On the most popular day of this yr’s event, with temperatures reaching 30C, Britain’s Jack Draper was sick after a successful a gruelling five-setter.
However one participant who was pleased within the warmth was 25-year-old Ruud, who saved all 4 break factors he confronted as he coolly beat Ramos-Vinolas to arrange a second-round assembly with Australian Max Purcell.
“It is minus 20 again residence, so it is fairly a change. It is a lot nicer to be within the heat summer season climate,” stated Ruud, who’s a three-time Grand Slam finalist however has by no means been previous the fourth spherical right here.
“The physique and tennis is feeling nice. Hopefully I can have run down right here. It has been a pair years in a row the place I wasn’t in a position to play in addition to I hoped right here. Hopefully 2024 we are able to flip that round.”
Earlier than that, he has different issues to take care of, telling a information convention he had a name with an inside designer later to speak about “cloth, color, mixing”, including: “It is a bit completely different than tennis. I will have to arrange for that and take into consideration different issues.”
He’s joined within the subsequent spherical by Rune, who was made to work by Nishioka in what the Dane known as a “bodily battle” to guide his place within the second spherical, the place he’ll face wildcard Arthur Cazaux.
Bulgarian thirteenth seed Grigor Dimitrov – contemporary from successful his first ATP title since 2017 in Brisbane – additionally superior, coming from behind to beat Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-2.
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz is in motion afterward Tuesday in opposition to Richard Gasquet, whereas German sixth seed Alexander Zverev takes on compatriot Dominik Koepfer.