As you know, all tennis fans look forward to the start of the year when the Australian Open Grand Slam. Normally it starts in early January, but this year the situation was much more complicated. The start of the tournament has been postponed to 8 February., but after a long wait it has finally started, and even with the audience!
In this tournament the first Lithuanian racket - Ričardas Berankis (ATP-72). In the first round, the Lithuanian will face Sumit Nagal (ATP-139) of India, who was easily defeated recently. Their duel will take place 9 February morning, 05:30 Lithuanian time.
The organisers of this tournament had to work really hard to make sure that everything went safely and as planned. In the name of, as many as 47 players have to be isolated for 14 days in a hotel in Melbourne. For Richard Beranek, the procedure went a little more smoothly, with just 48 hours of isolation.
As already mentioned, this year's The Australian Open will be held with spectators, albeit a limited number of them. It's great to see spectators returning to the arenas. You can watch the most exciting matches live on Eurosport and Eurosport 2, as well as, many betting sites offer free streaming of every duelso you're sure to be able to watch your favourites perform live.
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Overall Australian Open The prize fund is as high as €51 million, so just qualifying for the main tournament will add a significant amount of money to players' pockets. The final of the tournament is scheduled for 21 February., and until then, we invite you to wish good luck to Ričards Berankis and watch his performances!
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