Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 18, 2022 Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in action during her first round match against France’s Clara Burel REUTERS/Morgan Sette
January 18, 2022
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the second day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, all times local (GMT +11):
1105 PLAY UNDERWAY ON DAY TWO
Play at Melbourne Park got underway as scheduled on day two of the year’s first Grand Slam.
The temperature was hovering just under 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) with a maximum of 21 forecast.
Women’s third seed Garbine Muguruza takes on Clara Burel in the first match on Rod Laver Arena, while former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur got her final Australian Open singles campaign underway against Rebecca Peterson.
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(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, Editing by Himani Sarkar)
