{"id":78127,"date":"2025-01-13T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=78127"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:58:14","slug":"australian-open-day-2-mens-recap-sinner-djokovic-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/13\/australian-open-day-2-mens-recap-sinner-djokovic-alcaraz\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open Day 2 Men\u2019s Recap: Sinner, Djokovic, Alcaraz Reach Second Round on High-Energy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

An action-packed Day 2 of the Australian Open<\/a> featured Grand Slam champions, five-set battles, and thankfully great weather. LWOT recaps the men\u2019s highlights and big moments from Monday\u2019s matches. There\u2019s a lot to get to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australian Open Day 2 Men’s Recap<\/h2>\n

Who Looked Good<\/b><\/h3>\n

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner<\/strong> kicked off his 2025 campaign with a 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-1 win<\/a> over Nicolas Jarry<\/strong>. This was no easy match for the Italian, and Jarry went toe-to-toe with the World #1 from the baseline. Jarry was the more aggressive of the two players, while Sinner\u2019s patience got him through two tough tiebreaks. Jarry made a couple of crucial misses late in the second set, and his game then crumbled in the third set.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong> has never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam, as he won 6-1 7-5 6-1 over Alexander Shevchenko\u00a0<\/strong>under the Margaret Court Arena night lights. Down 5-3 in the second set, Alcaraz found an extra gear and was not challenged for the remainder of the match. Alcaraz hit 38 winners in a match that didn\u2019t surpass the two-hour mark<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Alcaraz headlined Margaret Court Arena, ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic<\/strong> featured on Rod Laver Arena to begin his quest for a 25th Grand Slam title. It was no easy task for the Serb, as he defeated Nishesh Basavareddy<\/strong> 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2<\/a>, a talented American who turned pro just weeks ago. Basavareddy struggled with cramps late in the match, but his heavy groundstrokes mirrored the man across the net. Djokovic seemed sluggish at times, but he improved along the way and shook off any first-round nerves. All eyes were on the Serb\u2019s coaching box, as former rival Andy Murray could be found<\/a> for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The many moods of Coach Andy \ud83d\ude05#AO2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dggRGqwnDV<\/a><\/p>\n

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