Former champion Maria Sharapova has been dumped out of the Australian Open in the first round in Melbourne…the Russian lost in three sets to compatriot Maria Kirilenko.
However British Number One Andy Murray is safely through thanks to a straight sets win over South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, while Andy Roddick has also progressed.
Later today Louk Sorensen will become the first Irishman to play a Grandslam tennis event in 24 years as he takes on Yen Hsun Lu of Taiwan.
