Australian Open Day 1: Men's Review

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Roger Federer wasted little time in advancing to the second round of the Australian Open after crushing Lukas Lacko.

The world number two and defending champion at Melbourne Park barely broke sweat as he cruised to a 6-1 6-1 6-3 victory.
Lacko was a game opponent but was simply outclassed by the 16-time grand slam champion, who showed glimpses of brilliance to thrill a crowd on Rod Laver Arena who may otherwise have felt short-changed to have seen the day session wrapped up in under five and a half hours.

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"I thought I played great," he said afterwards.
"I thought it was a good match. I don't think he played too bad himself. I saw some talent in him and that's why I was really happy I chose the tactic early on to pressure him.
"That it worked was great and I'm obviously very happy."
Novak Djokovic also gave early notice of his intention to capture the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal's quest to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four grand slam titles simultaneously has captured the imagination but Federer and Djokovic will again offer the greatest challenge.
The Serb cruised to a 6-1 6-3 6-1 win over Marcel Granollers in a match which finished after midnight local time.
Eighth seed Andy Roddick enjoyed an equally emphatic start, beating Jan Hajek 6-1 6-2 6-2, while Gael Monfils staged an astonishing recovery from two sets and 5-2 down to overcome Holland's Thiemo De Bakker.
De Bakker looked poised to complete the best win of his career at a grand slam when he served for the match at 5-3 but the moment got to him on the Hisense Arena which allowed Monfils to storm back.
The 12th-seeded Frenchman broke again to claim the set before running through the fourth and fifth to clinch a 6-7 (5/7) 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-1 triumph.
"I just tried to make him struggle and make him earn the win," Monfils said afterwards.
"I think he got tight and then started to struggle physically.
"And when you find the solution you have to dive on it."
Mardy Fish was another seed to hit back from a seemingly desperate position, the American overcoming Victor Hanescu 2-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3.
Juan Monaco, the 26th seed, made untroubled progress into round two despite a late change of opponent.
Frenchman Julien Benneteau had to withdraw at the last moment due to an infected finger, handing lucky loser Simon Greul an unexpected opportunity.
The German could not profit from it, however, as Argentinian Monaco won 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/4) 6-2.
There were two notable upsets early on day one with 18th seed Sam Querrey and 23rd seed Nikolay Davydenko both going out.
Querrey fell in a marathon five-set contest against Lukasz Kubot while former world number three Davydenko was ousted by Florian Mayer 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-4.