The tour experience of Portugal's Joao Sousa proves too strong for Australia's former collegiate star John-Patrick Smith, the home-town boy falling 6-4 6-1 6-4.
Reigning Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka returns to the scene of her first Grand Slam win and quickly takes care of business against Romania's Monica Niculescu, 6-1 6-4.
Prominent members of the tennis community show their support for ATP Head Brad Drewett, who will resign from his position following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease.
Unforced errors fly off Sabine Lisicki's racquet as 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki survives her first-round danger match, 2-6 6-3 6-3, at Australian Open 2013.
Australian tennis fans can access a live stream of Channel 7’s coverage of the Australian Open 2013 championships via the tournament’s official mobile apps.