Andy Murray crushed Robin Haase 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 during an entertaining game of tennis. "It was a good start," Murray said. "Nice to win in straight sets. It took a little while to get used to the breeze. I've come close here a few times, so to finally get a slam [in New York] was great and I'll try to focus on the second part of my career now."Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesCaroline Wozniacki, here sending a backhand towards Sabine Lisicki, took three sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-3) to see off the unseeded GermanPhotograph: Michael Dodge/Getty ImagesDefending champion Victoria Azarenka is all smiles as she signs autographs for fans after easing past Monica Niculescu 6-1, 6-4Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Roger Federer showed no signs of rustiness in his first match of the year as he breezed past France's Benoît Paire 6-2, 6-4, 6-1Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersThere was an injury scare for Serena Williams in the fifth game of the first set, when stretching for a forehand, her right ankle gave way on her and she tumbled hard to the court, where she lay in pain for two minutes. After treatment she continued her 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Edina Gallovits-Hall which only took 54 minutesPhotograph: Robert Prezioso/Getty ImagesSpectators can cool off in front of water vapour fans as temperatures creep up Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAThese tattoos belong to Karolina Pliskova who lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to Eleni DaniilidouPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPAPetra Kvitova plays a delicate backhand during her 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over Francesca Schiavone Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesJo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates his straight sets (6-4, 7-5, 6-2) victory over Michael LlodraPhotograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesDonna Vekic attempts to cool down between games in her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andrea HlavackovaPhotograph: Tim Wimborne/ReutersWhat would make this headdresses even more impressive is if they've used their own hairPhotograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPABenjamin Becker focuses all his attention on the ball during his 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 victory over Aljaz Bedene Photograph: Dennis Sabangan/EPALaura Robson plays a backhand during her 6-2, 6-3 victory over Melanie Oudin Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesIt was this sort of determination which saw Daria Gavrilova through to the second round courtesy of a 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 victory over Lauren DavisPhotograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesIvan Dodig's tennis shoe lies on the court as Dodig argues with the umpire after losing a point - the shoe came off during his match against China's Wu Di. Dodig argued that play should have been stopped when his shoe came off but the umpire ruled against him. The incident didn't seem to affect Dodig as he triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3Photograph: Rob Griffith/APJarkko Nieminen celebrates his five set victory over Tommy Haas. It was a momentous effort by the unseeded Finn to beat the 19th seed 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6Photograph: Dita Alangkara/APThe Melbourne skyline looms in the background as Gael Monfils dispatches Alexandr Dolgopolov in four sets - 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesMelbourne Park at night as day two draws to a closePhotograph: Marianna Massey/Getty Images
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