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.

Andy Murray volleys in his practice match against Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

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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:

Court	Time	Fixtures	RESULTS
Rod Laver Arena	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round M. Sharapova (30) vs H. Dart (Q) Men’s singles 1st round J. Duckworth (WC) vs R. Nadal (2) Women’s singles 1st round P. 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 Arena	1:30pm	Women’s singles 1st round A. Van Uytvanck vs C. Wozniacki (3) Men’s singles 1st round D. Istomin vs R. Federer (3)	Wozniacki beat Uytvanck 6-3, 6-4 Federer beat Istomin 6-3 6-4 6-4
Margaret Court Arena	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round J. Goerges (14) vs D. Collins S. Stephens (5) vs T. Townsend Men’s singles 1st round A. de Minaur (27) vs P. Sousa	Collins beat Jorges 2-6 7(7)-6(5) 6-4 Stephens beat Townsend 6-4 6-2 (REPORT) De Minaur beat Sousa 6-4 7-5 6-4
Margaret Court Arena	1:30pm	Women’s singles 1st round A. Barty (15) vs L. Kumkhum Men’s singles 1st round M. Cilic (6) vs B. Tomic	Barty beat Kumkhum 6-2 6-2 Cilic beat Tomic 6-2 6-4 7-6(3)
Hisense Arena	5:30am	Men’s singles 1st round K. Anderson (5) vs A. Mannarino Women’s singles 1st round M. Sakkari vs J. Ostapenko (22) Men’s singles 1st round K. Edmund (13) vs T. Berdych R. Bautista Agut (22) vs A. Murray	Anderson beat Mannarino 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 Sakkari beat Ostapenko 6-1 3-6 6-2 Berdych beat Edmund 6-3 6-0 7-5 Bautista-Agut beat Murray 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-2
1573 Arena	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round J. Ponchet (Q) vs C. Garcia (19) Men’s singles 1st round G. Dimitrov (20) vs J. Tipsarevic Women’s singles 1st round A. Riske vs K. Bertens (9) Men’s singles 1st round M. Ebden vs J. Struff Women’s singles 1st round P. Kvitova (8) vs M. Rybarikova	Garcia beat Ponchet 6-2 6-3 Dimitrov beat Tipsarevic 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 (REPORT) Bertens beat Riske 6-3 6-3 Ebden beat Struff 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Kvitova beat Ryubarikova 6-3 6-2
Court 3	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round A. Kalinskaya (Q) vs A. Sabalenka (11) Men’s singles 1st round S. Tsitsipas (14) vs M. Berrettini Women’s singles 1st round E. Perez (WC) vs Y. Wang Men’s singles 1st round F. Lopez vs J. Thompson	Sabalenka beat Kalanskeya 6-1 6-4 Tsitsipas beat Berrettini 6(3)-7(7) 6-4 6-3 7(7)-6(4) Wang beat Perez 6-4 6-0 Thompson beat Lopez 6-1 7(7)-6(0) 6-3
Court 5	5:30am	Men’s singles 1st round C. Eubanks (Q) vs N. Basilashvili (19) Women’s singles 1st round M. Puig vs A. Pavlyuchenkova Y. Putintseva vs B. Strycova (32) I. Begu vs A. Petkovic	Basilashvili beat Eubanks 6-4 4-6 7(8)-6(6) 6-3 Pavlyuchenkova beat Puig 6-4 6-3 Putintseva beat Strycova 6-4 7(7)-6(1) Petkovic retired. Begu qualifies to the next round. Scores:- Begu-Petkovic: 6(3)-7(7) 4-3
Court 7	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round A. Sharma (Q) vs P. Hon (WC) P. Badosa Gibert (Q) vs K. Birrell (WC) Men’s singles 1st round P. Gojowczyk vs K. Khachanov (10) F. Delbonis vs J. Millman	Sharma beat Hon 7-5 4-6 6-1 Birrell beat Badosa Gilbert 6-4 6-2 Khachanov beat Gojowczyk 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Millman beat Delbonis 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-2
