Roger Federer has cruised into the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Earlier today, he completed a routine 6 2 6 4 6 1 win against Frenchman Benoit Paire.
Third seed Andy Murray also easily won his opener against the Dutchman Robin Haase 6 3 6 1 6 3
Amongst the ladies:
World number one Victoria Azarenka kicked off her Australian Open title defence with a 6 1 6 4 win over Romania's Monica Niculescu.
Serena Williams rolled her ankle in the first set and gingerly went through the motions before beating another Romanian Edina Gallovits-Hall 6-0, 6-0.
French Open finalist Sara Errani lost her first-round match 6-4, 6-4 to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.
