The 2013 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Day 1 (14 January)
In men's singles, on the opening day, play began with the defending champion and world no. 1, Novak Djokovic, dismantling Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. The other top seeds cruised through with 4th-seed David Ferrer winning over Olivier Rochus and 5th-seed Tomáš Berdych over Michael Russell. Last year's quarterfinalist Kei Nishikori also came through over Victor Hănescu. Former finalist Marcos Baghdatis struggled to get past Spaniard Albert Ramos, winning in five sets; another seed in Fernando Verdasco, who was a former semifinalist, was also pushed to his limits, winning in 5 over David Goffin. All other seeds came through with the exception of 11th seed Juan Mónaco who lost to Andrey Kuznetsov after suffering from a back injury. The Australians didn't have a good day with all three that competed in the day losing. The first of which was Matthew Ebden falling to 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny despite leading 2 sets to 0. His exit was followed by Australian wildcard John Millman who fell also in five to Tatsuma Ito. In the final men's match of the day, 8th seed Janko Tipsarević defeated former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in three tight sets.
In women's singles, world no. 2 and last year's finalist Maria Sharapova defeated compatriot Olga Puchkova in 55 minutes. 4th seed Agnieszka Radwańska struggled but got through Australian wild card Bojana Bobusic to protect her record of 10–0 matches won all in straight sets in 2013. Other Australians fell as well with Ashleigh Barty losing to 15th seed Dominika Cibulková, Casey Dellacqua losing to Madison Keys, Sacha Jones losing to Kristýna Plíšková, and Olivia Rogowska losing to Vesna Dolonc. The only Australian to win in the day was 9th seed Samantha Stosur, ending her six-match losing streak in Australia to Chang Kai-chen. Venus Williams cruised past her first-round match over Galina Voskoboeva. Li Na, the 2011 finalist and 6th seed, also won over Sesil Karatantcheva. 11th seed Marion Bartoli needed an hour and forty minutes in a win over Anabel Medina Garrigues. The only seed to fall was 32nd seed Mona Barthel losing to Ksenia Pervak. Day 1 attendance: 61,955 Seeds out: Men's singles: Juan Mónaco Women's singles: Mona Barthel Schedule of Play
Matches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 1st round Maria Sharapova Olga Puchkova6–0, 6–0Women's singles 1st round Samantha Stosur Chang Kai-chen7–6(7–3), 6–3Men's singles 1st round Novak Djokovic Paul-Henri Mathieu6–2, 6–4, 7–5Men's singles 1st round Janko Tipsarević Lleyton Hewitt7–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Ana Ivanovic Melinda Czink6–2, 6–1Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 1st round Venus Williams Galina Voskoboeva6–1, 6–0Men's singles 1st round Fernando Verdasco David Goffin6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Women's singles 1st round Dominika Cibulková Ashleigh Barty [WC]3–6, 6–0, 6–1Men's singles 1st round David Ferrer Olivier Rochus6–3, 6–4, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 1st round Li Na Sesil Karatantcheva6–1, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Agnieszka Radwańska Bojana Bobusic [WC]7–5, 6–0Men's singles 1st round Mikhail Youzhny Matthew Ebden4–6, 6–7(0–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–3Women's singles 1st round Madison Keys [WC] Casey Dellacqua6–4, 7–6(7–0)Men's singles 1st round Marcos Baghdatis Albert Ramos6–7(0–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Colored background indicates a night match Matches started at 11:00 am. Night matches did not start before 7:00 pm.
