Serbia's Krunic, Djere and Lajovic crash out of Australian Open

MELBOURNE - Serbians Aleksandra Krunic, Laslo Djere and Dusan Lajovic are all out of the Australian Open after first round singles defeats on Tuesday.

Krunic lost 6-4, 6-1 to Frenchwoman Clara Burel, who won after 68 minutes of play.

In a five-set thriller, Djere was defeated 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 by Frenchman Arthur Cazaux after three hours and 28 minutes of play.

Lajovic was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) by Italian Giulio Zeppieri after 149 minutes of play.