Antalya, Turkey, 8 January 2021 | Leigh Rogers

Antalya, Turkey

Australia’s Alex de Minaur only needed 61 minutes to score his first win of the 2021 season, sweeping aside Tunisian Malek Jaziri 6-2 6-1 in Antalya today.

The world No.23-ranked De Minaur lost only seven points on serve and did not face a break point in his first-round match.

After his dominant display, De Minaur will face No.564-ranked qualifer Adrian Andreev in the second round.

It is the 21-year-old De Minaur’s first career meeting against the 19-year-old Bulgarian, who scored his first ATP-level win this week against Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan in the opening round.

> VIEW: Antalya Open draw

Results:
Men’s singles, first round
[4] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-2 6-1

Coming up:
Men’s singles, second round
[4] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [Q] Adrian Andreev (BUL)

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

World No.10 Aryna Sabalenka has eliminated Ajla Tomljanovic in the second round of a WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi.

The fourth-seeded Sabalenka recorded a 7-5 6-4 win against the 27-year-old Australian, hitting 28 winners in the one-hour, 36-minute victory. It extends their head-to-head record to 3-1 in Sabalenka’s favour.

The Belarusian has now won 11 consecutive matches, a winning streak stretching back to October.

Tomljanovic returned to the court later in the day, teaming with reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in doubles. The duo scored a 4-6 7-5 [10-7] victory against Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Croatia’s Donna Vekic.

Results:
Women’s singles, second round
[4] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 7-5 6-4

Women’s doubles, first round
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Sofia Kenin (USA) d Maria Sakkari (GRE)/Donna Vekic (CRO) 4-6 7-5 [10-7]

Coming up:
Women’s doubles, second round
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Sofia Kenin (USA) v [7] Xu Yifan (CHN)/ Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)