Court 8	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round D. Vekic (29) vs K. Mladenovic B. Mattek-Sands vs Z. Hives (WC) Men’s singles 1st round R. Opelka vs J. Isner (9) G. Monfils (30) vs D. Dzumhur	Vekic beat Mladenovic 6-2 6-4 Hives beat Mattek-Sands 6-1 6-2 Opelka 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 6-0
Court 10	5:30am	Men’s singles 1st round M. Mmoh vs R. Albot Women’s singles 1st round O. Jabeur vs T. Babos Men’s singles 1st round A. Rublev vs M. McDonald	Albot beat Mmoh 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Babos beat Jabeur 7(7)-6(5) 7(7)-6(3) McDonald beat Rublev 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4
Court 12	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round K. Boulter vs E. Makarova B. Haddad Maia (Q) vs B. Pera Men’s singles 1st round M. Basic vs H. Laaksonen (Q) C. Norrie vs T. Fritz	Boulter beat Makarova 6-0 4-6 7(9)-6(6) (REPORT) Haddad Maia beat Pera 6-3 5-7 6-4 Laaksonen beat Basic 6-4 7(7)-6(4) 4-6 6-3 Fritz beat Norrie 6-3 7-6(6) 6-2
Court 13	5:30am	Men’s singles 1st round M. Kecmanovic (Q) vs F. Verdasco (26) J. Kubler (WC) vs T. Fabbiano Women’s singles 1st round B. Bencic vs K. Siniakova K. Flipkens vs A. Sasnovich	Verdasco beat Kecmanovic 7(7)-6(5) 6-3 6-3 Fabbiano beat Kubler 6-4 7(7)-6(1) 2-6 6-3 Bencic beat Siniakova 6-4 2-6 6-3 Sasnovich beat Flipkens 6-1 6-1
Court 14	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round H. Watson vs P. Martic (31) Men’s singles 1st round G. Garcia-Lopez vs R. Haase M. Polmans (WC) vs D. Kudla	Martic beat Watson 6-1 6-2 Haase beat Garcia Lopez 7-5 6-4 7-5 Kudla beat Polmans 5-7 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Court 15	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round S. Cirstea vs R. Peterson Men’s singles 1st round F. Tiafoe vs P. Gunneswaran (Q) Women’s singles 1st round A. Kontaveit (20) vs Sorribes Tormo Men’s singles 1st round A. Seppi vs S. Johnson (31)	Peterson beat Cirstea 6-4 6-1 Tiafoe beats Gunneswaran 7(9)-6(7) 6-3 6-3 (REPORT) Kontaveit beat Tormo 6-3 6-2 Seppi beat Johnson 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
Court 19	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round Y. Bonaventure (Q) vs S. Vickery L. Tsurenko (24) vs E. Alexandrova Men’s singles 1st round T. Ito (Q) vs D. Evans (Q) Y. Nishioka vs T. Sandgren	Vickery beat Bonaventure 2-6 6-4 6-4 Tsurenko 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 20	5:30am	Women’s singles 1st round M. Vondrousova vs E. Rodina Men’s singles 1st round P. Cuevas vs D. Lajovic R. Molleker (Q) vs D. Schwartzman (18) Women’s singles 1st round V. Lapko vs J. Larsson	Vondrousova beat Rodina 6-3 6-2 Cuevas beat Lajovic 6-4 7-5 6-1 Schwartzman beat Molleker 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-0 Lapko retired. Larsson progresses to R2 with scores of 7(7)-6(5) 3-0
Court 22	5:30am	Men’s singles 1st round S. Travaglia (Q) vs G. Andreozzi Women’s singles 1st round M. Niculescu vs A. Anisimova Men’s singles 1st round V. Troicki (Q) vs R. Carballes Baena	Travaglia beat Andreozzi 6(3)-7(7) 6-2 6-3 6-2 Anisimova beat Niculescu 7(7)-6(3) 6-4 Troicki 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.

 

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