Milos Raonic and Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel Monday night (Tuesday afternoon in Australia) and the result was the same as the last time — a three-set win for the tall Canadian.
Raonic and Brown met for the first time in the first round of last year's U.S. Open, where Raonic won in straight sets.
On Monday, Raonic defeated Brown 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Last year as the 13th-seeded player, Raonic had his best performance at Melbourne Park, advancing to the semifinals before losing to Andy Murray.
The 26-year-old Raonic is playing in his seventh Australian Open and in his 24th major. His best result so far has been a run to the Wimbledon final last year.
Williams finds redemption against Bencic
Serena Williams took her first step toward Australian Open title No. 7 and Grand Slam singles championship No. 23 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belinda Bencic.
Williams broke the Swiss player's service in the 10th game to clinch the first set. In the second set, she pulled out to a 5-0 lead but Bencic staged a comeback, breaking Williams' serve the first time she served for the match.
Serving for the match at 5-3, Williams double-faulted on her first match point before clinching it on her second when Bencic netted a backhand.
The last time the pair met — in the Toronto semifinals in 2015 — Bencic won in three sets.
Williams lost the Australian Open final last year to Angelique Kerber but won last year's Wimbledon title to equal Steffi Graf's Open era mark of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
Williams will play Lucie Safarova, who beat Yanina Wickmayer on Monday, in the second round.
Eugenie Bouchard was late starting her first-round match earlier Monday, so didn't waste any time in beating American Louisa Chirico 6-0, 6-4 in 56 minutes. The second round begins tomorrow in Melbourne.
Milos Raonic cruises to 1st-round victory at Australian Open
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