Australian Open 2023 | Rublev dumps Thiem out in 1st Round
The Hindu
Andrey Rublev will now play either the Australian qualifier Max Purcell or Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland in the 2nd Round of the 2023 Australian Open
Andrey Rublev beat wild-card entry Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 6-2 on Tuesday to book his place in the second round of the Australian Open.
Thiem, a runner-up at the Australian Open in 2020 and the U.S. Open winner the same year, missed much of 2021 due to injuries but has recovered from outside the top 350 last year to a place just inside the top 100. He was given a wild-card entry by tournament organisers.
"When you see you have to play against Dominic you know it's not going to be easy. I know he's going through some not easy times so I wish him all the best to come back to the level he can be as fast as possible," Rublev said.
Rublev will now play either the Australian qualifier Max Purcell or Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland.
No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten start to the year with a 6-1 6-4 win over Tereza Martincova. Sabalenka, who won the Adelaide International title in the first week of the year, hit 29 winners to her opponent's seven as she won her fifth consecutive match.
"It wasn't that easy, I'm super-happy to start with the win," said Sabalenka, who will play American Shelby Rogers in the second round.
"I have to work on my mindset and stay calm and not get too upset when I make mistakes. I really believe this is the only thing missing in my game."
he Tamil Nadu Government will take appropriate decision to protect the welfare and livelihood of Manjolai tea estate workers as Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, which is managing the tea gardens for the past 90-odd years, is about to wind up its operations in near future, Speaker M. Appavu has said.