just over two hours of play but we ve already had an early shock. the eighth seed maria sakkari is out beaten in straight sets by spain s rebeka masarova. it s her third straight first round exit at a grand slam. britain s lily miyazaki gets under way against in the men s draw, the seeds are not safe either. 25th seed alexander bublik has lost in three sets to 2020 champion dominic thiem. the austrian is unseeded after being dogged by a wrist injury. later on tonight, the three time champion novak djokovic begins his quest to win a record extending 24th men s grand slam title. he plays the frenchman alexandre muller first, having missed last year s tournament due to his covid vaccination status. i see this every grand slam that i play right now is really a golden opportunity to make more history. so, of course, there is a big significance to that. i mean, iwouldn t say, you know,