Day 2 (15 January)
In men's singles, World no. 3 and US Open champion Andy Murray started things off in his half with an over Robin Haase. world no. 2 and Wimbledon champion Roger Federer made quick work of Benoît Paire. Other top seeds, 7th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 6th seed Juan Martín del Potro also got through over Frenchmen Michaël Llodra and Adrian Mannarino, respectively. Other seeds also came through with 9th seed Richard Gasquet winning over Albert Montañés, 12th seed Marin Čilić defeating Marinko Matosevic, and 13th seed Milos Raonic winning over Jan Hájek. Australians Luke Saville and John-Patrick Smith fell to Go Soeda and to João Sousa. In the battle of the Aussie wildcards James Duckworth outlasted compatriot Ben Mitchell. Australian hope Bernard Tomic made quick work of Leonardo Mayer. Many seeds fell in the day; 18th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov losing to Gaël Monfils, and was joined by 19th seed Tommy Haas, 27th seed Martin Kližan, and 29th seed Thomaz Bellucci.
In women's singles, day two play began with the defending champion and top seeded, Victoria Azarenka came through with a victory over the often-unpredictable Monica Niculescu. Serena Williams continued her good form with a win over Edina Gallovits-Hall, despite twisting her ankle at the 5th game of the first set. 8th seed Petra Kvitová struggled to get past Francesca Schiavone, winning. 10th seed and former world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki also needed 3 sets against Sabine Lisicki winning despite being down 0–3 in the third. Other seeds Maria Kirilenko and Sloane Stephens got through with wins over Vania King and Simona Halep respectively. 20th seed Yanina Wickmayer ended the hopes of Australian Jarmila Gajdošová with a win. The biggest upset of the day and the tournament so far was when 7th seed and last year's quarterfinalist Sara Errani fell to Spaniard Carla Suárez Navarro. Another major upset was when Kimiko Date-Krumm became the oldest woman in the Open era to win a main draw match at the Australian Open with a victory over 12th seed Nadia Petrova. Other upsets included 24th seed and Brisbane finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova losing to Lesia Tsurenko, 28th seed Yaroslava Shvedova losing to Annika Beck, and 31st seed Urszula Radwańska to Jamie Hampton.
Day 2 attendance: 68,055 Seeds out: Men's Singles: Alexandr Dolgopolov , Tommy Haas , Martin Kližan , Thomaz Bellucci Women's Singles: Sara Errani , Nadia Petrova , Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova , Yaroslava Shvedova , Urszula Radwańska Schedule of Play
Matches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's singles 1st round Andy Murray Robin Haase6–3, 6–1, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Victoria Azarenka Monica Niculescu6–1, 6–4Men's singles 1st round Roger Federer Benoît Paire6–2, 6–4, 6–1Men's singles 1st round Bernard Tomic Leonardo Mayer6–3, 6–2, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Yanina Wickmayer Jarmila Gajdošová [WC]6–1, 7–5Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 1st round Caroline Wozniacki Sabine Lisicki2–6, 6–3, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Serena Williams Edina Gallovits-Hall6–0, 6–0Men's singles 1st round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Michaël Llodra6–4, 7–5, 6–2Men's singles 1st round Juan Martín del Potro Adrian Mannarino [Q]6–1, 6–2, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 1st round Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani 6–4, 6–4Women's singles 1st round Petra Kvitová Francesca Schiavone6–4, 2–6, 6–2Women's singles 1st round Sloane Stephens Simona Halep6–1, 6–1Men's singles 1st round Marin Čilić Marinko Matosevic6–4, 7–5, 6–2Men's singles 1st round Gaël Monfils Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–3Coloured background indicates a night match Matches started at 11:00 am. Night matches did not start before 7:00 pm.
Day 3 (16 January)
In men's singles, It was 4th seed David Ferrer who started things off with a win over American lucky loser Tim Smyczek. He was joined in the third round by 5th seeded Czech Tomáš Berdych, who defeated Guillaume Rufin. Two other seeded Spaniards came through with 10th seed Nicolás Almagro defeating compatriot Daniel Gimeno-Traver and former semifinalist Fernando Verdasco who came through with ease against Xavier Malisse. Japanese Kei Nishikori triumph against opponent Carlos Berlocq to advance to the third round. In the battle of the Americans Sam Querrey took on Brian Baker and won when Baker retired when he was leading. Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis came back against Tatsuma Ito recovering from a slow start. The only seed to fall was 23rd seed Mikhail Youzhny, when he lost to compatriot Evgeny Donskoy. In the final match of the day, 2-time defending champion Novak Djokovic made quick work of American Ryan Harrison.
