Roger Federer fired up the Australian open with a blistering start, cruising past Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in 84 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
The 23rd-seeded Davydenko did not fare as well in his first-round match in Melbourne, succumbing to German Florian Mayer 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-4. The loss marked his earliest in Melbourne since 2003.
World No. 9 Fernando Verdasco notched his first win of the season in an impressive 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2003 Australian Open finalist, Rainer Schuettler.
World No. 3 Novak Djokovic made a fast start to his Australian Open campaign on Rod Laver Arena on Monday evening, needing just 91 minutes to dispatch Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
World No. 6 Tomas Berdych also made an impressive start, cruising past Italian Marco Crugnola 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 in one hour and 39 minutes.
Swiss No. 19 seed Stanislas Wawrinka was a comfortable straight-sets winner, dismissing Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 27 minutes.
World No. 12 Gael Monfils came back from the brink of elimination on opening Monday at the Australian Open, battling to defeat Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-7(5), 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 in three hours and 38 minutes.
Eighth seed Andy Roddick made his way effortlessly into the second round, dismissing Czech Jan Hajek 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 40 minutes.
World No. 16 Mardy Fish rallied from two sets down for the first time in his career to defeat Romanian Victor Hanescu 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
World No. 18 Sam Querrey became the first seed to bow out of the men’s draw with a 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 loss to Poland’s Lukasz Kubot.
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