“It probably was one of the scariest moments on the tennis court because the ball was straight to the head,” said Nadal. After a day of clean-up operations and delays, Australia’s Kyrgios fought his way past Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Alexander Zverev put his serving woes behind him as he cruised into the third round with a dominant 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-5 win over Belarusian battler Egor Gerasimov. Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev insisted a mid-match nosebleed was not a serious problem as he overcame an underarm serve and stiff resistance from Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez Thursday to win 7-5, 6-1, 6-3. In women’s draw, Simona Halep beat Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-4 while Belinda Bencic knocked out former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko — who was playing despite the sudden death of her father this month — 7-5, 7-5.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2020 21:56 UTC