Alţi doi favoriţi şi-au respectat statutul:
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 1) [1] – Hyeon Chung (Corea, 51) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Agnieszka Radwanska (Polonia, 4) [4] – Christina McHale (SUA, 65) 6-2, 6-3
Iată declaraţiile celor doi, imediat după încheierea partidelor:
The world No. 1 starts his 2016 Australian Open campaign with a win https://t.co/lIKeq4z8xk
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2016
Radwanska through to the 2nd round https://t.co/3g8YL9jNsA
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 18, 2016