Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic has been stunned at the Australian Open, losing to Lucie Hradecka.
Nick Kyrgios is carrying injury concerns into the Australian Open. Source: News Corp Australia
FOLLOW our live coverage of the Australian Open from Melbourne Park, with all the big moments from day one of the first grand slam of the year.
For live scores scroll down to the bottom of the page
6pm — BERNIE'S AWESOME CORRECTION
Bernard Tomic is winning over the crowd with his personality and his play. Source: AP
BERNARD Tomic played some of his best tennis to claim a four-set win against German Tobias Kamke but it was a humorous exchange with the crowd which was the highlight of the match.
As Tomic served out the third set, the supporter group known as The Fanatics started chanting, "Ber-nard Tomic, Australia's number one'.
But Tomic, ranked 66 in the world, is no longer our number one ranked player. That honour goes to Nick Kyrgios, who enters the Australian Open at No. 53. And Tomic knows it.
"Number two," he called back to The Fanatics, drawing loud applause.
Tomic recorded a comfortable 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-2 victory to move on to a second round date with Philipp Kohlschreiber — a man he defeated in straight sets in Sydney earlier this month.
He was one of three Australian men to win today, along with Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth — who both got home in five sets.
But the singles tournament is already over for locals Luke Saville, Jordan Thompson and John Millman.
Top 10 seeds Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov all won in straight sets as the men's draw more or less went to script.
The women's draw lost world number five Ana Ivanovic in a three set shocker but saw third seed Simona Halep progress without fuss.
Aussie Jarmila Gajdosova won her first match at her home grand slam in her 10th attempt, but compatriots Arina Rodionova and Storm Sanders lost in straight events.
Continue reading for all the highlights from the day matches at Melbourne Park. You can find coverage of the night session from 7pm here.
4.50pm — TOMIC HAS A FIGHT ON HIS HANDS
Bernard Tomic played a sloppy tiebreak in the second set. Source: News Corp Australia
BERNARD Tomic needs to lift his game on centre court after dropping the second set of his match against Tobias Kamke.
Tomic fell behind 4-1 for the second set in a row and did well to fight back to force a tiebreak.
But he didn't take advantage of the comeback, dropping the breaker 7-1.
In better news for Aussie fans, James Duckworth has matched his best ever result at an Australian Open by progressing to the second round.
Duckworth charged home in a marathon five-setter against Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic, winning 6-2 5-7 7-6 3-6 6-2.
He will now play Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Wednesday, which happens to be his 23rd birthday.
4.40pm — RAFA, BERDYCH MAKE NO MISTAKE
Rafael Nadal made light work of Mikhail Youzhny. Source: Getty Images
RAFAEL Nadal and Tomas Berdych have ticked the first box needed to progress to a quarterfinal against each other at this year's Australian Open.
Nadal faced a solid first round opponent in veteran Mikhail Youzhny but had no trouble recording a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win.
Berdych also had it mostly his way against world number 101 Alejandro Falla, winning 6-3 7-6 6-3.
Rafael Nadal has cruised through the first round of the Australian Open, beating Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets.
3.55pm — TOMIC'S BRIGHT OPENING
You can't miss Bernard Tomic on centre court today. Source: Getty Images
BERNARD Tomic fought back from 4-1 down to take the first set 7-5 in his match against German Tobias Kamke today.
Kamke served for the set at 5-2 but Tomic hit his straps to reel off the next five games.
"Clearly the pressure got to Kamke when he was serving for the set — four unforced errors," commentator Jim Courier said.
3.20pm — HEWITT TO SHINE AT NIGHT
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt will begin his 19th Australian Open tomorrow night. Source: AFP
TOURNAMENT director Craig Tiley has just released the draw for tomorrow's action.
Lleyton Hewitt's clash against China's Ze Zhang will feature in the night session on Rod Laver Arena along with fellow Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic's match with Shelby Rogers (US).
Sam Stosur, Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic will all play on Rod Laver Arena during the day.
