Australian Open 2016: Monday Results, Highlights, Scores Recap from Melbourne

One day down at the 2016 Australian Open, and it doesn't look like the top seed on the men's or the women's side is slowing down anytime soon.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were both in action Monday, turning in straight-set victories that should send a message to the remainder of their respective fields.

Djokovic earned a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Hyeon Chung, overcoming some uncharacteristic sloppiness in the process. The defending champion had three double-faults and 27 unforced errors, finding particular trouble on his second serves. Chung helped Djokovic right the ship by giving up 29 unforced errors of his own. The 19-year-old, playing in his first Australian Open, struggled mightily against Djokovic's overpowering first serves.

Winner	Loser	Score
(1) Novak Djokovic	Hyeon Chung	6-3, 6-2, 6-4
(3) Roger Federer	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6-2, 6-1, 6-2
(6) Tomas Berdych	Yuki Bhambri	7-5, 6-1, 6-2
(7) Kei Nishikori	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Marcos Baghdatis	6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Winner	Loser	Score
(1) Serena Williams	Camila Giorgi	6-4, 7-5
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska	Christina McHale	6-2, 6-3
(5) Maria Sharapova	Nao Hibino	6-1, 6-3
(6) Petra Kvitova	Luksika Kumkhum	6-3, 6-1
(10) Carla Suarez Navarro	Viktorija Golubic	7-5, 6-4

Djokovic discussed the challenges of the match afterward, per the ATP:

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Having to play somebody for the first time, especially somebody that is as young as him, he's only 19, it can be tricky. Obviously getting out on the court and playing against a player that has nothing to lose. He moves very well, as well. He can play equally well from defense to offense. And he's one of the players that people are talking about as a potential top player in the future. He's got that potential, no question about it. He needs experience, he needs more time.

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Djokovic wasn't perfect, but he still showed signs of strength. He overcame his unforced errors and faults with 40 winners and 10 aces. Fifteen times he charged to the net, coming away with the point on each occasion. Djokovic also converted on five of his seven break-point chances; there were few wasted opportunities despite his mistakes.

Of course, Djokovic spent part of his afternoon answering questioning about match fixing. BuzzFeed and Simon Cox of BBC Sport filed a report Monday that exposed an allegedly widespread ring of match fixing that went unchecked by tennis officials. No players were explicitly named, but Djokovic admitted to receiving a bribe offer of $200,000 in 2007.

"It made me feel terrible because I don't want to be anyhow linked to this kind of—you know, somebody may call it an opportunity," Djokovic said, per Jim Caple of ESPN.com. "For me, that's an act of unsportsmanship, a crime in sport honestly. I don't support it. I think there is no room for it in any sport, especially in tennis."

Williams had a similarly up-and-down outing in her 6-4, 7-5 win over Camila Giorgi. The women's No. 1 had more unforced errors (22) than winners (19) and continually failed to get her first serve in play, but Giorgi made enough mistakes to keep upset talks at bay. Giorgi, who played in the third round in Melbourne last year, double-faulted 12 times and made 32 unforced errors.

"I have played her a couple of times before and just wanted to be as consistent as I could," Williams said, per Matt Wilansky of ESPN.com. "Yeah, she definitely doesn't really give you a lot of rhythm, so it's definitely a different match."

It was Williams' first time back in a competitive match since being ousted at the U.S. Open. Chris McKendry of ESPN nonetheless pointed out Williams has an advantage over the field:

Even looking beyond the top seeds, it was a breezy day for the world's best. Roger Federer had no trouble in his 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili. The third-seeded Swiss barely even needed an hour to complete the win, taking 92 percent of his first-serve points and hitting 31 winners. Basilashvili was overmatched throughout, completing only nine winners and losing on more than half of his service points.

Fifth seed Maria Sharapova also looked strong, taking down Nao Hibino in a 6-1, 6-3 romp. She blasted 11 aces and won on all but four of her first-serve points. Hibino played a number of tough points despite the loss—the match took a surprising 73 minutes, overall—and actually had fewer unforced errors than Sharapova. However, the first-time Aussie Open participant won just 42 percent of her first-serve points and could never quite finish on critical points.

While largely going by the books, Day 1 did feature a couple surprising upsets on the women's side. No. 16 seed Caroline Wozniacki dropped a hard-fought battle against Yulia Putintseva, marking her fifth straight failure to reach the quarterfinals in a major. Wozniacki took the first set 6-1 but allowed Putintseva to battle back in the final two sets, which took a total of 161 minutes.

"It wasn't a pretty first set but I got it done and really should have closed it off in two," Wozniacki said, per Stuart Fraser of the MailOnline. "I let her back into the match, and it was basically my own fault that I'm not here as the winner."

It was also one match and out for Sara Errani and Sloane Stephens. Errani had only 10 winners against 31 unforced errors against Margarita Gasparyan in a three-set loss, while Stephens bowed out in straight sets against Qiang Wang despite Wang's five double-faults. Benoit Paire and Ivo Karlovic were the only seeded men eliminated Monday.

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