Australian Open: Dimitrov survives Fucsvovics scare to win sixth match in a row

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 13 seed, reached the second round of the Australian Open by defeating Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-2 at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

Dimitrov, ranked No 13, will play the winner of the match between Austrian Sebastian Ofner and Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis next.

After winning in Brisbane last week. the Bulgarian is now on a six-match winning streak.

Melbourne (Grand Slam), other first-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 58.910.000, most recent results first):

• Richard Gasquet vs. Carlos Alcaraz
• Alexander Zverev vs. Dominik Koepfer
• Daniel Evans vs. Lorenzo Sonego
• Tommy Paul vs. Gregoire Barrere
• Sebastian Ofner vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Mackenzie McDonald vs. Juncheng Shang: tuesday
• Alexander Bublik vs. Sumit Nagal: tuesday
• Holger Rune vs. Yoshihito Nishioka: tuesday
• Marcos Giron vs. Jack Draper: tuesday
• Max Purcell vs. Mate Valkusz: tuesday
• SoonWoo Kwon vs. Lukas Klein: tuesday
• Casper Ruud (11) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
• Giulio Zeppieri (Q) beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Cameron Norrie (19) beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
• Jiri Lehecka (32) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
• Alex Michelsen beat James McCabe (WC): 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Tallon Griekspoor (28) beat Roman Safiullin: 2-6, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-5
• Arthur Fils beat Jiri Vesely: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3
• Arthur Cazaux (WC) beat Laslo Djere: 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
• Jan-Lennard Struff (24) beat Rinky Hijikata: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (8)
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (27) beat Dominic Thiem: 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-3
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Yosuke Watanuki: 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
• Hubert Hurkacz (9) beat Omar Jasika (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2
• Alex De Minaur (10) beat Milos Raonic: 6-7 (6), 6-3, 2-0 ret.
• Hugo Grenier (Q) beat Alexandre Muller: 2-6, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7)
• Nuno Borges beat Maximilian Marterer: 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Ugo Humbert (21) beat David Goffin (Q): 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
• Gael Monfils beat Yannick Hanfmann: 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
• Zhizhen Zhang beat Federico Coria: 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry (30) beat Andy Murray: 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
• Christopher Eubanks beat Taro Daniel: 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
• Aleksandar Kovacevic (Q) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 6-7 (2), 7-6 (7), 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
• Jordan Thompson beat Aleksandar Vukic: 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (15) beat Daniel Altmaier: 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)
• Jakub Mensik (Q) beat Denis Shapovalov: 6-3, 7-5, 7-5
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (7) beat Zizou Bergs (LL): 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
• Luca Van Assche beat James Duckworth (WC): 6-7 (2), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Adrian Mannarino (20) beat Stan Wawrinka: 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
• Alexei Popyrin beat Marc Polmans (WC): 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Ben Shelton (16) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-2, 7-6 (2), 7-5
• Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Terence Atmane (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0 ret.
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Patrick Kypson (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Sebastian Korda (29) beat Vit Kopriva (Q): 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2
• Flavio Cobolli (Q) beat Nicolas Jarry (18): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
• Lorenzo Musetti (25) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2
• Hugo Gaston (LL) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
• Frances Tiafoe (17) beat Borna Coric: 6-3, 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-3
• Novak Djokovic (1) beat Dino Prizmic (Q): 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4
• Quentin Halys beat Lloyd Harris (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (2)
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Jason Kubler (WC): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (8)
• Sebastian Baez (26) beat J.J. Wolf: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 3-0 ret.
• Taylor Fritz (12) beat Facundo Diaz Acosta: 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Jesper De Jong (Q) beat Pedro Cachin: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
• Christopher O’Connell beat Cristian Garin: 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
• Tomas Machac beat Shintaro Mochizuki (LL): 7-5, 6-1, 7-5
• Andrey Rublev (5) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
• Fabian Marozsan beat Marin Čilić: 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Francisco Cerundolo (22) beat Dane Sweeny (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Pavel Kotov beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-5, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Jannik Sinner (4) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Adam Walton (WC): 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4
• Jaume Munar beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-3, 6-3, 6-1