Trenutno osmi reket svijeta je na startu prvog gren slem turnira sezone savladao Amerikanca Markosa Girona (Marcos), 56. na ATP listi, s 0:3 u setovima.
Prvi set dobio je s 0:6, drugi s 1:6, a treći s 2:6.
A great start for @DaniilMedwed!
The No.7 seed was very, very, very good tonight, beating Marcos Giron 6-0 6-1 6-2 in a tick over 90 minutes.
He'll face John Millman on Wednesday! ????#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/Rn8YF8G0RV
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2023
Za pobjedu mu je trebalo sat i 37 minuta igre.
Medvedeva u drugom kolu očekuje duel s Australcom Džonom Milmanom (John Millman, ATP 140.), koji je u prvom kolu s 3:2 u setovima (6:7/8:10, 7:5, 6:7/2:7, 6:2, 6:3) bio bolji od Švicarca Mark-Andree Heslera (Marc-Andrea Huesler, ATP 51.