US EditionAustralian Open 2026: Cilic starts with thumping win over Altmaier; Wawrinka beats Djere in four sets
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Sydney Morning Herald
40yo Wawrinka moves to second round
Stan Wawrinka wins against Laslo Djere to move to the second round.
Australian Open 2026: Cilic starts with thumping win over Altmaier; Wawrinka beats Djere in four sets
Former Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic turned back the clock with a ruthless display to beat Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6-0, 6-0, 7-6(3) in the first round at Melbourne Park on Monday, while 2014 Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka then joined Cilic in the second round, the Swiss battling from a set down to see off unseeded Serb Laslo Djere 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4).
The Romand bod Laslo Djere at the Australian Open in 4 sets and is in turn 2 for the first time since 2021 in Melbourne.
Cilic thrashes Altmaier for fast Melbourne start, Wawrinka advances
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 - Former Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic turned back the clock with a ruthless display to beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-0 6-0 7-6(3) in the first round at Melbourne Park on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Switzerland, which will retire at the end of the season, offered a 159th success in the Grand Slam on Monday in Melbourne, the first since Wimbledon 2024, ruling in four sets the Serbian Laslo Djere.
Serbian tennis player Laszlo Djere finished his performance at the Australian Open already in the first round.
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