The only seeded player in the women's draw to lose on Day 1, No. 14 Maria Sharapova was kept off balance by fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko. Sharapova hit 77 unforced errors to 45 winners in a three-set loss.

After a fairly evenly matched first set, No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain picked up his level of play in the tiebreak and continued that blistering pace for the rest of the match. He finished with 35 winners and 16 unforced errors in a 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-4 victory over Australia's Peter Luczak on Jan. 18, 2010 in Melbourne.

Although Andy Roddick was outserved by opponent Thiemo de Bakker (who had 17 aces to Roddick's seven), the American wasn't outplayed. The No. 7 seed picked up a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory in the first round.

No. 5 Andy Murray of Great Britain hit 37 winners to just 19 unforced errors en route to beating South Africa's Kevin Anderson by a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 score on Jan. 18, 2010. Murray picked up the easy win despite getting just 35 percent of his first serves to drop in.

Continuing to show impressive form, No. 15 Kim Clijsters of Belgium needed just 59 minutes to earn a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Canada's Valerie Tetreault.

In her first major tournament since the Australian Open in 2008, Belgium's Justine Henin hit 31 unforced errors to 22 winners but still earned a 6-4, 6-3 first-round win over compatriot Kirsten Flipkens on Day 1.

Battling a sore wrist and a fraying temper, No. 4 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina picked up a 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 first-round win on Day 1 against Michael Russell of the United States. Del Potro had 21 aces in the win.

Maria Kirilenko of Russia outlasted Maria Sharapova in a match that lasted three hours and 22 minutes, winning by a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 score on Jan. 18, 2010 in Melbourne.

Hitting 14 more unforced errors than winners (39 to 25) didn't keep No. 2 Dinara Safina of Russia from moving into the second round at the Australian Open in Melbourne. She beat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4, 6-4.

Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, who is seeded 11th in the men's Australian Open draw, hit 70 winners and 32 unforced errors in his 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win against Belgium's Olivier Rochus in Day 1 action.

Finnish tennis player Jarkko Niemenen's match against Australia's Nick Lindahl was suspended on Day 1 with Nieminen just one game away from winning. He heads into Day 2 with a 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 lead.

No. 5 Elena Dementieva of Russia had 21 winners compared to just nine by her first-round opponent and beat Vera Dushevina, 6-2, 6-1.

Dominating her opponent with 23 winners and just 10 unforced errors and breaking on four of eight chances, No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova moved into the second round. Her victory came by a 6-1, 6-2 score against Anastasia Rodionova on Jan. 18, 2010.

No. 13 Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic lost a three-hour-and-56-minute match against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic on Day 1 of the 2010 Australian Open. Stepanek had just 29 unforced errors to Karlovic's 54, but Karlovic blasted 73 winners and 34 aces, while Stepanek had 42 winners and two aces. The final score was 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in favor of Karlovic.

The 5'8'' Michael Russell endeared many Australian fans by running down as many points as possible against 6'6'' Juan Martin Del Potro on Day 1 of the 2010 Australian Open. It wasn't enough, as the American still lost the match in four sets.

After enduring a rain delay, Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer dug deep to gut out a 1-6, 6-5, 10-8 win against Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru on Jan. 18, 2010. In the match, which took three hours and 20 minutes to complete, Wickmayer survived despite hitting 80 unforced errors and just 26 winners.

Although hometown favorite Jelena Dokic made it all the way to the quarterfinals in 2009, she lost in the first round in 2010. She was ousted by No. 27 Alisa Kleybanova of Russia, who picked up a 6-1, 7-5 win.

Rain forced delays and suspensions of many matches at the Australian Open on Jan. 18, 2010.