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The first day from Melbourne Park as Venus Williams is defeated in the women’s draw and Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios headline the evening session in the men’s draw
Tennis fans take selfies outside the venue as the gates open at 10am.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Youngsters arrive with tennis balls ready to get them signed by the players.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Kyle Edmund lashes a forehand against the South African No 11 seed Kevin Anderson in the first match of the day on court three.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Anderson hammers down a huge serve – the kind he’s made his name from.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Edmund unleashes his own 182km/h serve.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Edmund earns a shock five-set victory 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Denis Istomin, from Uzbekistan, reacts to a line-call in his match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Crowds suffer through a morning shower.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Backstage, ball girls and ball boys practise their technique.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Gilles Müller returns the ball against Federico Delbonis.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Aussie fans in fine voice.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Action on the outer courts.
Photograph: Jonny Weeks for the Guardian
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland serves in her first round match against Venus Williams of the US.
Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Venus Williams of the US reacts during a news conference after losing her match.
Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov makes a backhand return to Austria’s Dennis Novak during their first-round match.
Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP
Australia’s Matthew Ebden celebrates after defeating the United States’ John Isner in their first-round match.
Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP
(GUARDIAN)
