Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looked finished. The 15th seed was down 2-5 in the fifth set against Denis Shapovalov, and the #NextGenATP Canadian had all the momentum, having broken Tsonga in the second game of the final set. But from out of nowhere, Tsonga sprinted to life, coming back from 30/30, 2-5 to win the final five games of the match and advance to the third round of the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. [ALSO LIKE] “I had to fight a lot and make him finish the match. He never did, so it's good for me,” Tsonga said. “But the most important for me, is to fight, give my best on court until the last point. That's what I did...
Pablo Carreno Busta became the first player to advance to the third round at the 2018 Australian Open when Tata Open Maharashtra champion Gilles Simon retired while trailing 2-6, 0-3. Carreno Busta reaches his fifth consecutive Grand Slam third round, after reaching the quarter-finals and semi-finals at Roland Garros and the US Open, respectively last year. Simon led 2-1 in the first set and held a total of four break points in Carreno Busta’s first two service games, but the No. 10 seed won the next eight games before Simon retired. The pair entered their second-round encounter with an even 2-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head series record, with Simon winning their only previous match on hard court in straight sets (2016...
Stan Wawrinka discusses his opening-round victory at the 2018 Australian Open, which was his first competitive match since 2017 Wimbledon. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Watch highlights as former champion Stan Wawrinka battles through to the second round of the 2018 Australian Open. Getty Images photo. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match.
Watch highlights as defending champion Roger Federer cruises past Aljaz Bedene into the second round of the 2018 Australian Open. AFP/Getty Images photo. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match.
