The nightmare for the Americans in Melbourne continues - Jack Soc

The first day of this year`s Australian Open has become a real nightmare for American tennis players. After the ladies of the tournament according partners of soccer win have already dropped out of Vinus Williams, Sloane Stevens and Coco Vandewai, things do not look much better for US men and men. Earlier today, John Isner lost under four in the set by Australian Matthew Ebden, and the eighth-placed Jack Sok won a few minutes ago. He managed to take only a set against Japanese Yuichi Sugita - 1:6, 6:7 (4), 7:5, 3:6. But the surprise did not allow another high-placed tennis player - the Croatian Marin Cilic. Chillic, who was placed under No. 6, overcame Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil with 6:2, 6:2, 4:6, 7:6 (5). Argentinean Diego Schwarzman (No. 24 in the scheme) and Serbian Dusan Lajovic played the Marathon match. Schwartzman still won 2:6, 6:3, 5:7, 6:4, 11:9.

A great turn did another one of the set - No. 28 in the scheme, Damir Gumhur. The Bosnian was lagging behind with 0-2 sets against Italian Paolo Lorenzi but won the match with 3:6, 2:6, 7:6 (5), 6:2, 6:4. Igor Karlovich, Markos Bagdatis, John Milman and Leonardo Mayer continue.

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