For five games in the second set, Serena Williams played almost flawless tennis in her first-round match at the Australian Open. U.S. Open finalist Pliskova following her title win at the Brisbane International with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Sara Sorribes Tormo. Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic got his campaign started with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Dustin Brown. 24 Alexander Zverev held off Robin Haase, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, No. 25 Gilles Simon beat U.S. wild-card entry Michael Mmoh, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 and No.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2017 03:23 UTC