Petr Korda was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the third round by Todd Martin.<br>Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the title, defeating Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6. With this win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win the Australian Open.
Only one Russian has ever won the Australian Open. 
The context doesn't mention any dates but says Kafelnikov is the FIRST Russian to win the Australian Open so it's possible this took place decades ago and many russians have won it since, or it's also equally possible Kafelnikov is still the only russian to ever win the Australian Open. The system is reading "the first russian to win" as equaling "only one to win" which isn't necessarily the case. 