Australian Open: Serena’s 350th won at the Grand Slam, 15-year-old Coco Gough defeated Venus; Osaka and Federer also won
- Serena Williams of America defeated Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6–0, 6–3
- Defending champion Osaka of Japan defeated Buzkova of Czech Republic
- Roger Federer defeated America’s Steve Johnson in a three-set tie.
America’s star tennis player Serena Williams reached the second round of the Australia Open. On Monday, he defeated Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6–0, 6–3 in Melbourne in the first round. The match between the two ended in 58 minutes. This is Serena’s 350th win at the Grand Slam. If 38-year-old Serena wins the title here, then the former Australian player will be equal to Margate Court. The court won 24 Grand Slams.
On the other hand, 15-year-old American player Coco Gough defeated 39-year-old compatriot Venus Williams. Coco won the match 7-6 (5), 6-3. The first set between the two was decided in a tiebreaker. Coco defeated Venus in their second consecutive Grand Slam. Earlier, he had also defeated the US Open last year.
Serena won the first set in 19 minutes
Serena started the match fast. He won the first set against Potapova in just 19 minutes. Potapova bounced back in the second set and upset Serena. Despite this, the American player defeated them 6-3. In the second round, they will face Tamara Jidansek of Slovenia.
Osaka defeated Buzkova in straight sets
Last year’s champion Naomi Osaka of Japan also started the win. She defeated Marie Buzkova of the Czech Republic 6–2, 6–4. Osaka will next take on China’s Saisai Zheng. Zheng defeated Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya 6-3, 6-2 in her first match. On the other hand, Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova defeated compatriot Katrin Sinikova 6–1–6–0. This is his third win against Sinikova.
Federer defeated Johnson for the third time in a row World number-3 men’s player Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated America’s Steve Johnson in the first round. They won the match 6-3 6-2 6-2. Rain was also interrupted between the two. Federer defeated Johnson for the third time. They have not lost a single set against them so far.
