Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov made it to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Khachanov, who received the 15th seed, beat the 38th racket of the world, American Alex Mickelsen, with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3. The athletes were on the court for 3 hours 55 minutes. The Russian needed eight match points to win.

Khachanov’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Christopher O’Connell (Australia, WC) and Nishesh Basavareddy (USA, Q).

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Men. First round

Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15) — Alex Mickelsen (USA) — 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3.

Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open.

In the first round match, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed, defeated Briton Sonay Kartal with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. The meeting lasted 1 hour 38 minutes.

Kalinskaya’s next opponent will be Julia Grabher from Austria.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. First round

Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) — Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) — 7:6 (7:3), 6:1.

Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina reached the second round of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.

At the start of the competition, the fifth racket of the world beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan, who finished in the top 100 in the world rankings. The meeting lasted 1 hour 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Rybakina.

In the next round, the Moscow native will play against French representative Varvara Gracheva. Both athletes previously competed at international tournaments for Russia.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. First round

Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 5) – Kaya Juvan (Slovenia) – 6:4, 6:3.