
It was a good Monday for the 2024 Australian Open favorites (Nicolas Jarry is the only one out), but several players who have delighted fans over time were knocked out in the first round.
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Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and David Goffen knocked out of Australian Open 2024 on Monday
I go further: Daniil Medvedev (seed #3), Stefanos Tsitsipas (7), Hubert Gurkach (9), Alex De Minaur (10), Karen Khachanov (15), Ben Shelton (16), and Gael Monfils.
Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka (three Grand Slam titles each), Milos Raonic (2016 Wimbledon finalist) and David Goffen (2017 Champions Tour finalist) lost their matches in Melbourne on Monday.
Sebastian Korda (29) – Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2
Hugo Gaston – Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Flavio Cobolli – Nicolas Jarry (18) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
Emil Ruusuvuori – Patrick Kipson 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Lorenzo Musetti (25) – Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (3) – Terence Atmane 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0 (Atmane withdrew)
Ben Shelton (16) – Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-2, 7-6(2), 7-5
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23) – Constant Lestien 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Oleksiy Popyrin – Mark Polmans 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-2
Adrian Mannarino (20) – Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
Luca van Assche – James Duckworth (2) 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) – Zizou Bergs 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Yakub Mensik – Denys Shapovalov 6-3, 7-5, 7-5
Karen Khachanov (15) – Daniel Altmayer 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
Jordan Thompson – Aleksandar Vukic 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Zhizhen Zhang – Federico Coria 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(5)
Christopher Eubanks – Taro Daniel 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Thomas Martin Etcheverry (30) – Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Gael Monfils – Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
Hugo Humbert (21) – David Goffen 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
Nuno Borges – Maximilian Marterer 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2
Hugo Grenier – Alexander Muller 2-6, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7)
Alex De Minaur (10) – Milos Raonic (6) 6-7, 6-3, 2-0 (Raonic retired)
Hubert Gurkach (9) – Omar Yasika 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-2
Miomir Ketsmanovich – Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
Jan-Lennard Straff (24) – Rinki Hijikata 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, (2)6-7, 7-6(8)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (27) – Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5, (5)6-7, 5-5 (update).
Australian Open 2024 will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.
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