A pair of Italians and a pair of Britains. A beloved resurgent player and a Top 8 Grand Slam champion mark the losses on the first day. Here are some significant results.
Guillermo Garcia Lopez (Spain)
VS
Tommy Haas (Germany) [12]
7-5,5-2 (Retired)
Won't dent Haas' points since he lost at Round 1 last year as well.
Jordan Thompson (Australia)
VS
Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) [20]
6-1,6-4,4-6,2-6,1-6
Thompson nearly gave the home crowd something to cheer about until Janowicz found his form to steamroll over the Aussie teenager.
Heather Watson (Great Britain)
VS
Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) [31]
5-7,6-3,3-6
A good effort from Watson however both are basically doomed since they are drawn in Serena's quarter.
Annika Bech (Germany)
VS
Petra Martic (Croatia)
6-0,6-0
Only for the scoreline. Poor Petra Martic, we have our first double bagel of the tournament.
Roberta Vinci (Italy) [12]
VS
Jie Zheng (China)
4-6,3-6
To give Roberta the benefit of the doubt she is facing a formidable opponent in the form of a former Top 15 player and semi-finalist here in 2010. A tough draw.
Laura Robson (Great Britain)
VS
Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) [18]
3-6,0-6
Robson was bounced by the Belgian in 50 minutes. Flipkens was simply too strong for Robson with her first match from a recovery from wrist injury
Julia Goerges (Germany)
VS
Sara Errani (Italy) [7]
6-3,6-2
Another Italian handed a tough first round draw. Goerges is also a former Top 15 player and a consistent Australian Open performer. Whilst the same cannot be said for Sara Errani.
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) [22]
VS
Venus Williams (USA)
2-6,6-4,6-4
A good match from both players, it's a shame to see Venus out so early though.
Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand)
Vs
Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) [6]
6-2,1-6,6-4
The biggest loss of Day 1 at the hands of an unknown Thai player in her first Grand Slam main draw. She will next contend with Mona Barthel, will her fairy tale continue?
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