Swedish Elias ymernumber 170 of the ATP, fulfilled the predictions by winning the qualifying round of the Australian Open in one hour and thirty-eight minutes by 7-6 and 6-2 to Jozef KovalikSlovak tennis player, number 149 of the ATP. With this victory, the Swedish tennis player adds new points to his ranking to get to participate in the Australian Open.
In the tournament Melbourne (Australian Open Indiv. Masc.), a qualification phase is carried out previously where the tennis players with the lowest rankings face to obtain their place in the official tournament against the rest of the rivals. To do this, they must achieve as many points as possible. Specifically, a total of 128 tennis players participate in this phase of the competition. In addition, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court.