Tennis As it happened: Australian Open 2019, Round of 128 Andy Murray came back from two sets down against Agut to force a fifth set at the Australian Open 2019. Team Sportstar Australia Last Updated: 14 January, 2019 18:21 IST Andy Murray volleys in his practice match against Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday. - Getty Images Team Sportstar Australia Last Updated: 14 January, 2019 18:21 IST Hello and welcome to Sportstar's LIVE coverage of the Australian Open.Andy Murray went down in five sets in what will possibly be his last Australian Open match. Murray: "I think I'm gonna be alright. It was incredible. Thank you so so much to everyone that came out tonight."I've loved playing here over the years, If this was my last match, like you say, (it's) an amazing way to end. I virtually gave everything I had, and it wasn't enough tonight. "I don't know. Maybe I'll see you again. I'll do everything possible to try (to come back). If I wanna go again I'll need to have a big operation from which there's no guarantee I'll be able to come back from anyway but I'll give it my best shot."Here is Monday's order of play and the results as of now:CourtTimeFixturesRESULTSRod Laver Arena5:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundM. Sharapova (30) vs H. Dart (Q)Men’s singles 1st roundJ. Duckworth (WC) vs R. Nadal (2)Women’s singles 1st roundP. Hercog vs A. Kerber (2)Sharapova beat Dart 6-0 6-0 (REPORT)Nadal beat Duckworth 6-4 6-3 7-5 (REPORT)Kerber beat Hercog 6-2 6-2 (REPORT)Rod Laver Arena1:30pmWomen’s singles 1st roundA. Van Uytvanck vs C. Wozniacki (3)Men’s singles 1st roundD. Istomin vs R. Federer (3)Wozniacki beat Uytvanck 6-3, 6-4Federer beat Istomin 6-3 6-4 6-4 Margaret Court Arena5:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundJ. Goerges (14) vs D. CollinsS. Stephens (5) vs T. TownsendMen’s singles 1st roundA. de Minaur (27) vs P. SousaCollins beat Jorges 2-6 7(7)-6(5) 6-4Stephens beat Townsend 6-4 6-2 (REPORT)De Minaur beat Sousa 6-4 7-5 6-4Margaret Court Arena1:30pmWomen’s singles 1st roundA. Barty (15) vs L. KumkhumMen’s singles 1st roundM. Cilic (6) vs B. TomicBarty beat Kumkhum 6-2 6-2Cilic beat Tomic 6-2 6-4 7-6(3)Hisense Arena5:30amMen’s singles 1st roundK. Anderson (5) vs A. MannarinoWomen’s singles 1st roundM. Sakkari vs J. Ostapenko (22)Men’s singles 1st roundK. Edmund (13) vs T. BerdychR. Bautista Agut (22) vs A. MurrayAnderson beat Mannarino 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1Sakkari beat Ostapenko 6-1 3-6 6-2Berdych beat Edmund 6-3 6-0 7-5Bautista-Agut beat Murray 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-2 1573 Arena5:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundJ. Ponchet (Q) vs C. Garcia (19)Men’s singles 1st roundG. Dimitrov (20) vs J. TipsarevicWomen’s singles 1st roundA. Riske vs K. Bertens (9)Men’s singles 1st roundM. Ebden vs J. StruffWomen’s singles 1st roundP. Kvitova (8) vs M. RybarikovaGarcia beat Ponchet 6-2 6-3Dimitrov beat Tipsarevic 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 (REPORT)Bertens beat Riske 6-3 6-3Ebden beat Struff 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4Kvitova beat Ryubarikova 6-3 6-2 Court 35:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundA. Kalinskaya (Q) vs A. Sabalenka (11)Men’s singles 1st roundS. Tsitsipas (14) vs M. BerrettiniWomen’s singles 1st roundE. Perez (WC) vs Y. WangMen’s singles 1st roundF. Lopez vs J. ThompsonSabalenka beat Kalanskeya 6-1 6-4Tsitsipas beat Berrettini 6(3)-7(7) 6-4 6-3 7(7)-6(4)Wang beat Perez 6-4 6-0Thompson beat Lopez 6-1 7(7)-6(0) 6-3Court 55:30amMen’s singles 1st roundC. Eubanks (Q) vs N. Basilashvili (19)Women’s singles 1st roundM. Puig vs A. PavlyuchenkovaY. Putintseva vs B. Strycova (32)I. Begu vs A. PetkovicBasilashvili beat Eubanks 6-4 4-6 7(8)-6(6) 6-3Pavlyuchenkova beat Puig 6-4 6-3Putintseva beat Strycova 6-4 7(7)-6(1)Petkovic retired. Begu qualifies to the next round. Scores:- Begu-Petkovic: 6(3)-7(7) 4-3Court 75:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundA. Sharma (Q) vs P. Hon (WC)P. Badosa Gibert (Q) vs K. Birrell (WC)Men’s singles 1st roundP. Gojowczyk vs K. Khachanov (10)F. Delbonis vs J. MillmanSharma beat Hon 7-5 4-6 6-1Birrell beat Badosa Gilbert 6-4 6-2Khachanov beat Gojowczyk 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3Millman beat Delbonis 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-2Court 85:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundD. Vekic (29) vs K. MladenovicB. Mattek-Sands vs Z. Hives (WC)Men’s singles 1st roundR. Opelka vs J. Isner (9)G. Monfils (30) vs D. DzumhurVekic beat Mladenovic 6-2 6-4Hives beat Mattek-Sands 6-1 6-2Opelka beat Isner 7(7)-6(4) 7(8)-6(6) 