AO 2009 CC Day 1, Buffer 1

By Peter BodoPublished January 19, 2009

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia serves during her first round match against Yvonne Meusburger of Austria during day one of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) — © 2009 Getty Images

Evening, all.

The 2009 Australian Open is less than five hours old, and we're up past the 1000 comment mark, with Novak Djokovic still on court and Roger Federer yet to play (anticipated around 5am TW time).

There have been no major surprises on day 1 so far. Djokovic's compatriots Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic went through in straight sets, as did Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro and Tomas Berdych in the men's draw. David Ferrer, a perennial Tribe favorite, was able to prevail in 5 sets over Denis Gremelmayr.

To keep things flowing, we'll post buffer posts during the day's play. Please keep your comments focused on tennis while the AO is going on.

-- Andrew Burton