Tsonga floors King

France’s 15th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga put in a solid performance to oust American Kevin King 6-4 6-4 6-1 to set up a second round clash with Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov.

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Kyrgios on fire

Australian hope Nick Kyrgios booked a second-round spot with a 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory over Rogerio Dutra Silva.

Wozniacki sails through

Second seed Caroline Wozniacki recorded her 101st Grand Slam victory, beating Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2 6-3.

Cilic battles past Pospisil 

Sixth seed Marin Cilic needed three hours and 17 minutes to overcome Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil in a 6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) first-round victory.

Yuki falls at first hurdle

Yuki Bhambri struggled to rein in his unforced errors as his third Australian Open appearance ended with a 6-7(4) 4-6 3-6 first-round defeat at the hands of a seasoned Marcos Baghdatis.

CoCo goes bananas

CoCo Vandeweghe received a code violation for time wasting because there were no bananas available. After losing the first set to Hungarian Timea Babos, the American No. 10 seed remained in her seat and argued with the chair umpire that she should be allowed more time during the break because bananas had not been provided. “I’m waiting for the bananas,” Vandeweghe, who lost 7-6(4) 6-2, told the umpire. 

Key matches on Tuesday

Women: Simona Halep vs Destanee Aiava; Tatjana Maria vs Maria Sharapova; Garbine Muguruza vs Jessika Ponchet; Angelique Kerber v Anna-Lena Friedsam 

Men: Aljaz Bedene vs Roger Federer; Novak Djokovic vs Donald Young; 

Ricardas Berankis vs Stan Wawrinka