2018 - AUSTRALIAN OPEN - AUSTRALIA January 15, 2018

Nails and nailbiters: Day One's best photos from the Australian Open

All the best photos from the first day of main-draw action at Melbourne Park.

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Monica Puig against Samantha Stosur (Getty)

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Samantha Stosur serves at her home Slam (Getty)

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The crowds enjoy the sunshine in Melbourne Park (Getty)

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Australia's Jaimee Fourlis hits a return against her compatriot Olivia Rogowska (Getty)

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Sloane Stephens hits a return against Zhang Shuai (Getty)

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Belinda Bencic celebrates beating Venus Williams (Getty)

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Venus Williams stretches for a forehand (Getty)

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Jelena Ostapenko grabs her hair (Getty)

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CoCo Vandeweghe misses a return against Timea Babos (Getty)

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Umbrellas are proving useful to shelter from rain and sun in Melbourne (Getty)

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Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine is congratulated after winning her first-round match against Peng Shuai (Getty)

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Daria Gavrilova serves against Irina Falconi (Getty)

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Caroline Wozniacki blows a kiss after beating Mihaela Buzarnescu (Getty)

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