Lleyton Hewitt comes through all-Australian battle; Kerber fights through in Melbourne

ByEurosport

Updated 19/01/2016 at 11:59 GMT

Round-up: Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic both made the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt reacts during his first round match against compatriot James Duckworth at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 19, 2016

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Hewitt rolls back years to make second round

Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat James Duckworth (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 - Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt got the final tournament of his career off to a fine start as he beat James Duckworth in straight sets in his opening match of the Australian Open. The 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon champion, who turns 35 next month and is outside the world's top 300, was pushed hard in the opening set but thereafter always looked in charge against his 129th-ranked opponent. Hewitt is making a 20th and final appearance in a tournament where he has only once been past the quarter-finals - that was back in 2005, when he lost in the final to Marat Safin.

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Wawrinka benefits from Tursunov retirement

4-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 7-6(2) 6-3 0-0 (Tursunov retired) - 2014 Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka proceeded into the second round as Russian opponent Dmitry Tursunov retired through injury after two sets of the match. Tursunov, playing his first grand slam main draw match since the 2014 US Open after battling a succession of foot injuries, had an opportunity to snatch the first set before the Swiss forced a tiebreak, that he won easily 7-2. The 2014 Melbourne Park champion then pulled away to a 3-0 lead in the second set before Tursunov sought treatment on his painful hip and when the fourth-seeded Wawrinka sealed the second set, the Russian retired.

Stan Wawrinka - Australian Open 2016

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Tomic comes through tough battle

16-Bernard Tomic (Australia) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4 - Australia's Bernard Tomic came through a tough opening match at Melbourne Park against Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin.

Bernard Tomic reacts after winning a point at the Australian Open

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Istomin claimed the opening set in a tie-break, only for Tomic to square the game in the next and then show astonishing reserves of nerve as he saved eight break points en-route to claiming the third set and a further two in the final set. In each of those last three sets a couple of key points were decisive - and Tomic will be thrilled to have held his nerve to beat a tricky first-round opponent.

Kerber forced to dig deep by Doi

7-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3 - Germany's Angelique Kerber was pushed all the way by the Japanese world number 64 before making it into the second round. The players matched each other almost shot for shot in the opening set, but Kerber began to create more chances in the second - only for Doi to save six break points and force a tiebreak. Kerber won that and then took an equally-close decider, saving four break points herself as she shrugged off some poor serving to come through.

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Rafa Nadal's woes continue

Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 7-6(6) 4-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 - Rafael Nadal lost in the opening round of a Grand Slam tournament for only the second time in his career as he fell to Davis Cup team-mate Fernando Verdasco.

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Zhang produces shock of the tournament against Halep

Zhang Shuai (China) beat 2-Simona Halep (Romania) 6-4 6-3 - The world number two was totally outplayed by China's world number 133, who won a Grand Slam main draw match for the first time in her career.

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FULL RESULTS

Men's singles

4-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 7-6(2) 6-3 0-0 (Tursunov retired)
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat James Duckworth (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) beat Taro Daniel (Japan) 7-6(2) 7-5 5-7 6-7(5) 6-1
25-Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Taylor Fritz (U.S.) 6-4 3-6 0-6 6-3 6-4
Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Tatsuma Ito (Japan) 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2
Simone Bolelli (Italy) beat Brian Baker (U.S.) 7-6(6) 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 7-6(5)
16-Bernard Tomic (Australia) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4
8-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) 6-4 6-4 6-2
Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 7-6(6) 4-6 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Nicolas Mahut (France) beat Marco Cecchinato (Italy) 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-6(7) 8-6
23-Gael Monfils (France) beat Yuichi Sugita (Japan) 6-1 6-3 6-2
31-Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat Aljaz Bedene (Britain) 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
Tim Smyczek (U.S.) beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2
Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Benjamin Becker (Germany) 6-1 6-3 2-6 6-2
Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Jordan Thompson (Australia) 6-2 6-3 6-2
10-John Isner (U.S.) beat Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) 6-3 7-6(7) 6-3
Guido Pella (Argentina) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 2-6 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-1
Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat Donald Young (U.S.) 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2
30-Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 7-5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-3 13-11
Rajeev Ram (U.S.) beat 11-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-3 3-0 (Anderson retired)
Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) beat 20-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 7-6(6) 7-6(7) 6-7(5) 7-6(1)
2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Alexander Zverev (Germany) 6-1 6-2 6-3
Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-4
18-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Daniel Evans (Britain) 6-1 6-0 6-4
John Millman (Australia) beat Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 3-6 5-7 7-6(2) 5-0 (Schwartzman retired)
Samuel Groth (Australia) beat Adrian Mannarino (France) 7-6(6) 6-4 3-6 6-3
32-Joao Sousa (Portugal) beat Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-4 6-3
Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 7-5 6-4 6-4
Stephane Robert (France) beat Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) 6-2 6-2 6-2
13-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Lucas Pouille (France) 6-1 6-4 6-4

Women's singles

Zhang Shuai (China) beat 2-Simona Halep (Romania) 6-4 6-3
Madison Brengle (U.S.) beat CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) 6-3 6-4
Denisa Allertova (Czech Republic) beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat Maryna Zanevska (Ukraine) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3
7-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3
Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat 29-Irina Begu (Romania) 6-3 6-2
Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) beat Samantha Crawford (U.S.) 6-2 6-4
Alize Cornet (France) beat Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6-1 6-0
Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) beat Storm Sanders (Australia) 6-4 6-2
Zheng Saisai (China) beat Carina Witthoeft (Germany) 6-1 6-2
Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Andreea Mitu (Romania) 6-3 6-4
Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat 31-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3
30-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) beat Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4
20-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Tammi Patterson (Australia) 6-2 6-3
Naomi Osaka (Japan) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-3 6-2
Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Jarmila Wolfe (Australia) 6-0 4-2 (Wolfe retired)
Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) beat 32-Caroline Garcia (France) 6-2 6-4
9-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Kimberly Birrell (Australia) 6-4 6-4
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-4 6-4
18-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Victoria Duval (U.S.) 6-2 6-3
19-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 6-3 6-3
Tatjana Maria (Germany) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 6-4 6-3
Johanna Konta (Britain) beat 8-Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-4 6-2
Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) 5-7 6-2 7-5
Vania King (U.S.) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 3-6 7-5 6-4
Laura Siegemund (Germany) beat Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-4 7-5
11-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 6-3 7-5
15-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 7-6(5) 6-1
Annika Beck (Germany) beat Priscilla Hon (Australia) 6-0 6-3
3-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 6-0 6-4
21-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Maddison Inglis (Australia) 6-3 6-0

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