Damir Džumhur achieved a convincing victory over Liam Draxl (3:0) in the first round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, thus securing a significant cash prize.
Bh. the tennis player, who returned to the top 100 on the ATP list last season, started the tournament in the best possible way, outclassing the Canadian 7:5, 6:0 and 6:4. The match lasted a little over two hours, and Draxl offered the greatest resistance in the first set, while the later sets were completely dominated by Dzumhur. Although the Canadian complained of cramps and injury, he played the match to the end.
The victory over Draxl placed Džumhur in the second round, where he will face a difficult challenge – Argentine tennis player Francisco Cerundolo, the 18th seed of the tournament. Cerundolo defeated Zhizhen Zhang 3:0 in the first round.
Thanks to his second round placement, Dzumhur has already secured a prize of US$151,448. If he continues his winning streak and reaches the third round, the prize would increase to $220,609, while the winner of this year’s Australian Open wins $2,793,365, and reaching the final brings $1,447,165.
Damir will return to the field again on Wednesday, when at one o’clock in the morning, our time, he will play against Cerundol, which will be a real test for Bosnia and Herzegovina. tennis player in Melbourne.
(Vijesti.ba)
