Australian Open 2018 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Tuesday's Bracket

Roger Federer started the defence of his Australian Open crown on Tuesday with a routine win over Aljaz Bedene. 

The Swiss, chasing his 20th Grand Slam title, was assured throughout against a game opponent, eventually winning 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to set up a Round 2 showdown with Jan-Lennard Struff.

Elsewhere in the bracket, there were wins for Alexander Zverev, Stanislas Wawrinka and also for Novak Djokovic on his return to Grand Slam competition.

In the women's draw, top seed Simona Halep had no issues in her showdown with Destanee Aiava, coming through in straight sets to progress. Garbine Muguruza showed why so many consider her among the favourites for glory, as she picked up a comfortable win over Jessika Ponchet. 

Read on for the key results from Melbourne and a closer look at a jam-packed day at the Australian Open.

Selected Results

Men's Draw

(2) Roger Federer bt. Aljaz Bedene, 6-3 6-4 6-3

(4) Alexander Zverev bt. Thomas Fabbiano, 6-1 7-6(5) 7-5

(9) Stanislas Wawrinka bt. Ricardas Berankis, 6-3 6-4 2-6 7-6(2)

(13) Sam Querrey bt. Feliciano Lopez, 6-3 6-4 6-2

(14) Novak Djokovic bt. Donald Young, 6-1 6-2 6-4

Women's Draw

(1) Simona Halep bt. Destanee Aiava, 7-6(5) 6-1

(3) Garbine Muguruza bt. Jessika Ponchet, 6-4 6-3

(6) Karolina Pliskova bt. Veronica Cepede Royg, 6-3 6-4

(8) Caroline Garcia bt. Carina Witthoft, 7-5 6-3

(9) Johanna Konta bt. Madison Brengle, 6-3 6-1

For the results in full visit the competition website.

Tuesday Recap

Federer was always going to be the star attraction on Tuesday, and he delivered for those who flocked to see him in action.

As these numbers from ESPN Stats & Info show, the 19-time Grand Slam champion has never been toppled at the first hurdle in Australia:

The 36-year-old has looked imperious in the buildup to the competition and was quickly into his groove out on court. Bedene appeared emboldened by the challenge of facing the Swiss, although he didn't have enough class to really trouble Federer in the first stanza.

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In the second Federer did get a little sloppy and allowed his opponent to build some momentum. The second seed was also a little profligate at clutch moments, as Bedene saved three set points. However, Federer did eventually move two sets in front and two breaks in the third gave him a comfortable win.

As we can see courtesy of Eurosport UK, there was an amusing moment shared by the two players at the start of the last set:

Djokovic's performance was also going to attract attention on Tuesday, as the Serbian has not been in Grand Slam action since last summer at Wimbledon.

There were no major signs of rustiness from Djokovic, a six-time champion in Australia, in his showdown with Young, as he dropped just seven games on his way into Round 2. There were some flashes of dazzling class from the 30-year-old:

In the women's draw, Halep, the top seed and world No. 1, faced a potentially testing opener against Australian Aiava.

The Aussie stuck around in the first set, but after losing the tiebreak she dropped her intensity in the second. From that point, Halep was dominant and didn't appear to be in any danger.

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The one worry for the Romanian here was when she rolled her ankle at the start of the second set, as relayed by Live Tennis:

Per the WTA Insider Twitter account, Halep admitted she's unsure how severe the problem is at this point:

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Simona Halep says she’ll wait and see how ankle feels tomorrow. Hasn’t seen the replay, doesn’t know how bad the injury is. #AusOpen

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 16, 2018"

Muguruza sailed through her match with Ponchet with minimal fuss, showcasing the intensity and authority that has already yielded a couple of Grand Slam titles in her career.

The were a couple of standout results elsewhere in the draw, including the surprise elimination of 11th seed Kristina Mladenovic at the hands of world no. 104 Ana Bogdan. Petra Kvitova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, is also out after losing 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in a thriller against Andrea Petkovic.