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Francesco Passaro’s run at the Australian Open ends in the second round. The 22-year-old Italian, ranked 104th in the ATP rankings, was defeated 3-1 (6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4) by Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, ATP No. 64. Despite a strong effort, Passaro struggled against Bonzi's consistency and precision, ultimately falling after just over two hours of play. Bonzi now faces Czech player Jiri Lehecka, world No. 29, who progressed after Hugo Gaston retired while trailing 6-3, 3-1.
Carlos Alcaraz, ATP No. 3, breezed past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka with a commanding 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 victory. Novak Djokovic, seeded seventh, faced a more challenging match but defeated Portugal’s Jaime Faria (world No. 125) 3-1 after a three-hour battle.
A major upset came as world No. 6 Casper Ruud fell to Czech Jakub Mensik in four sets (2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6). Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev (No. 2 ATP) easily defeated Spain's Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. Other players advancing to the next round include Machac, Borges, Carballes Baena, Fils, Vukic, Fearnley, Humbert, Draper, Paul, and Davidovich Fokina.
The Italian doubles team of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori began their campaign with a strong 2-0 win over Germany's Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens (6-3, 6-4) in just over an hour. However, Marco Bortolotti and Flavio Cobolli were eliminated after losing to the Italian-Ecuadorian duo Luciano Darderi and Diego Hidalgo (5-7, 4-6).
Other doubles teams progressing include Behar/Galloway, Murray/Peers, Schoolkate/Walton, Polmans/Romios, and Griekspoor/Van De Zandschulp.
In the women’s singles, Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 1, defeated Spain’s Jessica Bouzas-Maneiro (No. 54 WTA) in straight sets (6-3, 7-5). Jessica Pegula, world No. 6, also advanced after a dominant 6-4, 6-2 win against Belgium’s Elise Mertens (No. 34).
Naomi Osaka, ranked 51st, made an impressive comeback against Karolina Muchova (No. 20 WTA), who won the first set 6-1. Osaka rebounded to claim the next two sets (6-1, 6-3) and advance to the next round. American Coco Gauff (world No. 3) secured a 6-3, 7-5 victory over British player Jodie Burrage (No. 173).
Seventeen-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva (No. 15 WTA) battled past Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima (No. 63 WTA) in three sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-7 [8-10]) after more than two hours of play. Paula Badosa, world No. 12, had a straightforward win, defeating Australia’s Talia Gibson (No. 150 WTA) 6-1, 6-0.
Other players moving into the third round include Vekic, Siegemund, Tauson, Danilovic, Frech, Bencic, Fernandez, Pavlyuchenkova, Shnaider, and Kostyuk.
