Stan Wawrinka
As Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek, Djokovic's coaching team, looked on, while the Serb flexed his elbow with a rope, over his head and side to side, time after time as he completed the final preparations for his much-anticipated return. Local girl Aiava started off with some powerful hitting before the Halep fought back to win in straight sets 7-6, 6-1.
Federer's amusing reply garnered the biggest applause yet, with the crowd whooping and whistling as he was able to finally match Ferrell's banter.
Roger Federer prefers to think of Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic as the favorites for the Australian Open title, despite entering as defending champion and coming off a worry-free preparation.
Federer, the reigning champion at Melbourne Park, is the prohibitive favourite to clinch Grand Slam title No. 20 at the first major of the new season.
Djokovic lost in the second round a year ago, but won five of the previous six Australian Open titles.
Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and 2014 victor Stan Wawrinka returned from injuries that had sidelined them since Wimbledon, top-ranked Simona Halep recovered from 5-2 down in her first set and a tumble in the second, and 2016 champion Angelique Kerber continued her wonderful return to form. After all, two more over-30s have already won two of the five tournaments played this year, Gael Monfils in Doha, Gilles Simon in Pune.
In women's section, Maria Sharapova defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria, 6-1, 6-to advance to the second round of the event.
If there were nerves, they were not obvious as Djokovic ripped through the first two sets. In the victory, Djokovic won 79 percent of his first serve points and 71 percent of his second serve points.
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German Andrea Petkovic won the final three games to beat two-time Wimbledon victor Petra Kvitova 6-3 4-6 10-8 in a thrilling first-round encounter, which lasted two hours and 52 minutes. Not that Bedene did not play his part in a classy contest, with some fine, high-pace rallies and just one break in each set.
Halep plays Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in the next round. Apart from some blazing shot-making, a highlight of the day was Federer's post-match interview with actor and comedian Will Ferell.
"[It was] a surprise". I know how much this crowd means to you, they're an fantastic crowd, but does it get annoying when they just scream, "C'mon Roger" over and over again? "I'm not sure, but it's definitely a lot of fun right now".
"Roger I know how much this crowd means to you, they're an wonderful crowd".
-Alexander "Sascha" Zverev's status as the most promising next-gen star and his world ranking of 4 are irrelevant to his pet. "I'll make the most of it", he added. Others aiming for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, be scared.
But I did feel nerves and I did feel a bit sceptical whether I'm going to be able to continue playing well as I have the last couple weeks in the practice sessions.
Federer: They remind me of my name.
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