Australian Open 2024 Day 1 Highlights: Djokovic, Sabalenka, Wozniacki through to second round

Australian Open 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Jannik Sinner is up and running at the Australian Open. He kickstarted his campaign with a brilliant 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over Botic Van De Zandschulp. The straight set was completed by Sinner in 2 hours and 34 minutes.

Australian Open 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Canada's Leylah Fernandez will unwind herself after defeating Czech Sara Bejlek at the Australian Open 2024. Fernandez outclassed Bejlek 7-6(5) 6-2 to reach the second round. For the unversed, Fernandez made it to the final of the 2021 US Open."First I'm going to recover. Then afterwards, I'm probably going to watch a show called 'Reachers', it's a pretty good one. Maybe I'm going to crochet a little bit. I love crocheting," she said.

Australian Open 2024 Day 1 Live Updates: Who would have thought that Djokovic and Virat have been texting each other before the Australian Open? Speaking to Sony Sports ahead of his Australian Open return, Djokovic revealed that he has been in constant touch with cricket icon - Kohli. "Virat Kohli and I have been texting a little bit for a few years and we never got the chance to meet in person. But it was really a privilege and honour to listen to him speak nicely about me and I obviously admire his career and achievement and everything he has done," Djokovic said.

Let's check out the order of play on the courts showcase on the second day of the Australian Open.

ROD LAVER ARENA

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) v 4-Coco Gauff (U.S.)

Matteo Berrettini (Italy) v 7-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

Night session

10-Alex de Minaur (Australia) v Milos Raonic (Canada)

16-Caroline Garcia (France) v Naomi Osaka (Japan)

MARGARET COURT ARENA

Terence Atmane (France) v 3-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) v 21-Donna Vekic (Croatia)

Night session

6-Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) v Yuliia Starodubtseva (Ukraine)

27-Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) v Dominic Thiem (Austria)

JOHN CAIN ARENA

Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) v 7-Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)

Alexei Popyrin (Australia) v Marc Polmans (Australia)

Magdalena Frech (Poland) v Daria Saville (Australia)

Omar Jasika (Australia) v 9-Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: While Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia became the first to enter the second round at the Australian Open, Spaniard Jaume Munar has followed her lead as he enters the next phase of the Grand Slam event. He is the first man to seal his berth into the 2nd round at the Australian Open 2024. Munar got the better of Alexander Shevchenko of Russia in straight sets. A 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win in the 1st round and the Spaniard is in the next round.

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: A massive upset on cards as Barbora Krejcikova will have to bounce back to avoid an early exit. The World No.9 is a set down and break. Japanese wildcard Mai Hantama has won the first set against Krejcikova. She also broke the No. 9 seed early in the second!

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: Kamilla Rakhimova has emerged on top as she wrapped up the first win of the Gran Slam event in Australia on the opening day. The Russian star has upstaged Emina Bektas of the United States in her first match. She defeated her opponents 6-4, 6-4 in a match that lasted one hour and 12 minutes.

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: For the first time in the tournament’s history, the first-ever 15-day Australian Open is underway, with players starting on a Sunday. Leylah Fernandez, who finished the US Open as a runner-up previously, was among the early starters on Day 1. Fernandez started the campaign against Sara Beilek. Before play began on the first of the tournament's three Sundays, Andre Agassi carried the trophies into the tennis complex. He was joined by Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Agassi sealed the last of his four Australian titles back in 2003.

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: Andre Agassi hailed Novak Djokovic as the greatest men's player ever. The eight-time Grand Slam champion also lauded icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. "There's so many ways to look at it, but when you look at it on paper you just can't argue with what he's accomplished," Agassi told The Australian newspaper in Melbourne. The multiple Grand Slam winner is also attending the opening Grand Slam of the year this season. "The amount that he's won, the head-to-heads, the Masters (titles), the year-end number ones, the weeks at number... all those stats," he added.

Australian Open 2024 Live Updates, Day 1: We are moments away from kickstarting the play on the iconic Rod Laver, Margaret Court at the Australian Open. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming clashes on Day 1 of the Grand Slam event.

Rod Laver Arena:

World No.4 Jannik Sinner is up against Botic van der Zandschulp

Maria Sakkari, who is ranked 8th in the rankings, will meet Nao Hibino.

Margaret Court Arena:

Mai Hontama is set to take on Barbora Krejcikova, who is ranked 9th in the rankings.

World No.5 Andrey Rublev will lock horns with Thiago Seyboth.

The 2024 edition of the Australian Open is here! We are just 2 weeks away from finding out the winner of the men's and women's championships in Australia's first Grand Slam event of the 2024 season. Day 1 of the Grand Slam event features former champion Caroline Wozniacki, who is back in Melbourne for the first time since 2020. Jannik Sinner, Maria Sakkari, Andrey Rublev, Marin Cilic, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz are also in action!