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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Daniel Harris

Australian Open 2025: Zverev and Sabalenka safely through on day one – as it happened

Zverev in action  against Pouille at the Australian Open.
Zverev in action against Pouille at the Australian Open. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

Righto, that’s us for today. To tidy up, Opelka is serving for the match against Onclin at 5-2 in the fourth, while Blinkova and Saville have just started their decider. Otherwise, though, we’ll see you for the start of day two, roundabout midnight GMT and 11am AEDT.

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Zverev says that Pouille, when healthy, is well above his current ranking and has made the last eight of all four majors, something he has never managed. He wishes him well.

Otherwise, Zverev’s brother apparently claimed to have a higher top level … he indicates to the contrary … and the younger brother points out that at 23 titles to one, he fancies his chances. He hates having the player boxes right by the court, not wanting to see his dad and brother so much and noting he had no choice as to who coached him, but acknowledges that the sport moves on.

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