January 21, 2015 8:23 AM

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Australian Open 2015: Djokovic, Serena Williams, Wawrinka cruise into second round

Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Stanislas Wawrinka and Petra Kvitova are among the top players who progressed into the second round of the Australian Open Tennis tournament, the first Grand Slam of the season, at Melbourne. In the Men's Singles first round, Djokovic, the world number one Serb, defeated Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, while defending champion Wawrinka beat Malsen Ilhan of Turkey, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. Besides, David Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic, Gael Monfilis also made it the second round.In the Women's Singles, world number one Serena Williams brushed aside Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium, 6-0, 6-4, while Kvitova breezed past Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-4. Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominika Cibulkova and Samantha Stosur also advanced to Round-2.Yesterday, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard had booked a place in the second round.

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