Live updates from Day 1 of the Australian Open Wally Masur says it will be a tough ask for a number of Australians to advance from the first round of their home grand slam when they take to the courts on Monday and Tuesday. Fox Sports News reporter Julian de Stoop says the focus will be firmly fixed on the top home-grown hopes as the Australian Open gets underway at Melbourne Park today. Ashleigh Barty believes she can get a result when she takes on the World number one Serena Williams, after the teenager was drawn against the American in the opening round of the Australian open. Casey Dellacqua keeps her eye on the ball against Vera Zvonareva. Picture: Michael Klein. AN impressive Casey Dellacqua has secured the first local win in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The Perth girl took full advantage of an error-strewn performance by Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva to win 6-2 6-2. She will play Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in the next round. Elsewhere, Jarmila Gajdosova failed to break her Australian Open duck, losing to Angelique Kerber despite a stirring fightback. The Slovakian-born Melburnian was a set down when she went over on her left ankle at the start of the second set. After lengthy treatment she stormed back into the match, winning the set 6-0. However, the German found her form in the decider and too many unforced errors from Gajdosova condemned her to a ninth straight first-round exit at Melbourne Park. Other Aussies in action today include Samantha Stosur, Jordan Thompson, Sam Groth and of course 17-year-old Ashleigh Barty in tonight's blockbuster against Serena Williams. Stay with us for live news and score updates throughout the day and have your say on what's happening,