient angle, this was a tactical error. Barty, she might need observed all too late, was sporting a cap with a brim the scale of a Queensland verandah.

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Rafael Nadal d Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4

After holding alive his pursuit of historical past with one other excellent show on Rod Laver Area, Rafael Nadal is feeling footloose, which is essential given his damage report, and fancy-free.

The Spanish champion is but to drop a set on this Australian Open after a convincing 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over Yannick Hanfmann at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.

The German was far too robust for Thanasi Kokkinakis, who was fatigued after his Adelaide Worldwide win, however discovered the 2009 Australian Open offered a vastly totally different problem.

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Dire straits for Aleks Vukic now who’s down two units and a break towards Radu Albot.

It has been a collection of close-fought video games at the beginning of the third, however it’s the Moldovan who has come off finest and leads 4-1.

Vukic is now serving at 40-40.

It took reigning champion Naomi Osaka simply 20 minutes to race to a 6-0 lead within the opening set of her conflict with Madison Brengle.

That was regardless of Osaka touchdown simply 47 per cent of her first serves.

She did, nonetheless, win 100 per cent of her first serves landed, which included two aces.

Wildcard Aleks Vukic is hanging robust in his second-round match towards Radu Albot.

He’s simply saved one break level, however should save yet one more right here to stay within the hunt…

However he miss-hits and presents Albot a 3-1 lead within the third set.

4-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka has begun her second-round conflict with Madison Brengle on Rod Laver Area.

Osaka is already up a break within the first set, and leads 3-0 towards her American counterpart.

Brengle is competing at her tenth Australian Open; her finest efforts had been in 2015 when she reached the fourth spherical.

Osaka, the previous No.1, now ranked thirteenth on this planet, is the reigning champion at Melbourne Park, having additionally gained right here in 2019.