TEREZA MARTINCOVA

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka maintained her unbeaten start to the year when she beat Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The fifth-seeded Sabalenka, who won the Adelaide International title in the first week of the year, hit 29 winners to her opponent’s seven as she won her fifth consecutive match. “It wasn’t that easy, I’m super-happy to start with the win,” said Sabalenka, who will play American Shelby Rogers in the second round. “I have to work on my mindset and stay calm and not get too upset when I make mistakes. I really believe this is the only thing missing in my game.”Sabalenka, who has yet to win a Grand Slam singles title, hasn't made it past the fourth round at the Australian Open in five previous visits.

Andy Murray has beaten a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2017.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner.

John Isner believes in his chances against Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Italian Open.

Daniil Medvedev never gave Andy Murray a chance.

Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev advanced to the third round at the Australian Open and continued a streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating Australian veteran John Millman 6-4, 6-4, 6-0.

Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon after she stopped playing her first-round match because of a right leg injury.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Alison Riske of the US plays a return to Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova during the women's singles first round match on day two of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):1:30 p.m.Alison Riske of the United States lost in the first round at Wimbledon to Tereza Martincová 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. In men’s play, Feliciano López’s 78th Grand Slam ended when he lost to No. ___11 a.m.Roger Federer and Serena Williams return to Centre Court to highlight Day 2 at Wimbledon. Williams and Federer lost in their respective Wimbledon finals in 2019 — Williams in straight sets to Simona Halep and Federer to Novak Djokovic in an epic.

BIRMINGHAM, England — (AP) — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia rallied past 18-year-old left-hander Leylah Fernandez of Canada 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Thursday at the Birmingham grass-court tournament. Jabeur, who defeated 19-year-old American Catherine McNally in straight sets in the first round, had a more difficult time with the Canadian teenager. Fernandez saved three break points in the decisive third set but had two of her six double faults. Martincova had seven aces and saved nine of 13 break points. Also, Anastasia Potapova of Russia beat Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 6-3, and Daria Kasatkina of Russia beat 18-year-old Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 7-5.