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DEU

A. Zverev (3)

7 3 15

Service

DEU

D. Altmaier

6 ³ 0 0

ESP

J. Munar

6 6 ¹ 3 -

Service

RUS

A. Karatsev (18)

3 7 4 -

ESP

F. Lopez

1 3 6 4 40

Service

AUS

J. Millman

6 6 4 5 30

AUS

A. Barty (1)

6 6

Winner

UKR

L. Tsurenko

0 1

CZE

B. Krejcikova (4)

6 6

Winner

DEU

A. Petkovic

2 0

USA

M. Giron

1 4 2

ESP

R. Nadal (6)

6 6 6

Winner

USA

B. Nakashima

6 2 6 ⁵ 3

ITA

M. Berrettini (7)

4 6 7 6

Winner

DEU

T. Maria

4 6 ²

GRC

M. Sakkari (5)

6 7

Winner

POL

H. Hurkacz (10)

6 7 6 ⁵ 6

Winner

BLR

E. Gerasimov

2 6 ³ 7 3

GBR

C. Norrie (12)

3 0 4

USA

S. Korda

6 6 6

Winner

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Australian Open

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