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MELBOURNE, Australia – Matchup-wise, this might be the best day of the three for the women.

Swiatek v Kenin. Azarenka v Giorgi. Raducanu v Rogers.

Rybakina v Pliskova. All of the favorites did come through, though.

And Jessica Pegula against Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino, who could have had a better draw, to be sure. But who was looking forward to the opportunity even if, in the end, she didn’t have the leve.

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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 14 – 28, 2024
Prize money: $86.5 million AUD
Draws: S128 / D64

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round

Canadian content

[5] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [Q] Rebecca Marino (CAN) 62 64

Upsets

Océane Dodin (FRA) def [29] Zhu Lin (CHN) 64 63

Seeds advancing

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. Sofia Kenin (USA) 76 (2) 62
[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 76 (6) 64
[11] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. [WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 76 (5) 61
[12] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 36 62 63
[14] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Peyton Stearns (USA) 62 36 62
[18] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def Camila Giorgi (ITA) 61 46 63
[22] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Wang Yafan (CHN) 06 75 62
[27] Emma Navarro (USA) def Wang Xiyu (CHN) 61 67 (5) 75

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Anna Blinkova (RUS) def Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 62 64
Katie Boulter (GBR) def Yuan Yue (CHN) 75 76 (1)
Clara Burel (FRA) def [PR] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 64 61
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def [Q] Lulu Sun (SUI) 61 75
Danielle Collins (USA) def [PR] Angelique Kerber (GER) 62 36 61
Emma Raducanu (GBR) def [PR] Shelby Rogers (USA) 63 62
Sloane Stephens (USA) def. [WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) 63 61
Clara Tauson (DEN) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 75 75
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def Petra Martic (CRO) 76 (3) 46 64
Martina Trevisan (ITA) def [Q] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 46 64 62

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