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Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev both made comfortable starts in Melbourne
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Nick Kyrgios huffed and puffed his way past Radu Albot into the second round
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Rafael Nadal comes through first-round clash without trouble
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Australian rants at umpire Carlos Ramos following first-round victory at French Open
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Castleknock player will now meet Daniel Brands in final qualifying round
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28-year-old needs to win three matches in order to enter Grand Slam main draw
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