Australian Open 2013 Melbourne - Tennis Day 1

THE 2013 Australian Open kicks off today at 11am AEDT. Join us for all the latest results and news from Melbourne Park.

 We will be covering every winner, tantrum and controversy of the Open from 11am till the end of play every day for the next two weeks.

The weather is perfect today, with the bureau predicting sunny conditions with a top of 23 degrees.

FIVE MATCHES NOT TO MISS TODAY

Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) v 8-Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) As Pat Cash advised, pull up a comfy chair, put on the jug and settle in for a baseline dogfight tonight.

29-Sam Stosur (Aus) v Kai-Chen Chang (Tai) Centre-court intrigue starts with the second match as Sammy tries to bury her home demons.

Casey Dellacqua (Aus) v Madison Keys (US) The leftie, on another injury comeback, will need to be ready for the talented 17-year-old US wildcard.

32-Julien Benneteau (Fra) v Grigor Dimitrov (Bul)  A snapshot of the future with the emerging young Dimitrov against the in-form Frenchman.

Viktor Troicki (Ser) v 31-Radek Stepanek (Cze)
The tall Serb is one of those dangerous unseeded foes in what shapes as a marathon match.

And here's the main matches today:

ROD LAVER ARENA

From 11am:
Olga Puchkova (Rus) v 2-Maria Sharapova (Rus)
Kai-Chen Chang (Tpe) v 9-Sam Stosur (Aus)
1-Novak Djokovic (Srb) v Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra)

From 7pm
Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) v 8-Janko Tipsarevic (Srb)
13-Ana Ivanovic (Srb) v Melinda Czink (Hun)

HISENSE ARENA

From 11am:
25-Venus Williams (USA) v Galina Voskoboeva (Kaz)
David Goffin (Bel) v 22-Fernando Verdasco (Spa)
15-Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) v Ashleigh Barty (Aus)

Not before 5pm
4-David Ferrer (Esp) v Olivier Rochus (Bel)

MARGARET COURT ARENA

From 11am:
6-Li Na (Chn) v Sesil Karatantcheva (Kaz)
Bojana Bobusic (Aus) v 4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol)
23-Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) v Matthew Ebden (Aus)
Casey Dellacqua (Aus) v Madison Keys (US)

From 7pm
Albert Ramos (Spa) v 28-Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp)

OTHER AUSSIES

Show Court 3
John Millman (Aus) v Tatsuma Ito (Jpn)

Court 6
Vesna Dolonc (Srb) v Olivia Rogowska (Aus)

Court 7
Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) v Sacha Jones (Aus)