Lacko looks like the kind of guy who would look at home surfing the waves on Bondi Beach. That eye-catching pink bandana keeping his long, golden curly locks in place. The 26-year-old remains aggressive and is rewarded with a comfortable hold to love.

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Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

"The latest of the 'super coaches' has arrived - Stefan Edberg has just reacquainted himself with the spotlight by holding a media scrum following his first practice session with Roger Federer. The Swede is pencilled in for 10 weeks with the 17-time Grand Slam champion this year, and is likely to cross paths with old rivals Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang and the rest along the way. Federer is certainly pretty relaxed about the arrangement, saying over the weekend: 'We'll see how it goes really. If it doesn't work, we'll go back to practice maybe, do something different, and you figure things out on the practice courts again'."

The match unfolding as the bookies had predicted, with Djokovic consolidating his break with a clinical hold which included an ace. A healthy number of spectators filling the Rod Laver Arena with only a few empty seats to be seen.

Jeremy Bates
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"Already Djokovic is establishing his rhythm from the back of the court and keeping an incredible depth. Lacko will have to try some high risk shots from the positions on the court that Djokovic is keeping him in."

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Two break points for Djokovic as Lacko goes wide. The Slovakian sporting one of the most eye-catching ensemble at the Australian Open A pink bandana and a purple t-shirt suggest he did not look in the mirror before heading out on court. Nevertheless, he can't blame his attire for falling behind early. He drags a forehand into the tramlines to gift Djokovic a break.

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Many of you probably already know that Djokovic is bidding to become just the second man in history to win five Australian Open titles. There a number of opponents to overcome before the world number two can let such thoughts enter his mind, but it's so far so good for the Serb as he wins another game. Oh, who was the first man to win five or more Australian Open titles you ask? Roy Emerson, of course.

There was a bit more oomph behind Djokovic's counter-punches towards the end of the opening game as he wriggled out of trouble. Lacko comfortable on his own serve, securing the hold with an ace.

First blow to Lacko as he steals the first point of the game. The Slovakian makes a fine start, easing to 15-30. Blimey! Crumbs! Gosh! Djokovic's double-handed backhand goes wide, presenting Lacko with double set points. Who could have predicted that? The next couple of points far more predictable, though, with Djokovic dragging the game to deuce and, from 15-40 down, the defending champion eases to advantage before wrapping up the game with a forehand winner.

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For those of you who keep a close eye on Slovakian tennis then you will perhaps already know that Lukas Lacko is ranked 96 in the world and reached the Australian Open third round last year as a qualifier. According to the ATP website, , externalboth Lacko's parents are teachers and hard courts are his favourite surface.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic, a man aiming to win a fourth straight title in Melbourne, has strolled onto the court, as has his opponent Lukas Lacko which means play will be under way shortly.

Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, was surprised that Novak Djokovic added Boris Becker to the team.

"I found it peculiar for him to be fiddling with his set-up when he's done so great with [Marian] Vajda," she said.

"I think he's been phenomenal for him - but sometimes if you've been with a coach for a long time you feel like you need some fresh perspective and some new ideas.

"Boris played a different game from Novak but I'm looking forward to seeing the kind of contribution he makes."

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, of course, set the trend by hiring Ivan Lendl as coach a couple of years ago, although Djokovic says Becker's addition to his team was not inspired by Lendl's success in helping Murray become a major winner.

We will soon find out what impact Britain's so-called favourite German will have on Novak Djokovic's game. The Serb will soon take on Slovakian Lukas Lacko on Rod Laver in the first night match of the tournament.

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"Whenever you make a change in life, it's a potential risk, right?" said Djokovic ahead of his first-round match. "But I don't want to think from that perspective.

"I believe with his great volleys, that aggressive kind of mindset also, from that point of view he can help me."

It is not the quick courts, the scorching heat or British woes which is the main topic of debate in Melbourne this year. Instead, the sight of eighties titans Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, as well as a number of other former players, around the locker rooms has caused some intrigue.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has called on Becker's expertise as he opts for a change of strategy, while Roger Federer has recruited Edberg as coach, but how will the BoDjo and Fedberg partnerships play out?

BBC Sport's Piers Newbery has been examining Boris Becker and the rise of the super coach.

In the battle of the ages, youth overcame experience as 16-year-old Belinda Bencic got the better of the ageless Kimiko Date Krumm who, at the last count, was 43.

For those of you who enjoy stats and such, then you might like to know that the match boasted the largest age gap since 47-year-old Martina Navratilova lost to 19-year-old Gisela Dulko at Wimbledon in 2004.

Bencic was coached from a young age by Melanie Molitor, better known as the mother of Martina Hingis, and the latter was courtside as the teenager won 6-4 4-6 6-3.

"[Hingis] gave me some advice, and I tried to do it," said the Swiss. "It was tactics and mental, just not all about tactics. I also had to do my game, and I think the most important part was in my head."

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For those of you who chose to sleep through the night then let's recap what's been going on in southern Australia. You're welcome. Eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka became the first man to reach the second round as his opponent, Andrey Golubev, retired injured. Third seed David Ferrer is through. The Spaniard beat Alejandro Gonzalez 6-3 6-4 6-4.

In the women's draw, fourth seed Li Na got the better of 16-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-2 6-0, while Ekaterina Makarova defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-4 6-4.

There were also victories for Angelique Kerber, Tomas Berdych, Sam Stosur, Ana Ivanovic and Julia Goerges.

You can keep up to date with the latest men's scores from day one in Melbourne and the women's singles latest scores on this very website.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"Heather Watson will be very frustrated to have lost a tight first-round match after battling through three rounds of qualifying, but she looks like her pre-glandular fever self, and in time should be confident of returning to the world's top 50."

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Heather Watson, who had come through three rounds of qualifying to make it to the first round, is ranked 121st after suffering with glandular fever in 2013 and the 21-year-old from Guernsey can expect to fall further down the rankings.

"I feel like it's an opportunity lost for me," she said after the defeat.

"I really looked forward to this draw, but I've played 10 matches already this year - if you'd told me that last year I would have taken it in a second.

"Even though I might be dropping in the rankings, I'm not worried about that. I've had a good start to the year, I've improved as a player, and it's been a positive few weeks."

David Law
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator

"She [Robson] has to get this wrist right. She has to become healthy. She had a right wrist problem last year and now she has a left wrist problem. She needs to play as many tournaments, as matches, as she possibly can just to become a tennis player again."

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Britain's doubles specialist Jamie Murray has just said on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra that Laura Robson played "rubbish".

The 19-year-old arrived in Melbourne with a wrist injury and was clearly not up to the task against last year's Wimbledon semi-finalist.

"It was up and down the whole time, and I don't think I ever really got into a rhythm at all," said Robson after her defeat.

"I wasn't really able to deal with her slice that well. It just didn't go well. I definitely expected to play better, but it happens.

"And I didn't really have any expectations going in because I didn't know what it was going to be like out there."