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The first Australian Open tennis tournament of the Big Cross series will begin on Monday in Melbourne, Australia. Among the constellation of tennis there will traditionally be a 30-year-old Lithuanian. Ričardas Berankis (ATP-72).
On Friday, after the draw, it was clear that R. Bankankis will have a 23-year-old plate defeated very recently at the start of the units. Sumitas Nagalas (ATP-139). R.Berankis and S.Nagalas met in the first round of the Murray River Open tournament, and then the Lithuanian celebrated an easy victory with the result 6: 2, 6: 2.
Tournament organizers have already announced that R. Berankis and S. Nagalas will play on court 17 on Tuesday. The Dutch will be the first to enter that card Boticas de las Zandschulpas and Spanish Carlos Alcarazas. They will play around 2.10 pm Lithuanian time. Then an American will appear on the card Jennifer brady and a representative from Spain Aliona Bolsava, and then the time will come for R.Berankis with S.Nagal. The Lithuanian-Indian match should start around 6-6.30. Lithuanian time.
R. Berankis will also participate in the doubles competition in Melbourne. In the first round Lithuanian (ATP two-330) and Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin (ATP doubles-76) will be able to face strong opponents: 11th in Finnish tournaments. Henri Kontinenas (ATP binary-31) and French Edouard Roger-Vasselin (ATP binary-14).
The total prize fund of the Australian Open is up to 80 million. Australian dollars (approximately 51 million euros).
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