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Caught

Victoria Azarenka happily signs autographs for the fans at Rod Laver Arena after successfully kicking off her Australian Open title defence. The Belarusian world no. 1 and top seed this year at Melbourne Park was forced to work hard against the tricky Monica Niculescu before finally subduing the Romanian 6-1 6-4 to advance to the second round.

Tweeted

“Failure teaches success”, Japanese saying. Thanks everyone for the great support everyday. Next match…double at @AustralianOpen.”

Despite losing her opening round singles match at Australian Open 2013, Daniela Hantuchova remains upbeat about her tournament prospects.

Popcorn

The Popcorn Tennis “Pictorious” award goes to…Serena Williams. This striking image shows Williams on the ground after twisting her ankle while playing Edina Gallovits-Hall, who looks on with concern. Williams still managed to win 6-0 6-0. Follow the Popcorn Tennis Live Blog for continuous, bite-sized coverage of Australian Open 2013.