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After a wild first round highlight by some outstanding wins for the host nation, there is no rest for the weary. Second-round action will get underway on Wednesday, with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal taking the court. A throng of Aussies including Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios will also be looking for more success.
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Check out these photos of Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal @ the 2015 Australian Open.
Second seed Roger Federer led fellow tennis elites Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday's opening day with a crushing 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Lu Yen-Hsun. The Swiss followed on nicely from his ATP title eight days ago in Brisbane. Federer, 33, is bidding to become the second man in history to win five Melbourne singles titles.
It was a day that will not soon be forgotten Down Under. Six Aussie men advanced to the second round on day one at the Australian Open, and four did it in five sets. One way or another, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Nick Kyrgios, James Duckworth, Marinko Matosevic, Bernard Tomic, and Sam Groth found the winners' circle on Monday at Melbourne Park.
The saddest news to come on the eve of the Australian Open was that Juan Martin del Potro, was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open because the wrist problems that had plagued him for much of the last few years hadn’t cleared up sufficiently for him to consider risking the possible rigors of a best of five sets Grand Slam event.
Nick Kyrgios was the most featured man in Melbourne on Day One of the Australian Open. His face featured on the front page of the top selling Herald Sun newspaper and his image is integral to several marketing campaigns.
Click here for the latest women's results from the Australian Open 2015.
The Australian Open will begin with a bang on Monday in Melbourne. Both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are in action, with Nadal kicking things into gear during the day before Federer headlines the night session inside Rod Laver Arena. A local Aussie flavor will come in the form of rising stars Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
As a member of the Washington Kastles, Martina Hingis knows a thing or two about winning streaks. After all, she joined the Kastles just in time to help them pass the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers with 34 consecutive victories.
Sportswear brand ellesse have strengthened their position in professional tennis by announcing that Feliciano López and Monica Puig will wear ellesse apparel in 2015. The acquisition of López, the world number 14, and Puig, who is Latin America’s highest ranked female tennis player, is a major boost for the iconic tennis brand ahead of the new season.
In this era when there are so many hot prospects to talk about -- Kyrgios, Thiem, Coric -- Jiri Vesely has tended to be forgotten. Maybe it's time that changed. At age 21, he was playing in his first-ever final -- yet he dominated his much older opponent, showing no hint of nerves.
The bottom quarter of the men's singles draw at the Australian Open looks like rough one. You might call it the giant-killer section. Tommy Robredo upset Roger Federer at the 2013 U.S. Open, Jeremy Chardy beat Federer last spring, Dustin Brown ousted Rafael Nadal from Halle last summer, Borna Coric and Martin Klizan took advantage of Nadal’s fall struggles...
Check out these awesome EPA photos from the 2015 Australian Open Kids Day.
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