The Australian Open 2023 has started, and from the first day of the competition, it was not without surprises. The two favorites for the women’s singles draw in Melbourne were knocked out of the competition in the first round. Unfortunately, among the defeated athletes there are also two athletes from Romania: Jacqueline Christian and Ana Bohdan.

Australian Open 2023, results recorded on Monday in the women’s singles table

Two favorites have already been eliminated from the first day of the Australian Open: Mari Buzkova (25) and Amanda Anisimova (28).

(7) Coco Gauf – Kateryna Sinyakova 6-1 6-4

(6) Maria Sakkari – Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4

(1) Iga Sviatek – Jules Niemeyer 6-4 7-5

(3) Jessica Pegula – Jacqueline Christian 6-0 6-1

(24) Victoria Azarenka – Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-6(3)

(10) Madison Keys – Anna Blinkova 6-4 3-6 6-2

(15) Petra Kvitova – Alison van Uitvank 7-6(3) 6-2

(13) Daniel Collins – Anna Kalinska 7-5 5-7 6-4

Xinyu Wang – Storm Hunter 7-6(2) 6-4

Emma Radukanu – Tamara Korpach 6-3 6-2

(20) Barbora Krejcikova – Sarah Beilek 6-3 6-1

Bianca Andreescu – (25) Marie Buzkova 6-2 6-4

Clara Burel – Talia Gibson 6-3 6-4

(17) Olena Ostapenko – Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-2

Angelina Kalinina – Coco Vandeweghe 6-3 6-1

(32) Jill Teichmann – Harriet Dart 7-5 6-1

Kristina Buksa – Eva Lys 2-6 6-0 6-2

Kaya Juvan – Selena Yanichevich 7-5 6-1

Marta Kostyuk – (28) Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-4

Nadia Podoroska – Laura Zhandzhan 6-0 6-3

Olivia Gadecki – Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1

Anna Bondar – Ana Bohdan 6-2 2-6 6-3

Bernard Pera – Moyuka Uchijima 2-6 6-3 6-1

Camila Osorio – Panna Udvardi 6-4 6-1

(22) Olena Rybakina – Elizabeth Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3

Kateryna Bindl – Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 6-7(8) 6-1

Zhu Lin – Rebecca Marino 6-2 6-4

Karolina Mukhova – Lesya Tsurenko 6-2 6-1

(29) Zheng Qinwen – Dalma Galfi 6-0 6-2

Diana Schneider – Kristina Kutsova 7-6(6) 7-5

Catherine McNally – Laura Pigossi 7-5 6-1

Oleksandra Sasnovich – Brenda Fruhvirtova 7-5 6-2

Opponents of players from Romania in the first round of the Australian Open 2023

• Iryna Begu (28th WTA and 27th seed) will play against Elizabeth Mandlik (USA – 130th WTA).

• Sorana Kirstea (43 WTA) will meet Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan – 51 WTA) in the first round.

• Patricia Maria Sieg (790 WTA – protected ranking) will meet Shuai Zhang (seed number 23 – world number 24) in the first round.

Australian Open 2023 will be held from January 16 to 29. The champions of the title were Ashley Barty (now retired from sports) and Rafael Nadal.