Despite fighting back from two sets down to force a fifth, Lleyton Hewitt succumbed to Italian Andreas Seppi in their first round encounter at the Australian Open.
Marinko Matosevic failed to register his first win in a grand slam, bowing out of the Australian Open in the first round courtesty of a five-set defeat to Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Wally Masur says that the scorching Melbourne heat will work in favour of the Australians who will take to the court on day two of the Australian Open.
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Bernard Tomic takes on Rafael Nadal. Picture Colleen Petch. Source: News Limited
BERNARD Tomic has quit the Australian Open after losing the first set against Rafael Nadal.
Tomic appeared to be struggling throughout the set in the hot Rod Laver Arena conditions and withdrew when Nadal served out the set 6-4.
The withdrawal was greeted with boos from sections of the crowd who had hoped to see the Aussie push the world No.1.
The Tomic-Nadal match was delayed by more than an hour after Lleyton Hewitt rallied from two sets down but came up short against Andreas Seppi.
Hewitt had a match point at 5-4 in the deciding set but couldn't convert, then was broken by Seppi in his next service game as the Italian grabbed control and served out the match 7-6 6-3 5-7 5-7 7-5.
Earlier, Aussie teenager Nick Kyrgios announced his arrival as a future star with an impressive four-set win over Benjamin Becker in the first round of the Australian Open.
Kyrgios battled shoulder problems throughout the latter stages of the match but was still too good for Becker, winning the fourth set in a tiebreak to record a 6-3 6-7 6-2 7-6 result.
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Fellow Aussie Marinko Matosevic lost out after an epic five-set struggle in sweltering heat at Melbourne Park.
The Melburnian went down to Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-2 on Show Court 2 in temperatures exceeding 40C.
Storm Sanders and James Duckworth also suffered early exits, Sanders in three sets at the hands of Italy's Camila Giorgi and Duckworth in three to Roger Federer.
Other Aussies in action today include Lleyton Hewitt facing Andreas Seppi and Bernard Tomic playing world No 1 Rafael Nadal in the most mouth-watering clash tonight.
Defending champ Victoria Azarenka won her opening match in straight sets.
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