Australian teen Thanasi Kokkinakis has ousted 11th seed Ernests Gulbis in a five-set Australian Open epic.
Thanasi Kokkinakis celebrates after beating Ernests Gulbis. Source: AFP
AUSSIE young guns Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have pulled off stunning five-set victories on day one at the Australian Open.
The rising stars of Australian tennis lit up Melbourne Park's night session, showcasing their exciting futures.
Kokkinakis stunned Latvian No.11 seed Ernests Gulbis - staving off four match points - before prevailing 5-7, 6-0, 1-6, 7-6, 8-6.
Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic has been stunned at the Australian Open, losing to Lucie Hradecka.
Kyrgios was equally brave, overcoming a back complaint on his way to a 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 win over Argentine Federirco Delbonis.
It was a stunning performance from Kokkinakis as he served his way out of trouble on several occasions in the fourth and fifth sets.
Kyrgios never looked settled by a string of scorching winners overpowered Delbonis on Margaret Court Arena.
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Earlier, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova have cruised into the second round of the Australian Open with straight set wins on Rod Laver Arena.
Federer eased past Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 before Sharapova took to the court where she brushed past qualifer Petra Martic 6-4, 6-1.
Eugenie Bouchard also got her Australian Open off to a solid start, battling past Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.
Sam Groth is through to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Filip Krajinovic in straight sets.
On Hisense Arena Bernard Tomic won through to the second round of the Australian Open after a hard-fought four-set win over Germany's Tobias Kamke.
Tomic joins fellow Aussies Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth in the next round after the pair had earlier won five-setters on Day 1.
Sam Groth was the fourth Australian man to progress to the second round when he overcame Filip Krajinovic in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
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Tomic was broken early but fought back to win the first set before losing the second; however, he settled after that to win 7-5, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.
Duckworth eventually prevailed over Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic after a slog on Court 6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3, 2-6, in three hours, 45 mins.
Matosevic also had to grind out a five-set win, coming back from two sets to one down to defeat Russian qualifier Alexander Kudryavtsev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-5 6-3 on Court 3 in 3h 28mins.
Roger Federer has cruised through to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets.
Meanwhile, Ana Ivanovic became the first high-profile casualty of this year's tournament, losing to qualifier Lucie Hradecka 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Fan favourite and seventh seed Eugenie Bouchard avoided a similar fate as she won 6-2, 6-4 over Anna-Lena Friedsam, in a match that was tougher than the scoreline would suggest.
Earlier, Jarmila Gajdosova broke her Melbourne Park hoodoo, finally winning an Australian Open match at the 10th attempt.
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The Aussie beat Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru 6-3 6-4 at Margaret Court Arena to become the first Australian to secure a spot in the second round.
Storm Sanders failed to progress, however, beaten 7-5 6-4 by Czech Klara Koukalova, while Jordan Thompson also fell at the first hurdle, losing in straight sets to Portugal's Joao Sousa.
John Millman was eliminated by Argentinian No.26 seed Leonardo Mater in straight sets, 3-6 3-6 2-6, while Luke Saville was also beaten in straight sets by American Tim Smyczek, 6-7 (2) 5-7 4-6.
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