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Draper looks to be ok – he’s talking to some medical staff courtside after taking a seat with his top off and has now walked off the court.

The 22-year-old looks set to face American Tommy Paul in the second round, in a rematch of their clash at the ASB Classic in Auckland last week.

He did – Jack Draper, immediately after beating Marcos Giron in five sets, runs off court and throws up.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! Jack Draper battles on!

The 22-year-old wins his first ever match at the Australian Open with a brilliant five-set comeback to beat Marcos Giron 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2.

In the brutal Melbourne heat, which is topping 30c today, Draper struggled in the second and third sets and had to have his blood pressure checked after calling the trainer.

But Draper found some energy to break Giron early in the fourth set and from there produced some brilliant tennis to get over the line…

It’s finished off with a backhand winner down the line… and after winning match point and shaking Giron’s hand, I think he just ran off court to throw up in a bucket???

Stunning from Jack Draper! On break point, the 22-year-old absorbs several blows from Giron with solid defence on the baseline before finding a brilliant dipping volley past his opponent.

Draper then comes out and holds serve with an ace to move to 5-2 in the fifth and a game away from the second round.

Victoria Azarenka, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, progressed with a 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory over Italy’s Camila Giorgi.

Earlier, Brisbane International champion Grigor Dimitrov fought back from a set down to beat Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) 6-2.

Three-time grand slam finalist Casper Ruud fired off 42 winners as he eased past Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-3 6-1 in just over two hours.

Earlier, 14th seed Daria Kasatkina beat American Peyton Stearns 6-2 3-6 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who swept into the second round with a 6-3 6-1 victory over local wild card Olivia Gadecki.

Eight games in a row for Jack Draper! It’s a repeat of the fourth set as Draper saves break point before breaking Giron in the very next game. The Brit leads 2-0 in the fifth-set decider.

Giron has hit back immediately, though, and has broken Draper to get the fifth set back on serve as the match enters a fourth hour.

Three-time grand slam champion Angelique Kerber bowed out in the first round after a 6-2 3-6 6-1 defeat by 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins.

German Kerber, who was making her return to grand slam action for the first time since the 2022 US Open following a maternity break, faded in the third set as Collins raced over the finish line.

The American next faces world number one Iga Swiatek.

Jack Draper arrived at the Australian Open full of confidence after his run to the Auckland final but the writing was on the wall as Marcos Giron held two break points in the opening game of the fourth set, with the British player 2-1 down.

But Draper saved both and turned the fourth set around, winning 6-0 to force the decider. The fifth set is underway.

It’s been a tough day for Draper in the Melbourne heat – and the 22-year-old had to have his blood pressure taken earlier.

Carlos Alcaraz will hope to end Novak Djokovic’s winning run at the Australian Open and returns to Melbourne as a grand slam champion for the first time after missing the tournament due to injury in 2023. The Spaniard takes on veteran Richard Gasquet on Rod Laver Arena this morning – the night session will also stage a popcorn first-round tie between last season’s finalist Elena Rybakina and former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova. Here’s what is coming up.

Australian Open order of play – Tuesday 15 January

Elena Rybakina vs Karolina Pliskova

Richard Gasquet vs Carlos Alcaraz

Alexander Zverev vs Dominik Koepfer

Rebecca Marino vs Jessica Pegula

Emma Raducanu vs Shelby Rogers

Cameron Norrie dispelled injury worries to ease into the second round of the Australian Open.

The British number one pulled out of the ASB Classic in Auckland, the city where he grew up, last week ahead of his quarter-final because of a left wrist problem.

Norrie admitted he was concerned with so little time to recover but there were no causes for alarm in a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas as he became the first British winner of the fortnight.

It was a kind draw for Norrie, although 81st-ranked Varillas did push Alexander Zverev to five sets in the first round here last year before going on to make the fourth round of the French Open.

Norrie looked a little tentative to start with but settled into a rhythm of lengthy baseline rallies and finally took his sixth opportunity to break serve in the fifth game.

The 19th seed took full control of the contest in the second set, finding more penetration on his groundstrokes and opening up a 5-1 lead.

Varillas fought back with three games in a row but Norrie served it out at the second time of asking and was untroubled in the third.

By Eleanor Crooks in Melbrourne