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Australian Open – Day Three: Live score, game-by-game updates and results as Daniil


Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for the latest score, and game-by-game updates as Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina, Cameron Norrie, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter headline Day Three of the Australian Open from Melbourne. 

Medvedev meltdown!

Wow! Daniil Medvedev has fully just lost it on Rod Laver!

The Russian star had gone two sets down to his 23-year-old opponent Kasidit Samrej, who is also ranked as No 418 on the ATP Tour.

But during the third set, the Russian’s frustrations got the better of him, with the world No 5 brutally smashing his racket against the middle of the net after losing a point.

He has broken his racket and the camera that is mounted on the middle of the net, which is now not showing any footage!

Raducanu gets the win – despite service struggles

So, it seemed like Emma Raducanu has made some alterations to her service game coming into the Australian Open this week.

The British star got her tournament off to a flying start earlier this afternoon beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 7-6.

While she had to battle hard in the match, the 22-year-old played some of her best tennis to surpass Alexandrova in both tiebreaks.

But after making some tweaks, Raducanu appeared to struggle with her service game, double-faulting 15 times.

Mail Sport’s Matthew Lambert recaps on what was a great start from the British star.

Showtime!

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Gael Monfils put on a show for fans currently putting on a show on Court 3!

I can hear the roars going up all the way from the media centre too!

It was Monfils though who would claim the win 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-4.

Norrie: ‘I barely practised’

Cam Norrie took ill during last-weeks warm-up event in Auckland, with the British star admitting following his defeat by Matteo Berrettini that he had barely practised ahead of today’s match.

I haven’t been able to prepare as well as I could. I’ve been pretty sick in Auckland, then coming here. Just barely practised.

Honestly, I’ve been feeling the ball so well. Pre-season was excellent. It was a bit unfortunate with the timing. I definitely gave myself the best chance. Just hit the wall after like an hour and a bit. I was not able to stay sharp on court.

It’s disappointing. Yeah, It is what it is. Most importantly just to get my health back to 100 per cent and get some rest. Just tough to sustain that today.

What do pro tennis players eat before a match?

Frances Tiafoe shocked some fans yesterday as he appeared to throw up on the court during his first-round victory against Arthur Rinderknech.

He credited the moment to being ‘overly hydrated’ having ‘mixed a lot of electrolytes’ before claiming he hadn’t eaten since 10 o’clock, before going on to play for four hours.

It showed how much of a gruelling sport tennis really is, with pro players placing a huge emphasis on their nutrition and hydration to ensure they perform to the best standards while on the court.

In fact, Emma Raducanu has just revealed what she eats before a match to keep her functioning at the top.

It’s a very early wake-up call. I think for me I struggle to eat when I open my eyes first thing.

I actually was pretty light this morning. I just had some berries and a coffee before I practiced. After practice, I just had toast, like plain toast with honey and a banana. Pure carb-loading.

I couldn’t stomach some rice and salmon. I’ll be sure after this to get my salmon and take in for the day!

Raducanu: ‘My serve had a mind of its own!’

Emma Raducanu spoke after her victory on the changes she has made to her service game coming into the Australian Open.

Yeah, honestly I’m not sure what I changed in my serve today. I think it had a mind of its own…

I will be sure to reflect, look at that and come back to you.

Raducanu would serve out 15 double faults and while her first-serve percentage points won sat at a solid 67 per cent, her profitability off her second serve was much lower at 30 per cent.

I think in the first set I was hitting a lot of good first serves. I hit a few aces. At the same time I was hitting a [lot of] double faults.

I think as the balls got heavier it was a lot more difficult. As I think more kept coming it was not easy to refocus but I knew that even if I was down, I have great returns. It was good to be able to rely on other parts of my game today that I know are quite strong.

I’m just very proud that I didn’t let it affect me too much and let the match run away from me.

It’s a hot day here at Melbourne Park!

Good afternoon (or good morning if you’re waking up in the United Kingdom)!

It’s a hot day here in Melbourne, it’s 26ºc but it feels way, way hotter out there.

On my travels this morning I’ve seen fans running through sprinklers and long queues outside the peach ice cream stand next to the Kia Arena.

It’s been a busy day on court too!

British fans will be excited to hear that Emma Raducanu has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 7-6.

We’ve also got some huge matches coming your way later today with newly-engaged couple, Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur in action!

First, though, let’s recap on Emma Raducanu’s win from today… here’s the moment she clinched victory!



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