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MELBOURNE, Australia – The first day of Australian Open qualifying began some six hours later than usual, because of a lot of rain that really only let up around 2 p.m.

The first matches began about 4 p.m., and the last one or two matches on each court were cancelled which will make for a very busy day on Tuesday.

The only Canadian in action. No. 17 seed Marina Stakusic on the women’s side, went out to Japanese veteran Nao Hibino.

She was one of only three seeded players (out of 11 in action) to go out at the first time of asking.

AO men’s qualifying – Day 1 order of play

Australian Open women’s qualifying
First round
Monday, Jan. 6, 2025

Canadian content

HIBINO, Nao (JPN) def [17] STAKUSIC, Marina (CAN) 76 (5) 61

 

Upsets

AIAVA, Destanee (AUS) def [10] BOGDAN, Ana (ROU) 64 62

SERBAN, Raluka (CYP) def [24] PONCHET, Jessika (FRA) 76 (5) 60

 

Seeds advancing

[3] DART, Harriet (GBR) def. [WC] CABRERA, Lizette (AUS) 62 76 (5)

[7] SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina (SVK) def [WC] SMITH, Tina (AUS) 62 62

[12] TODONI, Anca (ROU) def. JIMENEZ KASINTSEVA, Victoria (AND) 61 46 64

[15] RUSE, Elena-Gabriela (ROU) def. KUNG, Leonie (SUI) 61 61

[19] RIERA, Julia (ARG) def. BOSKOVIC, Lea (CRO) 46 61 62

[21] LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA) def CHANG, Hanna (USA) 61 63

[29] TIMOFEEVA, Maria def TUBELLO, Alice (FRA) 64 46 75

[30] SNIGUR, Daria (UKR) def ARANGO, Emiliana (COL) 36 75 63

 

Other results (in alphabetical order)

BULGARU, Miriam (ROU) def. PEDONE, Giorgia (ITA) 62 63

FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena (GER) def BOLSOVA, Aliona (ESP) 64 61 

HARTONO, Arianne (NED) def BEKTAS, Emina (USA) 62 36 61

MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) def NOHA AKUGUE, Noma (GER) 62 63

MASAROVA, Rebeka (SUI) def. BURILLO ESCORIHUELA, Irene (ESP) 67 (6) 63 61

PALICOVA, Barbora (CZE) def WALTERT, Simona (SUI) 75 76 (5)

PRESTON, Taylah (AUS) def BARTHEL, Mona (GER) 61 62

ROMERO GORMAZ, Leyre (ESP) def STEFANINI, Lucrezia (ITA) 63 36 64

UDVARDY, Panna (HUN) def [WC] ERCAN, Melisa (AUS) 60 63

WATSON, Heather (GBR) def RADIVOJEVIC, Lola (SRB) 75 67 (14) 62

ZIDANSEK, Tamara (SLO) def TARARUDEE, Lanlana (THA) 60 46 64
 

ATP Tour – Monday results

WTA Tour – Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 final results

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