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"It always feels special to come back here," said the 13th seed, who will next face American Madison Brengle

Norrie won only seven games and described the performance as his worst in eight months.

To some, it seemed a cloud had been lifted from the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic's countrymen — including his would-be first-round opponent Miomir Kecmanovic — passionately express their support for the men's world number one after he was denied the chance to contest the Australian Open.

With Djokovic sent packing by Australian authorities and Roger Federer absent, the Spaniard can snatch the men's all-time Slam record outright by claiming the title at Melbourne Park.

Hopes that Cameron Norrie would begin 2022 where he left off last season were dashed as the British No1 suffered a 6-3 6-0 6-4 defeat to Sebastian Korda in the opening round of the Australian Open.

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic landed in Dubai on Monday after his sensational deportation from Australia over his coronavirus vaccination status shattered his dream of scoring a record 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne. As the Australian Open got under way, the men's defending champion stepped off an Emirates…

Matteo Berrettini appears the big winner from Novak Djokovic's Australian Open absence while Carlos Alcaraz and Denis Shapovalov have scored first-round wins.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka, French Open titleholder Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Maria Sakkari have all advanced to the Australian Open second round.