VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN OPEN FIRST ROUND AS IGA SWIATEK BEAT YUE YUAN 7-6(5) 6-3, NOVAK DJOKOVIC BEATS PEDRO MARTINEZ 6-3 6-2 6-2, CASPER RUUD BEATS MATTIA BELLUCCI 6-1 6-2 6-4, MIRRA ANDREEVA BEATS DONNA VEKIC 4-6 6-3 6-0, DENIS SHAPOVALOV BEATS YUNCHAOKETE BU 6-3 7-6(3) 6-1, RINKY HIJIKATA BEATS ADRIAN MANNARINO 6-3 6-3 6-1 AND ALEXANDRE MULLER BEATS ALEXEI POPYRIN 2-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 19, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – See restrictions) IGA SWIATEK v YUE YUAN 7-6(5) 6-3 1. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ENTERING COURT 2. FANS DRESSED WITH TENNIS BALL HATS 3. SWIATEK SERVING AT SET POINT / SWIATEK WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER TO CLINCH FIRST SET TIE-BREAKER 4. YUAN SERVING AT BREAK POINT IN FIRST GAME OF SECOND SET / SWIATEK HITS BACKHAND RETURN WINNER 5. CLOCK SHOWING 2 HOURS EXACTLY AT MATCH POINT 6. YUAN SERVING AT MATCH POINT TO SWIATEK / SWIATEK HITS BACKHAND RETURN WINNER TO WIN THE MATCH 7. PLAYERS AT NET 8. SWIATEK WAVING TO FANS 9. SWIATEK FAN IN CROWD 10. SWIATEK WRITING MESSAGE AND SIGNING CAMERA 11. MESSAGE READING: "Thank you for support!" NOVAK DJOKOVIC v PEDRO MARTINEZ 6-3 6-2 6-2 12. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ARRIVING AT COURT 13. MARTINEZ SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH CROSS COURT WINNER BY DJOKOVIC 14. DJOKOVIC SERVING AT SET POINT / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH MARTINEZ HITTING NET AS DJOKOVIC WINS FIRST SET 15. DJOKOVIC SERVING AT SET POINT / DJOKOVIC HITS OVERHEAD SMASH TO WIN SET 16. DJOKOVIC SERVING / RALLY ENDS WITH GREAT MID AIR FOREHAND WINNER BY DJOKOVIC 17. CROWD CHEERING 18. REPLAY OF POINT 19. MARTINEZ SERVING / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH DJOKOVIC LOB WINNER 20. MARTINEZ SERVING AT BREAK POINT IN THIRD SET / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH CROSS COURT BACKHAND WINNER AT NET BY DJOKOVICÂ 21. DJOKOVIC SERVING ACE AT MATCH POINT 22. PLAYERS AT NET 23. DJOKOVIC WAVING TO CROWD CASPER RUUD v MATTIA BELLUCCI 6-1 6-2 6-4 24. RUUD SERVING AT MATCH POINT / BELLUCCI FAILING TO RETURN SERVE / RUUD WINS MATCH 25. PLAYERS AT NET MIRRA ANDREEVA v DONNA VEKIC 4-6 6-3 6-0 26. ANDREEVA SERVING AT MATCH POINT / SHORT RALLY ENDS WITH VEKIC HITTING BALL LONG / ANDREEVA WINS MATCH 27. PLAYERS AT NET DENIS SHAPOVALOV v YUNCHAOKETE BU 6-3 7-6(3) 6-1 28. SHAPOVALOV SERVING ACE AT MATCH POINT TO WIN MATCH 29. PLAYERS AT NET RINKY HIJIKATA v ADRIAN MANNARINO 6-3 6-3 6-1 30. HIJIKATA SERVING AT MATCH POINT / RALLY ENDS WITH MANNARINO HITTING BALL LONG / HIJIKATA WINS MATCH 31. PLAYERS AT NET ALEXANDRE MULLER v ALEXEI POPYRIN 2-6 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 32. MULLER SERVING AT MATCH POINT / RALLY ENDS WITH MULLER BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER AT NET 33. PLAYERS AT NET 34. MULLER CELEBRATING WIN
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