NY Times · Jan 19, 2023
Another Upset at Australian Open as Second Seed Is Knocked Out
Jenson Brooksby won Thursday against Casper Ruud, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 at the Australian Open.Credit...Carl Recine/ReutersMELBOURNE, Australia — This year’s Australian Open is beginning to develop an American accent, or at least a California accent.
On Thursday, the unseeded Jenson Brooksby upset the No. 2 seed, Casper Ruud of Norway, by 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 in Rod Laver Arena in the second round.
That came less than 24 hours after another unseeded Californian, Mackenzie McDonald, upset the injured Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 seed and defending champion, on the same court.