But he had exited the Australian Open in the first round in 2018 and 2019 and five of 11 previous appearances in all. ___11:55 p.m.Alexander Zverev will donate $10,000 for every match he wins at the Australian Open to go toward the bushfire recovery effort. If he wins the Australian Open title, the seventh-seeded Zverev is promising to donate all his prize money. Muguruza recalled: “I said to myself, ‘Hey, you’re here, you’re on the court, you’re playing (at the) Australian Open. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova’s run of first-round exits at the majors continued with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded Donna Vekic at the Australian Open.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2020 00:56 UTC