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Rafael Nadal will compete in next month's Rio Olympics. (AP)
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2. After facing the defeat Rafael Nadal said: It's a hard and painful loss.. was playing amazing in the last set… more aggressive than me. He took more risks than me, and he won. Probably he deserved. (Reuters)
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3. Fernando Verdasco has knocked fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal out of the opening Grand Slam of the season, beating his fellow Spanish lefthander 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round. (AP)
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4. Second-seeded Andy Murray has had little trouble advancing to the second round, beating sometime practice partner Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. Murray, who has lost in all four finals he has contested at Melbourne Park, broke Zverev's serve to open the second and third sets and dominated his opponent throughout. Zverev wasn't helped by seven double-faults. (AP)
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5. Men's number four seed Stan Wawrinka was given early passage into the second round after his opponent, Russia's Dmitry Tursunov, retired at the end of the second set. (Reuters)
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6. Tenth seeded American John Isner has won a battle of big servers against Jerzy Janowicz, dishing out 37 aces to the Pole's 10 to seal a second-round berth 6-3 7-6(7) 6-3. (AP)
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7. Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic has hit the ground running at Melbourne Park, racing into the second round with an 86-minute 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory over France's Lucas Pouille. (AP)
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8. Number eight seed David Ferrer of Spain eased past Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 6-4 6-4 6-2. (AP)
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9. Bernard Tomic has regrouped to get his Australian Open 2016 campaign off to an impressive start on Tuesday night, rebounding from a first-set loss and a fourth-set delay after a fan suffered a seizure in the crowd. The top-ranked Australian posted a 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over the big-serving Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, but it was a 15-minute postponement of play during the opening game of the fourth set which had both players concerned.(AP)
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10. Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek has become the oldest man to win a match at the Australian Open in more than 38 years. Stepanek, who is 37 years and 65 days old, defeated Tatsuma Ito of Japan 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in 3 hours, 16 minutes Tuesday to advance to the second round.(AP)
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11. Spain’s Feliciano Lopez tharashed Australian Open debutant Dan Evans by 6-1 6-0 6-4 on Tuesday. Evan had to come through three rounds of qualifying to take his place in the main draw. Lopez will now face either Steve Darcis or Guido Pella in the second round.(Reuters)