In women's singles, Angelique Kerber was the first to advance to the 3rd round with a victory over Czech Lucie Hradecká. She was joined by Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska who remains undefeated in 2013 defeating Irina-Camelia Begu. Serbians 13th seed Ana Ivanovic and 22nd seed Jelena Janković both won against Chan Yung-jan and Maria João Koehler respectively to set up a third round clash. Julia Görges is also quietly going about the draw with a win over Romina Oprandi 2nd seed Maria Sharapova won 24 straight games with another win over Misaki Doi. Venus Williams also got through easily over France's Alizé Cornet to set up a third-round meeting with Sharapova. However, Australia's hope Samantha Stosur wasn't so fortunate leading the falling seeds when she lost to Zheng Jie after leading and serving for the match at 5–2 in the third set. Stosur was joined by other seeds Sydney finalistDominika Cibulková, Klára Zakopalová, Tamira Paszek.
Day 3 attendance: 66,568 Seeds out: Men's Singles: Mikhail Youzhny Women's Singles: Samantha Stosur , Dominika Cibulková , Klára Zakopalová , Tamira Paszek Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo , Santiago González / Scott Lipsky , Julian Knowle / Filip Polášek , František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza , Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova Schedule of Play
Matches on Rod Laver ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Agnieszka Radwańska Irina-Camelia Begu6–3, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Tomáš Berdych Guillaume Rufin6–2, 6–2, 6–4Women's singles 2nd round Zheng Jie Samantha Stosur 6–4, 1–6, 7–5Women's singles 2nd round Venus Williams Alizé Cornet 6–3, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Novak Djokovic Ryan Harrison 6–1, 6–2, 6–3Matches on Hisense ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreMen's singles 2nd round Nicolás Almagro Daniel Gimeno-Traver6–4, 6–1, 6–2Women's singles 2nd round Li Na Olga Govortsova6–2, 7–5Men's singles 2nd round Marcos Baghdatis Tatsuma Ito3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2Women's singles 2nd round Maria Sharapova Misaki Doi6–0, 6–0Matches on Margaret Court ArenaEventWinnerLoserScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Angelique Kerber Lucie Hradecká6–3, 6–1Women's singles 2nd round Julia Görges Romina Oprandi6–3, 6–2Men's singles 2nd round David Ferrer Tim Smyczek [LL]6–0, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3Women's singles 2nd round Ana Ivanovic Chan Yung-jan [Q]7–5, 1–6, 6–4Men's singles 2nd round Fernando Verdasco Xavier Malisse6–1, 6–3, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Matches started at 11:00 am. Night matches did not start before 7:00 pm.
Day 4 (17 January)
In men's singles, day four play began with British Andy Murray having an easy win over Portuguese João Sousa. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcomes Japanese Go Soeda in three tight sets, while compatriot Richard Gasquet made quick work of Alejandro Falla. Big serving Canadian and 13th seed Milos Raonic stormed pass Lukáš Rosol. The Australians had mixed results with James Duckworth falling to Blaž Kavčič in a tight five setter and with Bernard Tomic winning in a tight four setter over German qualifier Daniel Brands. Sixth seed Juan Martín del Potro continues with ease winning over Benjamin Becker. 17-time slam champion Roger Federer defeated a resurgent Nikolay Davydenko. Two seeds fell, with 25th seed Florian Mayer losing convincingly to Lithuanian qualifier Ričardas Berankis, and 30th seed Marcel Granollers falling to Jérémy Chardy. Frenchman Gaël Monfils outlasted Chinese Taipei's Lu Yen-hsun.