Fans arrive at the Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park as the Australian Open gets under way
Tim Henman narrowly manages to take the opening set against Russian opponent Dmitry Tursunov
Tursunov holds his nerve and bounces back in emphatic style to take the second and third sets
Henman looks set to level in the fourth after leading 5-1, but loses the next six games to slump to a 7-5 3-6 4-6 5-7 defeat
Germany's Julia Schruff causes the first upset of the tournament with victory over ninth seed Elena Dementieva
Venus Williams wins the first set against 18-year-old Tszvetana Pironkova but produces plenty of unforced errors
Playing in her first Grand Slam event, Pironkova pounces on Williams' loose play and takes the match 2-6 6-0 9-7
David Nalbandian makes a strong start against Danai Udomchoke but eventually needs five sets to see off the Thai
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova is hugely impressive in her opening 6-2 6-1 win over Sandra Kloesel
Top seed Lindsay Davenport sees off Australian wildcard Casey Dellacqua 6-2 6-1 without ever finding top gear
Jelena Dokic suffers a disappointing return to Australia, seeing two match points slip away before losing to Virginie Razzano
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