Australian Open: Qualifier Krueger upsets home hope Hijikata to make second round

American qualifier Mitchell Krueger beat Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Krueger, ranked No 146, will face the winner of the match between Australian Alexei Popyrin, the No 25 seed, and Frenchman Corentin Moutet next.

Melbourne (Grand Slam), other first-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 60.627.573, most recent results first):

• Andrey Rublev vs. Joao Fonseca
• Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Kamil Majchrzak
• Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Alex De Minaur: tuesday
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Corentin Moutet: tuesday
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Denis Shapovalov: tuesday
• Marcos Giron vs. Yannick Hanfmann: tuesday
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Flavio Cobolli: tuesday
• Tristan Boyer vs. Federico Coria: tuesday
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Stan Wawrinka: tuesday
• Ben Shelton (21) beat Brandon Nakashima: 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Lorenzo Musetti: tuesday
• Daniel Altmaier beat Francisco Comesana: 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4
• Daniil Medvedev (5) beat Kasidit Samrej (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Zizou Bergs: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (18) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
• Gael Monfils beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (30): 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-4
• Francisco Cerundolo (31) beat Alexander Bublik: 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-2
• Cristian Garin (Q) beat Borna Coric: 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
• Learner Tien (Q) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
• Taylor Fritz (4) beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-2, 6-0, 6-3
• Holger Rune (13) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (19) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3
• Gabriel Diallo beat Luca Nardi: 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
• Matteo Berrettini beat Cameron Norrie: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Dusan Lajovic: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5
• Francesco Passaro (LL) beat Grigor Dimitrov (10): 7-5, 2-1 ret.
• Benjamin Bonzi beat David Goffin: 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (7)
• Jacob Fearnley beat Nick Kyrgios: 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Novak Djokovic (7) beat Nishesh Basavareddy (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
• Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-1, 7-5, 6-1
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Juncheng Shang: 7-6 (1), 5-2 ret.
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (29) beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
• Jaime Faria (Q) beat Pavel Kotov: 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
• Sebastian Korda (22) beat Lukas Klein (Q): 6-3, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Aziz Dougaz (Q): 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Arthur Cazaux beat Sebastian Baez (28): 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Roman Safiullin: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Jack Draper (15) beat Mariano Navone: 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Aleksandar Vukic beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-7 (3), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Tristan Schoolkate (WC) beat Taro Daniel: 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4
• Jordan Thompson (27) beat Dominik Koepfer (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Nicolas Jarry: 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1
• James McCabe (WC) beat Martin Landaluce (Q): 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
• James Duckworth beat Dominic Stricker: 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
• Fabian Marozsan beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 5-7, 7-5
• Nuno Borges beat Alexandre Muller: 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Alejandro Tabilo (23): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
• Jakub Mensik beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3
• Frances Tiafoe (17) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Alex Michelsen beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (11): 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev (2) beat Lucas Pouille (WC): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Quentin Halys beat Adam Walton: 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Reilly Opelka beat Gauthier Onclin (Q): 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2
• Ugo Humbert (14) beat Matteo Gigante (Q): 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-4
• Pedro Martinez Portero beat Luciano Darderi: 6-3, 4-1 ret.
• Tomas Machac (26) beat Sumit Nagal: 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
• Jiri Lehecka (24) beat Li Tu (WC): 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)
• Hady Habib (Q) beat Yunchaokete Bu: 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
• Casper Ruud (6) beat Jaume Munar: 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
• Kei Nishikori beat Thiago Monteiro (Q): 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3
• Arthur Fils (20) beat Otto Virtanen: 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4
• Hugo Gaston beat Omar Jasika (WC): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2