2.45pm — MATOSEVIC FIGHTS HIS WAY THROUGH
Marinko Matosevic has finally broken his duck at Melbourne Park, beating Alexander Kudryavtsev in five sets.
AUSTRALIA'S Marinko Matosevic has set up a second round match against Andy Murray with a five-set win against Russia's Alexander Kudryavtsev.
Matosevic came back from two sets to one down to win 6-4 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-3.
Murray won his first round match agains India's Yuki Bhambri in straight sets, 6-3 6-4 7-6.
2.30pm — WORLD NO. 5 IVANOVIC SENT PACKING
Ana Ivanovic has exited the Australian Open in the first round for just the second time. Source: AFP
THE first big upset of this year's Australian Open has just been completed.
Women's No. 5 seed Ana Ivanovic has suffered a shocking defeat to 142nd-ranked Czech Lucie Hradecka.
After blitzing the first set 6-1, Ivanovic lost the next two sets 6-3 6-2.
The result really opens up this quarter of the draw for No. 3 seed Simona Halep, who can now reach the semis without facing anyone ranked higher than No. 10 seed Ekaterina Makarova.
2pm — MASUR: KYRGIOS 'FEELS PRESSURE'
Nick Kyrgios training at Scotch College in the lead-up to the Australian Open. Source: News Corp Australia
TENNIS commentator Wally Masur says Nick Kyrgios isn't immune to the pressure which comes with being in the Australian Open spotlight.
"We've seen him on court — there's that showman side of him," Masur said.
"But like anybody, with the eyes of the Australian press and the Australian public and of course the Australian tennis fraternity on him, of course he feels pressure.
"I think there's parts of it that he enjoys and other parts he probably feels 'I wish everyone would just get off my back and let me do my thing'."
Kyrgios opens his Open campaign against Federico Delbonis on Margaret Court Arena tonight.
Elsewhere, we've seen our second upset in the women's draw when former world number two Svetlana Kuznetsova was knocked out in straight sets by France's Caroline Garcia.
Australian wildcard Jordan Thompson lost to Joao Sousa 6-4 7-6 6-4 in the men's.
The Australian Open is underway at Melbourne Park. Arguably the most eagerly anticipated match is tonight where Nick Kyrgios opens his campaign against Federico Del Bonis. Our tennis expert Wally Masur expects few problems for the teen.
1.30pm — HEWITT EXPECTS FREE-SWINGING ZHANG
Lleyton Hewitt during a practice session at Melbourne Park yesterday. Source: Getty Images
LLEYTON Hewitt expects his near-unknown first-round opponent Ze Zhang to "swing from the hip" when the pair square off tonight.
While 24-year-old wildcard Zhang, ranked No.187 in the world, is new to centre stage at a grand slam, he is not a stranger to Hewitt.
They have faced off twice in Davis Cup, in 2011 and 2012, with Hewitt victorious both times.
The 33-year-old veteran, embarking on his 19th Australian Open campaign, described Zhang as a "dangerous" player.
"Yeah, he's a dangerous player," Hewitt said. "He swings from the hip on a lot of shots. He's got a good serve, nice forehand, backhand. Likes changing direction off both sides."
- GRANT BAKER
1pm — GAJDOSOVA FINALLY BREAKS THROUGH
Jarmila Gajdosova is through to the second round. Source: AP
JARMILA Gajdosova has broken her Australian Open curse, winning her first game at her home tournament in her 10th attempt.
The 62nd-ranked Australian defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3 6-4 to set up a second round match with another Romanian, third seed Simona Halep.
Gajdosova had exited in the first round every year since making her Aussie Open debut in 2006.
She will face a stern test against Halep, who defeated Karin Knapp 6-3 6-2.
The other Aussie woman who played this morning, Storm Sanders, lost to Klara Koukalova 7-5 6-4.
In the men's, Australia's Marinko Matosevic is a set all with Alex Kudryavtsev after dropping the second set in a tiebreaker.
Matosevic fought back to 6-5 in the breaker after trailing 6-0 before sending a forehand return off a second serve long.
Jordan Thompson is down 6-4 7-6 against Joao Sousa.
