Australian Open Day 1 2020: 15 y.o. sensation Coco Gauff beats Venus Williams, Roger Federer advances effectively

Young tennis sensation Coco Gauff has done it once more, upsetting different time pummel champ Venus Williams in the opening round of the Australian Open.

In a rematch of a year ago's Wimbledon, the 15-year-old Gauff demonstrated unreasonably bravo 39-year-old adversary, by and by beating her on the large stage - this time 7-6(5) 6-3.

Gauff stood out as truly newsworthy a year ago when she made it into the fourth round in London. She lined that up with a hurry to the third round at the US Open, just being beaten by No.1 seed Naomi Osaka.

In her first Australian Open, Gauff will confront Sorana Cirstea in the second round on Wednesday, after the Romanian miracle Czech No.32 seed Barbora Strycova today.

The victor of that is probably going to confront Osaka in the third round, which means it could be one more rematch for the most youthful player in the draw.

"You folks were reciting my name and I just idea that would occur at the US Open, so doing that here in Australia implies a ton to me," Gauff said on-court post-coordinate.

Australian Open Day 1 2020 Tennis Tournament

Downpour FORCES CANCELLATIONS

Very nearly 20 initially round matches have been dropped because of downpour delays on the opening day of the Australian Open.

Those incorporate Aussie John Millman's opener against Ugo Humbert and No.12 Johanna Konta's match with Ons Jabeur.

Sustained WITH EXPRESS SERVICE IN FIRST 2020 HITOUT

Roger Federer is through to the second round of the Australian Open subsequent to easily taking care of Steve Johnson, cruising past his American adversary 6-3 6-2 6-2.

The 38-year-old scarcely started to perspire in what was his first official match of 2020.

"I felt great," Federer said. "It was a great initially round for me."

Outside play was suspended at Melbourne Park after downpour started bucketing down around 3pm.

Ball kids worked rapidly to retain the precipitation at Rod Laver Arena, with the rooftop shut so Federer and Johnson could proceed with their first round experience.

Be that as it may, that couldn't spare the players on open air courts, who won't have the option to come back to playing until at any rate 6:30pm EDT.

Various RESULTS FOR SEEDS AFTER ON COURT MELTDOWNS

Denis Shapovalov turned into the subsequent seed to fall on the very beginning of play at Melbourne Park on Monday.

In the wake of losing his cool and tossing his racquet the thirteenth seed lost in four sets to Hungary's Marton Fuscovics.

The Canadian imp exploded and told the umpire "it's an awful call, carry out your responsibility" in the wake of asserting "it's my racquet, I can do whatever the damnation I need with it".

Shapovalov joined Borna Coric as the greatest names to be expelled on the very first moment of play.

The 25th seed was effectively represented, going down to large serving American Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 6-4.

In the interim, seeded Brit Dan Evans has returned from the edge to advance through to the second round, after self-imploding on Court 14.

Evans returned from two sets to love to vanquish Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.

In the wake of losing the initial two sets Evans went somewhat insane, shouting at himself to improve.

The on court tirade may have been exactly what the specialist requested, in any case, with Evans — who beat Alex De Minaur in a great match at the ATP Cup — quickly breaking McDonald in the third set and proceeding to take it 6-1.

Need IT SLICED, TOO?

An umpire had to mediate when a French tennis player asked a ball child to strip his banana.

Elliot Benchetrit was reprimanded by John Blom after the odd solicitation during qualifying at Melbourne Park.

With regards to the world number 229, his hands were taped and therefore stripping the banana was not the most effortless of errands.

In any case, it unmistakably fell outside the domains of the ball child's duties.

Benchetrit faces Japan's Yuichi Sugita on Tuesday, after he won through to the fundamental round.

How about we trust he readies his bananas ahead of time.

Ruling CHAMP, PREVIOUS CHAMPS PROGRESS THROUGH

Naomi Osaka has recuperated from a smaller than usual alarm to advance through to the second round of the Australian Open.

The 22-year-old crushed Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-4.

While the scoreline looks complimenting for Osaka, it wasn't a match without its battle. Bouzkova broke Osaka right off the bat in the subsequent set, provoking the double cross Grand Slam champion to draw out a portion of her best tennis.

"I have never played her so it's extremely hard to play somebody you have never played in the first round of a Grand Slam," Osaka revealed to Channel 9 after the match on Rod Laver Arena.

"Obviously she's more youthful than me. So that was extremely intense.

"What's more, I simply realize she will be an extraordinary player and we're going to play a great deal of extremely hard matches.

Somewhere else, resigning star Caroline Wozniacki still has at any rate one more match in front of her, after she crushed Kristie Ahn 6-1 6-3.

Serena Williams was similarly as ruthless, easily taking care of Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-3.

FRENCH STAR'S BIZARRE HAND INJURY

Gael Monfils is nursing a swollen hand after he lashed out in disappointment while playing a PC game — yet doesn't anticipate that the strange damage should hamper his Australian Open.

The tenth seed from France, who faces Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun in his Melbourne opener on Tuesday, endured the damage in an attack of arouse a month ago.

The 33-year-old played in the ATP Cup toward the beginning of the year yet told journalists on Sunday that his hand is as yet not exactly right and he can't volley as much as he might want.

"I was playing a computer game in my room and I hit my correct hand against the headboard (of the bed)," Monfils said.

"The genuine treatment would be rest, however since I can't, I have taken mitigating medications and put ice on it.

"Be that as it may, it's improving, it's truly positive, regardless of whether a few days after enormous sessions I need to take the following vacation day to recoup."

SERENA'S FRESH DANCE MOVES

On the off chance that Serena Williams' move moves are anything to pass by, the 38-year-old hotshot was feeling loose on the eve of the current year's Australian Open.

Taking to the court for her last practice session before she meets Anastasia Potapova on Monday, Williams cut a perky figure, breaking out certain shimmies and pirouettes while her mentor Patrick Mouratoglou hit the ball with force.