AUSTRALIAN Open 2011 - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

This years first Grand Slam Tennis tournament sees the best tennis players in the world competing down under for the spoils. I tip Federer for a win in the men's tournament this year. Any predictions out there of whom will win the ladies final this year - Australian Open 2011?


Here are the first round results, Monday 17 January:


Men's singles - First Round
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Robin Haase (NED) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)
Juan Monaco (ARG x26) bt Simon Greul (GER) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2
Kei Nishikori (JPN) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) bt Michael Przysiezny (POL) 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) bt Sam Querrey (USA x18) 5-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6
Gael Monfils (FRA x12) bt Thiemo De Bakker (NED) 6-7 (5/7), 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-1

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Xavier Malisse (BEL) bt Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Frederico Gil (POR) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 4-6, 6-3, 9-7
Mardy Fish (USA x16) bt Victor Hanescu (ROM) 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
Florian Mayer (GER) bt Nikolay Davydenko (RUS x23) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) 6-4
Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Andy Roddick (USA x8) bt Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Brian Dabul (ARG) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
Albert Montanes (ESP x25) bt Dustin Brown (GER) 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Tobias Kamke (GER) 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6-4
Igor Andreev (RUS) bt Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Marco Crugnola (ITA) 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
Viktor Troicki (SRB x29) bt Dimitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x19) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-4
Richard Gasquet (FRA x28) bt Frank Dancevic (CAN) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Tommy Robredo (ESP) bt Somdev Devvarman (IND) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-4
Nicolas Almagro (ESP x14) bt Stephane Robert (FRA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-5
Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-1, 7-5, 6-1


Women's singles - First RoundEvgeniya Rodina (RUS) bt Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6-3, 6-1
Maria Sharapova (RUS x14) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-1, 6-3
Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-0, 6-3
Alberta Brianti (ITA) bt Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 6-4, 7-5
Julia Goerges (GER) bt Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Francesca Schiavone (ITA x6) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST x20) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x29) bt Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x1) bt Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6-3, 6-4
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) bt Karolina Sprem (CRO) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) bt Renata Voracova (CZE) 6-3, 6-1
Tsvetana Pironkova (BEL x32) bt Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Rebecca Marino (CAN) bt Junri Namigata (JAP) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Li Na (CHN) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-1, 7-5
Andrea Petkovic (GER x30) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-1, 6-2
Virginie Razzano (FRA) bt Elena Vesnina (RUS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Regina Kulikova (RUS) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x28) 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 9-7
Vania King (USA) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-7 (4/7), 6-0, 6-3
Venus Williams (USA x4) bt Sara Errani (ITA) 6-3, 6-2
Jelena Dokic (AUS) bt Zuzana Ondraskova (CZE) 6-3, 6-2
Vesna Manasieva (RUS) bt Laura Pous-Tio (ESP) 7-5, 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR x8) bt Kathrin Woerle (GER) 6-0, 6-2
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) bt Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 7-5, 6-4
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) bt Aravane Rezai (FRA x17) 6-0, 3-6, 7-5
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x23) bt Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 6-2
Elena Baltacha (GBR) bt Jamie Hampton (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5)
Anne Keothavong (GBR) bt Arina Rodionova (RUS) 7-5, 6-4