Australian Open: Day 1

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jan 17, 2011

Australian Open: Day 1

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Spain's Marcel Granollers during their first-round match Monday at Melbourne Park. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

Belgium's Justine Henin rallied from behind for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 victory over India's Sania Mirza.

Roger Federer plays a stroke during his comfortable straight-sets victory over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.

Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki returns to Argentina's Gisela Dulko during on her way to a 6-3, 6-4 victory.

Great Britain's Elena Baltacha serves as clouds loom over the outer courts during her first-round match against Jamie Hampton of the United States.

Reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone celebrates a point during her first-round match against Spain's Arantxa Parra Santonja. Schiavone won in three sets.

Gael Monfils of France plays a stroke during his dramatic come-from-behind victory over Thiemo De Bakker. Monfils rallied from two sets and a break down for a 6-7(5), 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 victory.

Maria Sharapova serves to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn during their first-round match. Sharapova won for her first victory at Melbourne Park since 2008.

Elena Baltacha watches compatriot Anne Keothavong playing Russia's Arina Rodionova.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco serves to Germany's Rainer Schuettler during their first-round match.

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a backhand return during her first-round match against Germany's Kathrin Woerle. Azarenka coasted to a 6-0, 6-2 win.

Ball kids wipe down Hisense Arena as the roof closes during the first round match between Justine Henin and Sania Mirza.

Vania King of the United States returns to Austria's Tamira Paszek during their first-round match. King lost the first-set tiebreak but rallied for a 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-3 victory.