One extra precautions were in place inside the venue for those Spectators lucky enough to be watching on the main show courts.

Serena Williams opened her bid for that elusive record Equalling 24th major title with a comfortable straight sets win over Laura Segment, dropping just two games in the process.

Williams has been nursing a shoulder injury in the build up but still made it off court in time to catch the end of the Super Bowl.

Praised fellow American Tom Brady in her post match news conference.

I just was watching as much as I could and my only word is unbelievable.

I kept saying This is unbelievable, This is unreal.

You can't say it was the system He was at formally its's definitely Tom Brady that, um he's Tom Brady.

He's amazing.

Another former Australian Open champion's safely through to round two is named Hayasaka.

She made light work of her opponent, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in just over an hour.

Fans watching on Rod Laver Arena weren't required to wear marks on a soccer was pleased toe have from there.

That for me is something really positive to take in, and all in all, I think just, I don't know, I haven't walked around the grounds or anything, so I don't know what it feels like to be, um, a person in the stands like a spectator.

But for me, as a player, it felt pretty normal.

Organizers have several safety checks in operation for the two week event.

More than 800 hand sanitizer dispensers have also been installed together with Q R Co checks, click and collect food and drink orders on daily deep cleaning.