Top seed Novak Djokovic is ready to begin his quest for an Open Era record fifth Australian Open crown, when he battles qualifier Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday.
ROGER Federer and Maria Sharapova have cruised into the second round of the Australian Open with straight set wins on Rod Laver Arena.
No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych advances to the Australian Open second round with a three-set win over Alejandro Falla.
Juan Martin del Potro has been forced to withdraw from the Australian Open. The Argentine played his first tournament in more than 10 months and wrist surgery in Sydney this week, winning two matches before falling in the
Djokovic won the first of his seven major titles at the 2008 Australian Open, then won here in three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013. His 25-match winning streak at Melbourne Park ended in a quarterfinal loss to Stan Wawrinka, who went on to win