The 2024 Australian Open tennis tournament begins with an enthralling slate of games for four Australians who begin their campaign, with a total of 20 Aussies to compete at Melbourne Park over the next fortnight.
Australians in action
With results and recaps to come.
KIA Arena, first match
Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) def. Adam Walton (AUS)
Adam Walton’s first major has ended in defeat, going down to Italian Matteo Arnaldi 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 after two hours and 36 minutes on KIA Arena.
It seemed an upset could potentially be on the cards when the Aussie wildcard was serving for the first set at 5-6, before he was broken by the world No. 41 and beaten in a tiebreak.
From there, Walton couldn’t match the power and precision of Arnaldi — who hit 36 more winners for the match — over the course of three sets, but should nonetheless take plenty of confidence out of his first Grand Slam appearance.
John Cain Arena, second match
Dane Sweeny (AUS) vs. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) [22]
KIA Arena, fourth match, not before 5:00pm
Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) vs. Jason Kubler (AUS)
Court 3, third match, not before 3:30pm
Chris O’Connell (AUS) vs. Cristian Garin (CHI)
