The first person to place a competitive, sneakered toe on Rod Laver Arena on day one of the Djokovic-less Australian Open was a 34-year-old mother who had her second child last year. When she was pregnant with her first child, Tatjana Maria changed to a single-handed backhand.
On day one the Open was doing what it does best.
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