Lucia Bronzetti makes the feat, Elisabetta Cocciaretto does not. Fabio Fognini forfeits

Australian Open, results
Jannik Sinner è was not the only Italian star of the Italian night at the Australian Open. In fact, the feat of the day was achieved by Lucia Bronzetti, who defeated Vika Azarenka 6-2 7-6(2) in the opener of the first Slam of the season (with a record prize pool of 96.5 million Australian dollars).
In Melbourne, the Romagnola has thus eliminated the number 24 in the ranking and 21 in the seeding, twice triumphant in Melbourne (2012 and 2013) but capable of reaching the semifinals again two years ago.
Out instead Elisabetta Cocciaretto, No. 56 WTA, defeated 76(4) 64 by Russian Diana Shnaider, No. 13 in the ranking and 12 in the seeding after missing two set points in the first partial.
There will be no Fabio Fognini but Francesco Passaro to challenge Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of the Australian Open. The Perugia native, number 104, è took over as a lucky loser from the Ligurian, who was forced to forfeit before taking the court. In his first match of the year, in qualifying in Adelaide, he had retired after five games.