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MELBOURNE, Australia (Sporting Alert) -- News, fixtures, scores and results from the day one in the men's singles at the Australian Open Tennis tournament on Monday at Melbourne Park. On a day when No. 1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the next round, seven Australian players, including home favourite Lleyton Hewitt, crashed out of the competition on the opening day. Men's Singles - Draws General Info - Tickets Schedule of Play Daily order of play with match start times at the 2013 Australian... Defending champions Djokovic took an early step closer to creating history at the Australian Open tennis tournament by beating Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu with a straightforward 6-2 6-4 7-5 result. "It was a good performance for a first round," Djokovic said after his win. "I felt I was in control of the match in the opening two sets. "Then, you know, he started playing better, striking the ball quite well from both sides on the baseline. I thought he was serving really precisely and really well. "It was tough to break. But in the end, that 11th game, I made some good shots, good points and managed to go through in straight sets." In other results, fourth seed David Ferrer and fifth seed Tomas Berdych were amongst the players who advanced into the next phase as well. Berdych picked up a 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victor over Michael Russell, while Ferrer defeated Belgian Olivier Rochus, 6-3 6-4 6-2. "I was able to find my rhythm and did not have to stay on the court that long which is a positive," Berdych said. No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic was too strong for Lleyton Hewitt, beating the Australian 7-6 (7/4) 7-5 6-3. "It's as tough as it gets to play Lleyton here and I am really happy to have won in three sets," Tipsarevic said. "The first two sets could have gone either way but I felt I had more control in the third." "It's as tough as it gets to play Lleyton here and I am really happy to have won in three sets," Tipsarevic said. "The first two sets could have gone either way but I felt I had more control in the third." Australian Open tennis other scores and results: Tenth-seed Nicolas Almagro fended off the challenge of Steve Johnson wo win in a five-set, 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-2, 6-7 (7-6), 6-2, No. 15 Stanislas Wawrinka beat Cedrik- Marcel Stebe 6-2, 6-4, 6-3, while No. 16 Kei Nishikori got past Victor Hanescu 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. The likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray will make their opening appearance on Tuesday. Australian Open Tennis Selected Scores and Results No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 No. 4 David Ferrer beat Olivier Rochus, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 No. 5 Tomas Berdych beat Michael Russell, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic beat Lleyton Hewitt, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, 6-3 No. 10 Nicolas Almagro beat Steve Johnson, 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2 Andrey Kuznetsov beat Juan Monaco (11), 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 6-1 No. 15 Stanislas Wawrinka beat Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 No. 16 Kei Nishikori beat Victor Hanescu, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 No. 16 Sam Querrey beat Daniel Munoz-De La Nava, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 No. 22 Fernando Verdasco beat David Goffin, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 No. 23 Mikhail Youzhny beat Matthew Ebden, 4-6, 6-7 (0-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz beat Simone Bolelli, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 No. 26 Jurgen Melzer beat Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 No. 28 Marcos Baghdatis beat Albert Ramos, 6-7 (0-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 No. 31 Radek Stepanek beat Viktor Troicki, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 No. 32 Julien Benneteau beat Grigor Dimitrov, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

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