The British stars have made a winning start at the Australian Open with Arthur Fery, Emma Raducanu and Cam Norrie booking their spots in the second round.
Qualifier Fery produced one of the upsets of the tournament so far – defeating 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets.
Playing in his first Grand Slam outside of Wimbledon, Fery beat the world No.22 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-1 in two hours and 14 minutes.
Raducanu overcame Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1 in just 72 minutes on the Margaret Court Arena.
Meanwhile, Norrie had to fight through five sets against France’s Benjamin Bonzi as he secured a 6-0, 6-7(2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.
Fery equals career best win
Having missed the opportunity to serve out the opening set at 5-4 and then missing a break point at 5-5, world No.185 Fery dominated the tie-break to seize the lead.
From 3-3 in the second set, it was all one way traffic. Fery broke three more times in the final set and a half and showed great composure in one of the biggest moments of his career to see out the win.
This is the joint biggest victory of Fery’s career and second time he’s beaten the 20th seed at a Grand Slam – securing a win over Alexei Popyrin at Wimbledon last year. The young Briton will now move on to play Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the next round.
Raducanu races into round two
After a slow start, Raducanu wasted no time in booking her place in the second round for a fifth year in a row.
The Brit found herself 3-1 down in the opening set and saved two break points in what proved a pivotal game in the match.
Raducanu quickly found her form and repeatedly punished the Sawangkaew serve with some impressive returns deep into her opponent’s court.
Once she got the break back, all momentum was with the British star. After winning the first set, the Briton continued to dominate the rallies and broke again to start the second set.
Sawangkaew only managed to win 39% (7/19) points on her serve in the second set, as Raducanu cruised her way into the second round.
There, she will meet Austrian Anastasia Potapova, with a potential clash with Aryna Sabalenka waiting in the third round.
Norrie comes through in five sets
It looked like it would be plain sailing for Norrie after he blasted through the opening set against Bonzi in just 25 minutes.
However, Bonzi seemed to flick a switch from the second set and despite failing to convert on all six break points, managed to see out the tie-break before going a double break up in the third.
It was then Norrie’s turn to raise the level and energy, with the former top 10 star upping the intensity and the aggression. After saving four break points in the opening game of the fourth, Norrie took a commanding 4-1 lead and wrestled all momentum back in his favour.
Norrie lost to Bonzi in their previous meeting in the 2024 Metz final, but this time the Briton’s level was too good for the Frenchman. With a single break lead in the decider, Norrie served out the match to love – securing his ninth five-set win of his career.
Awaiting him in the second round will be American world No.88 Emilio Nava.
Australian Open draws
Here are the draws for all the British players competing at the Australian Open 2026:
