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MELBOURNE, Australia – The women had to wait, too, as the Australian Open didn’t release the order of play for Day 1 until after 4 p.m. on Sunday.

It’s tough for some of the players who had busy weeks last week in the tuneup events.

All four finalists in Adelaide and Sydney are in the top half of the women’s singles draw. And since that half was chosen to go on Monday, they are getting very little chance to breathe coming in.

2022 Australian Open – Day 1 men’s results

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Australian Open
Monday, January 17, 2022
Women’s singles, first round
Final results

Retirements

Madison Brengle (USA) def Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 61 06 50 retd

Upsets

Madison Keys (USA) def [11] Sofia Kenin (USA) 76 (2) 75
Wang Qiang (CHN) def [18] Coco Gauff (USA) 64 62

Seeds pushed

[21] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 46 76 (1) 75

Seeds rolling

[1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) def. [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 60 61
[4] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 62 60
[5] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. [PR] Tatjana Maria (GER) 64 76 (2)
[8] Paula Badosa (ESP) def. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 64 60
[13] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 63 63
[15] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. [WC] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 61 76 (4)
[22] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 64 63
[24] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def Panna Udvardy (HUN) 63 61
[28] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. [Q] Claire Liu (USA) 64 64
[30] Camila Giorgi (ITA) def. Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 64 60
[32] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 64 61

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Amanda Anisimova (USA) def [Q] Arianne Hartono (NED) 26 64 63
[Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 36 62 63
Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 75 64
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Diane Parry (FRA) 61 76 (2)
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def [9] Ons Jabeur (TUN) [LL] Irina Bara (ROU) 63 61
Tereza Martincova (CZE) def. Lauren Davis (USA) 75 62
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 67 (7) 64 61
Bernarda Pera (USA) def Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 75 63
Alison Riske (USA) def Donna Vekic (CRO) 62 6
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 61 63
Harmony Tan (FRA) def Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 63
Jil Teichmann (SUI) def Petra Martic (CRO) 63 63
[Q] Martina Trevisan (ITA) def ~~Zheng Saisai (CHN)~~ [LL] Nao Hibino (JPN) 62 63
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) def [Q] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 63 64
[WC] Wang Xiyu (CHN) def [Q] Viktoria Kuznova (SVK) 75 63
[Q] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 63 16 76 [10-5]
Maryna Zanevska (BEL) def Kaja Juvan (SLO) 76 (7) 76 (4)