Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan during their men's singles first round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 19, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova glittered under the Rod Laver Arena lights on Monday, restoring order at the Australian Open after eight women's seeds crashed out in the afternoon sun on a manic opening day.
The evergreen Federer strolled into the second round with a classy 6-4 6-2 7-5 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun before fellow second seed Sharapova ruined Croatian qualifier Petra Martic's 24th birthday with a 6-4 6-1 victory.
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