Australian tennis results – Easy first round win for Andy Murray

“I think todays match was kind of like very similar in terms of the (2009) semi, going to a fifth set, ” Verdasco said.

He is the oldest player to have won a match at the Australian Open since Bob Carmichael (38 years and 183 days) and Ken Rosewall (44 years 62 days) in 1978.

It was also a great day for Britain’s number one women’s player as Johanna Konta produced an upset to dispatch Venus Williams 6-4 6-2.

“It’s a hard and painful loss”, the fifth-seeded Nadal said.

A day earlier, No. 1-ranked Djokovic called it “borderline”.

“To win against Rafa here coming from two sets down is unbelievable”, the 32-year-old, No. 45-ranked Verdasco said.

“I do think it’s important that from a younger age, players are better educated and made more aware of what they should do in those situations and how decisions like that can affect your career and affect your whole sport. But I don’t think that they would be lying for the sake of it. I think they know when something’s not quite right”.

Serving to stay in the match at 5-3, the youngster staved off two match points, but was unable to defend a third as a forehand into the net confirmed Murray the victor in two hours and seven minutes.

After his straight-sets win over German Alexander Zverev, the British No 1 said: “It’s been a long time since she has not been with me at a Slam as well so that’s a bit different”. “It was 35 minutes shorter today – I didn’t want to make it longer”.

After beating Halep, Zhang burst into tears when asked about breaking the drought. “To win against a top-two player, I’m so happy, so excited”.

Murray also said it was “a little bit hypocritical” for tournaments to be sponsored by bookmaking firms – as the Australian Open is – while the authorities are trying to stamp out corruption.

According to research carried out in 2014 by the International Centre for Sport Security and Sorbonne University, tennis is the third most vulnerable international sport to betting-related fraud through match manipulation.

Andy Murray made a statement with his ruthless first-round win over Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open, says Barry Cowan.

Its been a bad week for tennis with BBC bringing out revelations about match fixing in tennis, so the first round results at the Australian open seems to be forgotten. No players were identified.

Tennis officials has since denied allegations about match-fixing and asserted that they investigate on cases presented to them with evidence.

Murray wants ATP to educate players about repercussions of indulging in corrupt practices like match-fixing in tennis.

Andy Murray has been clear that he will fly home if there’s any news the baby comes early. As a prohibitive underdog in the match, the Australian joked that he hopes Murray’s wife Kim goes into labor ASAP!

Milos Raonic, who is now working with Carlos Moya and beat Roger Federer in this month’s Brisbane final, breezed past Lucas Pouille and into the second round.

Joining him the second round will be No. 10 John Isner, No. 18 Feliciano Lopez, No. 23 Gael Monfils, No. 30 Jeremy Chardy, No. 31 Steve Johnson and No. 32 Joao Sousa.