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Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic begin play

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Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia makes a forehand return to Shelby Rogers of the U.S. in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.Lee Jin-man/The Associated Press

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Serena Williams plays a shot during her women's singles match against Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck on day two of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2015.WILLIAM WEST/AFP / Getty Images

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Ukraine's Illya Marchenko walks on the court as he plays against Canada's Milos Raonic during their men's singles match on day two of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2015.MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP / Getty Images

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Australia's Lleyton Hewitt shouts during his men's singles match against Zhang Ze of China.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP / Getty Images

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A young fan poses against an oversized tennis ball as Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm plays against Anna Tatishvili of the US during their women's singles match on day two of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2015.PAUL CROCK/AFP / Getty Images

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Canada's Milos Raonic poses for a selfie with fans after his victory against Ukraine's Illya Marchenko.MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP / Getty Images

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France's Lucas Pouille celebrates winning a point during his men's singles match against compatriot Gael Monfils.WILLIAM WEST/AFP / Getty Images

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France's Gael Monfils plays a shot during his men's singles match against compatriot Lucas Pouille.WILLIAM WEST/AFP / Getty Images

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France's Gael Monfils plays a shot during his men's singles match against compatriot Lucas Pouille.WILLIAM WEST/AFP / Getty Images

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Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm serves against Anna Tatishvili of the US during their women's singles match.PAUL CROCK/AFP / Getty Images

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Zhang Ze of China plays a shot during his men's singles match against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP / Getty Images

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Italy's Camila Giorgi reacts as she plays Italy's Flavia Pennetta during their women's singles match on day two of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2015.PAUL CROCK/AFP / Getty Images

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A lineswoman watches as France's Julien Benneteau plays during his men's singles match against Germany's Benjamin Becker.GREG WOOD/AFP / Getty Images

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Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm takes a break as she plays against Anna Tatishvili of the US during their women's singles match on day two of the 2015 Australian Open tennis tournament.PAUL CROCK/AFP / Getty Images

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia signs autographs after defeating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia.ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA/Reuters

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