6(4)-7(7) 7(7)-6(5)Monfils beat Dzumhur 6-0 6-4 6-0Court 105:30amMen’s singles 1st roundM. Mmoh vs R. AlbotWomen’s singles 1st roundO. Jabeur vs T. BabosMen’s singles 1st roundA. Rublev vs M. McDonaldAlbot beat Mmoh 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2Babos beat Jabeur 7(7)-6(5) 7(7)-6(3)McDonald beat Rublev 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4Court 125:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundK. Boulter vs E. MakarovaB. Haddad Maia (Q) vs B. PeraMen’s singles 1st roundM. Basic vs H. Laaksonen (Q)C. Norrie vs T. FritzBoulter beat Makarova 6-0 4-6 7(9)-6(6) (REPORT)Haddad Maia beat Pera 6-3 5-7 6-4Laaksonen beat Basic 6-4 7(7)-6(4) 4-6 6-3Fritz beat Norrie 6-3 7-6(6) 6-2Court 135:30amMen’s singles 1st roundM. Kecmanovic (Q) vs F. Verdasco (26)J. Kubler (WC) vs T. FabbianoWomen’s singles 1st roundB. Bencic vs K. SiniakovaK. Flipkens vs A. SasnovichVerdasco beat Kecmanovic 7(7)-6(5) 6-3 6-3Fabbiano beat Kubler 6-4 7(7)-6(1) 2-6 6-3Bencic beat Siniakova 6-4 2-6 6-3Sasnovich beat Flipkens 6-1 6-1 Court 145:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundH. Watson vs P. Martic (31)Men’s singles 1st roundG. Garcia-Lopez vs R. HaaseM. Polmans (WC) vs D. KudlaMartic beat Watson 6-1 6-2Haase beat Garcia Lopez 7-5 6-4 7-5Kudla beat Polmans 5-7 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-2Court 155:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundS. Cirstea vs R. PetersonMen’s singles 1st roundF. Tiafoe vs P. Gunneswaran (Q)Women’s singles 1st roundA. Kontaveit (20) vs Sorribes TormoMen’s singles 1st roundA. Seppi vs S. Johnson (31)Peterson beat Cirstea 6-4 6-1Tiafoe beats Gunneswaran 7(9)-6(7) 6-3 6-3 (REPORT)Kontaveit beat Tormo 6-3 6-2Seppi beat Johnson 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3Court 195:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundY. Bonaventure (Q) vs S. VickeryL. Tsurenko (24) vs E. AlexandrovaMen’s singles 1st roundT. Ito (Q) vs D. Evans (Q)Y. Nishioka vs T. SandgrenVickery beat Bonaventure 2-6 6-4 6-4Tsurenko beat Alexandrova 6-4 7(7)-6(4)Evans beat Ito 7-5 6-1 7(10)-6(8)Nishioka beat Sandgren 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 Court 205:30amWomen’s singles 1st roundM. Vondrousova vs E. RodinaMen’s singles 1st roundP. Cuevas vs D. LajovicR. Molleker (Q) vs D. Schwartzman (18)Women’s singles 1st roundV. Lapko vs J. LarssonVondrousova beat Rodina 6-3 6-2Cuevas beat Lajovic 6-4 7-5 6-1Schwartzman beat Molleker 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-0Lapko retired. Larsson progresses to R2 with scores of 7(7)-6(5) 3-0Court 225:30amMen’s singles 1st roundS. Travaglia (Q) vs G. AndreozziWomen’s singles 1st roundM. Niculescu vs A. AnisimovaMen’s singles 1st roundV. Troicki (Q) vs R. Carballes BaenaTravaglia beat Andreozzi 6(3)-7(7) 6-2 6-3 6-2Anisimova beat Niculescu 7(7)-6(3) 6-4Troicki beat Carballes Baena 6-1 1-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 Reigning Australian Open champion and third seed Roger Federer begins the defence of his title against Denis Istomin, the world No. 99, who’s lost all his six matches against the Swiss master. Roger Federer stands tied with top seed Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson with six Australian Open singles titles. At age 37, can Federer take the all-time record? Or will it be Djokovic? The Serb had a blistering second half of 2018, winning Wimbledon and the US Open. In the first round, Marin Cilic, the 2018 runner-up to Roger Federer, plays Bernard Tomic, the controversial Aussie who dropped to No. 243 in the world last year before ending inside the top 100. Bernard Tomic lost in the qualifiers for the 2018 Australian Open, then bizarrely, albeit briefly, appeared on the TV show ‘I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here’. The battle of the giants: In what will be the tallest professional tennis in history, the 6’10 John Isner will take on the 6’11 Reilly Opelka in round one on Melbourne Park’s Court 8. Prajnesh Gunneswaran is the only Indian in this year’s Australian Open singles, but he’ll not find it easy getting to the second round. His first opponent is Frances Tiafoe, the 20-year-old Next-Gen star. Andy Murray has a tough opening match in his last Australian Open. He faces 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who defeated Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych in consecutive days to win the Qatar Open just a week ago. Here is an interactive image to show you the Grand Slam winners since 2010. Click on the blinking bullets to reveal data:
Frances Tiafoe Andy Murray Roger Federer Caroline Wozniacki Rafael Nadal Prajnesh Gunneswaran Grand Slam Australian Open