Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz give US a double threat at Australian Open

I feel very excited and proud to be in the second round, and to win against such a great player, I didn't expect to play like that. I think that I played really good, so I'm very happy.”

The Italian world No.76 said

Heartbroken to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an injury I sustained in Adelaide. I was looking forward to the tournament but health comes first. Thank you for your support and hopefully see you on court soon.”

Vondrousova, who was wearing heavy strapping on her thigh ahead of the tournament, wrote on social media

To be honest, I don't know much about him,

said Djokovic, who is now coached by former rival Andy Murray

I just tried to stay super composed out there today, I knew it was going to be a battle to the end,

said the 42nd-ranked American, who scored his first win over a top-20 player at a Slam

I knew it was going to be difficult, but you know, I'm happy with how I played,

said Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion

I think it's good to be back. I think it's important,

said the 29-year-old

I've been practising pretty well... so it seems to be going good,

she said

Andy was known to strafe his box and Novak does not hold back I can’t wait to see the battle between them. There might even be punches thrown!”

But the Aussie added

I was playing like s***

But the Frenchman, who had to come back from a break down in the second set, told the crowd in his courtside interview

Zheng Qinwenolympic champion

Of course there starts to be more and more pressure. But at the same time it is also pushing me to be a better person and better athlete. And I think I deal well with the pressure and like to play with pressure And ... Pressure is a privilege and I love this sentence. So let’s keep going with this pressure.”

Asked about the increased expectation in 2025, Zheng said

There might even be punches thrown”

And an Aussie TV analyst has claimed

Marie Bouzkováczech

I don’t feel like I’m a new player on the tour,

she said after beating Bouzkova

I have a better record in most of the other tournaments, so this is kind of the last one standing for him,

Casper said on court

I’m not gonna leave this area for a while,

said Emmanuel, 25, who works for the Government Department of Health and was looking forward to seeing Alcaraz in action

I think it would be better if I played on a bigger court,

he said in his news conference

I know that I have the possibility of joining legends by winning three times in a row ... I don’t want to over-think about that, I just want to do my job,

Sabalenka said

Jannik Sinnerchampion

I haven’t done anything wrong. That is why I am still here,

Sinner said ahead of a tournament where Alex de Minaur will again carry local hopes

He was always one of my greatest rivals, we were always kind of hiding things from each other,

Djokovic said

Over the years, of course there’s a little bit more chatter or more hype behind me,

he said