Andrey Rublev defeats Dominic Thiem in Melbourne Opener
Rublev awaits either Emil Ruusuvuori or Australian qualfiier Max Purcell in the second round.
Rublev awaits either Emil Ruusuvuori or Australian qualfiier Max Purcell in the second round.
The Italian Berrettini survived a scare in the second-set tie-break, trailing 1/5 after losing the first set. However, the second seed found his full range just in time, reeling off six consecutive points to clinch the set, before he raced away in the third set to advance after two hours and 16 minutes.
With the victory, Murray improves to 8-1 in first-round matches on the year. He next faces 14th seed Denis Shapovalov, who squeezed past lucky loser Ugo Humbert of France, 7-6(1), 6-3.
The third seed Thiem beat unseeded Kyrgios 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to progress to the fourth round of the year's first Major
From second set, Rafael Nadal couldn't think about anything to restrict Daniil Medvedev and squandered another chance to win the ATP Finals.
Thiem will now be up against Zverev in the semifinal.
The 2019 French Open finalist Dominic Thiem won a total of 101 points, while Gael Monfils, an eight-time quarter-finalist at the Australian Open, won 73.
Rafael Nadal defeated Pablo Carreno Busta at the ongoing Australian Open on Saturday, while Dominic Thiem also extended his journey in Melbourne.
Dominic Thiem, who is among the few NextGen players touted to win a Grand Slam this year, won 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2 in 2nd round of Australian Open.
The 16-time Major winner, who is gunning for an eighth Australian Open title, knows that the dominance of himself, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have 55 Slam crowns between them, has to ultimately end.