British number two Katie O'Brien gets the second day of the Australian Open under way with her match against Austria's Patricia Mayr, which was postponed on Monday because of rain
O'Brien is quickly into her stride and wraps up a 6-3 6-3 victory to become the third British player to reach the second round after Andy Murray and Elena Baltacha
O'Brien will next play eighth seed Jelena Jankovic, who endures the odd uncomfortable moment but still sees off Romania's Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-0
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic is another early winner, overcoming some late nerves to complete a 6-2 6-3 win over Shenay Perry of the United States
Louk Sorensen, the first man from the Republic of Ireland to play in the first round of a Grand Slam for 25 years, beats Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu in four sets for a place in round two
France's Gael Monfils takes a tumble in his opening match against Matthew Ebden but recovers sufficiently to seal a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win
Serena Williams appears to be hampered by an injury but still sees off Urszula Radwanska for the loss of just three games
Some spectators at Melbourne Park pay the price for not ringing up in the morning and coordinating their outfits
Fabrice Santoro says farewell to tennis after defeat by Marin Cilic - the Frenchman was playing in a record 70th Grand Slam
Top seed Roger Federer makes a slow start as he loses the first set to Russian Igor Andreev on Rod Laver Arena
The crowd on Rod Laver Arena is gripped by an unexpectedly tight contest as Andreev tests the world number one in the opening round
Andreev has a golden opportunity to move two sets to one up against Federer but cannot convert any of three set points on his own serve
Federer races through the third-set tie-break and does not drop a game in the fourth as he finally seals a place in round two
Sixth seed Venus Williams, who has had a low-key build-up to the tournament, cruises into the second round with a 6-2 6-2 win over Lucia Safarova
Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 finalist, is supported as usual by Melbourne's Greek community as he thrashes Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-4 6-4. "It feels like you're playing at home," said the 24-year-old
The Swedish fans are out in force too - but they watch in horror as French Open finalist Robin Soderling squanders a two-set lead in his defeat by Spain's Marcel Granollers
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 2008 finalist, celebrates in trademark fashion after powering past Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 6-4 6-4
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