The top five seeds in action on day two of the 2008 Australian Open advanced in straight sets.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, and Daniela Hantuchova have secured berths in the second round of the Grand Slam.
Notable first round losers included Marion Bartoli, Dinara Safina, Agnes Szavay, and Lucie Safarova. Australian veteran Nicole Pratt lost to Nadia Petrova and announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis.
First Round Singles Results on January 15, 2008
(2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 63 61
(4) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 75 63
(6) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 00 ret. (right knee injury)
(8) Venus Williams (USA) d. Yan Zi (CHN) 62 75
(9) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Vania King (USA) 63 75
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. (10) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 67(3) 64 63
(14) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Nicole Pratt (AUS) 61 63
(Q) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (16) Dinara Safina (RUS) 76(4) 46 62
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. (20) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 36 64 75
(21) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 64 76(4)
Catalina Castaño (COL) d. (22) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 61 64
(24) Li Na (CHN) d. Severine Brémond (FRA) 62 46 64
(27) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Meilen Tu (USA) 64 46 63
(28) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 46 60 97
(29) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Olga Savchuk (UKR) 60 61
(31) Sania Mirza (IND) d. (WC) Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) 64 62
Tathiana Garbin (ITA) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 62 62
Akiko Morigami (JPN) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 62 62
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. Martina Müller (GER) 75 63
Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. Clarisa Fernández (ARG) 63 63
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 61 61
Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) d. Laura Granville (USA) 61 64
Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) d. (Q) Angelika Bachmann (GER) 76(3) 64
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 64 64
Anne Kremer (LUX) d. Evgenia Linetskaya (ISR) 76(8) 60
Camille Pin (FRA) d. (Q) Monica Niculescu (ROU) 57 61 61
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 61 61
Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) d. (WC) Christina Wheeler (AUS) 61 62
Mariya Koryttseva (UKR) d. María Emilia Salerni (ARG) 62 63
(Q) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d. (WC) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 64 63
(Q) Marta Domachowska (POL) d. (WC) Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 61 61
(Q) Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 75 46 97
