Australian Open: Day 1

SI Staff | Jan 13, 2013

Australian Open: Day 1

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Fans pour into Melbourne Park for the first of 14 days of action at the year's first Grand Slam.

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An entertainer juggles outside the action in Australia.

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No. 2 Maria Sharapova humiliated fellow Russian Olga Puchkova 6-0, 6-0.

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Venus Williams needed just an hour for her opening 6-1, 6-0 win over Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.

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Serena Williams eats pizza while watching sister Venus play.

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A Melbourne moth visits Williams.

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Two fans show off their colors outside Rod Laver Arena.

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Aussie Open dancers didn't waste any time breaking out Gangnam Style.

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No. 6 Li Na, a 2011 finalist, beat Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1, 6-3 to advance easily.

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Australia's best hope, No. 9 Sam Stosur, has already advanced farther than last year's Australian Open. She won 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 over Kai-Chen Chang in the first round.

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No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska closed a 7-5, 6-0 win over Bojana Bobusic by winning the last nine games. Radwanska hasn't lost a set in 2013.

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Fans lie across seats in the stands during Fernando Verdasco's 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over David Goffin.

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No. 10 Nicolas Almagro beat NCAA champion Steve Johnson 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-2.

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No. 1 Novak Djokovic had no problem dispatching French veteran Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.

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No. 5 Tomas Berdych swept American Michael Russell 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

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American Ryan Harrison beat Colombian Santiago Giraldo 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 and gets Djokovic in the second round.

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No. 5 Angelique Kerber, whose never been past the third round in Melbourne, beat Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4.

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Lleyton Hewitt's record 17th straight Australian Open came to end quickly with a 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-3 loss to No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic.