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After an opening day of rain, the Australian Open was flooded with home winners at Melbourne Park on Monday.

SNAPSHOT FROM DAY TWO OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK:

PLAYER OF THE DAY: Talia Gibson - the 20-year-old wildcard posted her maiden win at a grand slam to be the first home hope to reach the second round.

STAT OF THE DAY: Uninspired former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas bombed out with a four-set loss to American Alex Michelsen, marking the first time the Greek superstar has lost in the opening round at successive slams since his first two back in 2017. 

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I had this hunger to try and make a life out of tennis and to try to have a good beginning in my tennis career and my tennis journey. It's different than it is now." - former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas after being dumped out in the first round.

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TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Men's world No.1 Jannik Sinner, women's No.2 and No.3 Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, plus a cast of home hopes led by wildcards Gibson, James McCabe, Tristan Schoolkate and Ajla Tomljanovic advanced to the second round.