In Tennis, the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open kicked off in Melbourne today as players struggled in hot conditions with temperatures topping 32 degree Celsius or 90 degree Fahrenheit. Players draped themselves with towels packed with ice, on a sweltering afternoon. As many as 32 plaryers each in men's and women's singles events moved to the second round of the tournament . Roger Federer moved to the second round after returning from a six month injury lay off. He beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria. Among other men to move to second round were world number one Andy Murray, Key Nishikori, Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Women's singles first round winners included the oldest player in women's draw aged 36, Venus Williams, Zhang Shuai and Angelique Kerber who launched her first Grand slam title defence. There are no Indian players in the Singles categories. The Doubles are, however, featuring the participation of Sania Mirza, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna. Sania and her Czech team-mate Barbora Strycova are seeded fourth, while Paes and his Brazilian partner Andre Sa are unseeded. Rohan Bopanna is pairing with Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas. The Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja will also be seen in action in the Doubles main draw.