Jannik Sinner, the 18-year-old
Italian who triumphed at last year's ATP NextGen Finals, notched
his first victory in a Grand Slam match when he beat local
challenger Max Purcell 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-4 at the Australian Open.
The talented and temperamental Fabio Fognini staged a
stunning comeback to beat American Reilly Opelka after losing
the first two sets.
Andres Seppi and Camila Giorgi won their first-round matches
too, beating Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and Germany's Antonia
Lottner respectively.
Stefano Travaglia and Lorenzo Giustino, however, lost their
matches.
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