Jarmila Gajdosova is through to the second round of the Australian Open for the first time, beating Alexandra Dulgheru in two sets.
12.10pm — 50/50 START FOR AUSSIES
Marinko Matosevic has made a positive start against Alexander Kudryavtsev Source: AFP
THE four matches involving Aussies at the Australian Open went to script in the first set.
Marinko Matosevic and Jarmila Gajdosova are a set up against lower ranked opponents.
Matosevic (ranked 81) took the first set 6-4 against 127th-ranked Russian Alex Kudryavtsev with an impressive serving performance.
Gajdosova (62) hit 11 winners to six while taking the first set 6-3 against Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru (87).
Aussie wildcards Jordan Thompson (274) and Storm Sanders (454) found it tougher.
Thompson dropped his first set 6-4 against Portugal's Joao Sousa (55), while Sanders trails Czech Klara Koukalova (46) 7-5.
Elsewhere, Roger Rasheed-coached Grigor Dimitrov obliterated Germany's Dustin Brown 6-2 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour.
And we've also lost our first seed in the women's draw — 32nd-seed Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) falling to Germany's Julia Goerges 6-2 6-1.
Tenth seed Grigor Dimitrov has cruised through his opening match of the Australian Open, thumping Germany's Dustin Brown in straight sets.
10am - AUSTRALIA DAY COMES EARLY
Bernard Tomic begins his Australian Open campaign against Germany's Tobias Kamke. Source: Getty Images
NO less than 13 local hopes will be in first-round action as the Australian Open gets underway today.
Jarmila Gajdosova, Marinko Matosevic and the woman with one of the best names in sport, Storm Sanders, all begin their campaigns when play starts at 11am.
Bernard Tomic will take to the court later this afternoon, while Nick Kyrgios faces Federico Delbonis on Margaret Court Arena tonight.
Check out the full schedule below.
DAY 1 SCHEDULE
(Australians in italics)
ROD LAVER ARENA
11am
Karin Knapp (ITA) v 3-Simona Halep (ROU)
5-Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v 3-Rafael Nadal (ESP)
7pm
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) v 2-Roger Federer (SUI)
Petra Martic (CRO) v 2-Maria Sharapova (RUS)
MARGARET COURT ARENA
11am
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
6-Andy Murray (GBR) v Yuki Bhambri (IND)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v 9-Angelique Kerber (GER)
7pm
7-Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
HISENSE ARENA
11am
Julia Goerges (GER) v 32-Belinda Bencic (SUI)
28-Sabine Lisicki (GER)v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Tobias Kamke (GER) v Bernard Tomic (AUS)
Sam Groth (AUS) v Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
SHOW COURT 2
11am
Dustin Brown (GER) v 10-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Caroline Garcia (FRA) v 27-Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
7-Tomas Berdych (CZE) v Alejandro Falla (COL)
Monica Puig (PUR) v Arina Rodionova (AUS)
SHOW COURT 3
11am
Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) v Marinko Matosevic (AUS)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v 23-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) v 10-Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v 11-Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
COURT 6
11am
Tatjana Maria (GER) v 21-Shuai Peng (CHN)
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) v James Duckworth (AUS)
14-Sara Errani (ITA) v Grace Min (USA)
Juan Monaco (ARG) v Simone Bolelli (ITA)
COURT 7
11:00am
Storm Sanders (AUS) v Klara Koukalova (CZE)
20-David Goffin (BEL) v Michael Russell (USA)
31-Zarina Diyas (KAZ) v Urszula Radwanska (POL)
Jiri Vesely (CZE) v Viktor Troicki (SRB).
COURT 8
11am
Tatsuma Ito (JPN) v 32-Martin Klizan (SVK)
Polona Hercog (SLO) v Qiang Wang (CHN)
John Millman (AUS) v 26-Leonardo Mayer (ARG)
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
COURT 13
11am
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Joao Sousa (POR)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v Annika Beck (GER)
16-Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
COURT 20
11am
Renata Voracova (CZE) v Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) v 24-Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Luke Saville (AUS) v Tim Smyczek (USA)
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