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Only a few main-draw matches Monday as the second week of Australian Open warmups begins.

But a couple of them could be lit: Nick Kyrgios begins his 2022 against … Fabio Fognini. (Or not – Kyrgios caught COVID).

And American buds Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul square off in Adelaide.

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Adelaide International 2
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Category: ATP 250 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Dates: Jan. 10 – 15, 2022
Prize money: $493,875
Draws: S28 – D24

Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) def [6] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 76 (5) 62
Tommy Paul (USA) def [7] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 62 63

Jaume Munar (ESP) def. John Millman (AUS) 62 62
Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 63 67 (5) 63

Doubles, first round

Luke Saville / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) def. Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) / Hugo Nys  (MON) 67 (5) 63 [10-2]
Oscar Otte (GER) / Benoit Paire (FRA) def Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Andre Goransson (SWE) 67 (2) 75 [10-6]
Nicholas Monroe (USA) / Holger Rune (DEN) def Soonwoo Kwo (KOR) / Artem Sitak (NZL) 63 76 (1)
Ivan Sabanov / Matej Sabanov (GBR) def. Dominic Inglot / Ken Skupski (SRB) 62 36 [10-7]
[WC] Aaron Addison / Thomas Fancutt (AUS) def [WC] Harry Bourchier / Brandon Walkin (AUS) 76 (4) 63

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[ALT] Egor Gerasimov (BLR) def [ALT] Hugo Nys (MON) 62 63 (Gianluca Mager)
[3] Steve Johnson (USA) def. [5] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 76 (6) 64 ([WC] Alex Bolt)
[7] Corentin Moutet (FRA) def [1] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 64 67 (6) 61  (Jan-Lennard Struff)
[2] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) def. [ALT] Luke Saville (AUS) 76 (4) 67 (0) 62 ([LL] Thiago Monteiro)

[LL] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) ([Q] Yoshihito Nishioka)

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Sydney Tennis Classic
Location: Sydney, Australia
Category: ATP Tour 250 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Dates: Jan. 10 – 15, 2022
Prize money: $521,000
Draws: S28 – D24

Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[5] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def. Hugo Gaston (FRA) 36 63 75
[7] Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. [WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) [LL] Daniel Altmaier (GER) 63 75
[8] David Goffin (BEL) def Facundo Bagnis (ARG)  64 64

[WC] Jordan Thompson (AUS) def Marcos Giron (USA) 64 62

Doubles, first round

Alexei Popyrin / Matt Reid (AUS) def Pablo Andujar / Pedro Martinez (ESP) 62 62
Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Sem Verbeek (AUT) def. Hunter Reese (USA) / Sem Verbeek (NED) 36 63 [10-4]

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[6] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def [4] Daniel Altmaier (GER) 76 (4) 75 ([Q] Christopher O’Connell)
[ALT] Viktor Durasovic (NOR) def [ALT] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 64 36 64 ([WC] Andy Murray)
Christopher O’Connell (AUS) def [2] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 63 64  ([Q] Sebastian Baez)
[3] Jiri Vesely (CZE) def. [8] Denis Kudla (USA) 64 76 (3) (Brandon Nakashima)

[LL] Daniel Altmaier (GER) ([7] Fabio Fognini)
[LL] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) (Miomir Kecmanovic)

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