The Australian Open qualifying stages are well underway, as players who are ranked outside the top 100 look to earn a place in the main draw of the first Grand Slam of the year.
Katie Boulter fortunately managed to avoid Australian Open qualifying, but several other high-profile names are currently vying for a place at the event.
Bernard Tomic won his first match, while Britain’s Dan Evans crashed out in the first round after only winning three games.
A player who has been ranked as high as world number 16 has also exited the competition at the first hurdle.
Nicolas Jarry hit with humbling loss at the Australian Open
Nicolas Jarry reached the fourth round of Wimbledon last year, but he is already out of the Australian Open.
The Chilean star lost in straight sets to Frenchman Titouan Droguet, who is currently ranked 155 in the ATP Tour rankings.
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Since his run to the Wimbledon fourth round, which saw him beat Holger Rune, Learner Tien, and Joao Fonseca, the 30-year-old is yet to win an ATP-level match.
The star lost in the first round of four tournaments, including the US Open, before taking the rest of the year off.
The break has clearly done Jarry no good, as he fell to a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Droguet, who has only ever reached the main draw of a Grand Slam on one occasion.
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Grand Slam qualifying is notoriously tricky and there are several former top players vying for a place in the Australian Open.
Former World No. 36 Pierre-Hugues Herbert followed his compatriot Droguet into the second round by defeating Guy den Ouden.
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There were also two victories for British stars George Loffhagen and Arthur Fery, who managed to beat Justin Engel and Edward Winter, respectively.
Loffhagen and Fery will face two difficult challenges next. Loffhagen will play former top 30 player Yoshihito Nishioka, while Fery will have to beat Tomic in the next round.
There have also been early wins for American Martin Damm, Frenchman Luca Van Assche, and Dino Prižmić.
