Australian Open: Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka win however Angelique Kerber loses

Serena Williams dispatched her most recent offer for a record-equalling 24th Thousand Pummel with a 56-minute destruction of Laura Siegemund at Australian Open. 

The American said it was "vintage Serena" as she whipped the German 6-1 6-1 before a little, exposed group on Bar Laver Field. 

US Open hero Naomi Osaka likewise made a persuading start with a 6-1 6-2 success over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. 

In any case, previous victor Angelique Kerber was the main seed to be taken out. 

The German 23rd seed, who was one of 72 player to go through 14 days in 'hard' isolate before the competition - limited to a lodging and incapable to prepare outside - was beaten 6-0 6-4 by American Bernarda Pera. 

Osaka and Williams had removed from warm-up occasions a week ago with shoulder issues however neither gave any indication of injury as they gained quick ground to the second round, where they will likewise be joined by Williams' 40-year-old sister Venus, who beat Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-2. 

Osaka will play France's Caroline Garcia next, while the senior Williams sister faces veteran Sara Errani. 

French Open hero Iga Swiatek hustled into the second round with a 6-1 6-3 success over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, yet US Open quarter-finalist Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria lost 7-5 6-2 to Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei. 

Williams made a brazen beginning against Siegemund, twofold blaming on the primary purpose of the match prior to losing her initial help game. 

Anyway the American, who pulled out from a week ago's Yarra Valley Exemplary semi-last with a shoulder issue, didn't take long to discover her balance. 

She hit 16 champs and four pros against 51st-positioned Siegemund, setting up a second-round gathering with Serbia's Nina Stojanovic. 

Williams wore a one-legged, dark, pink and red catsuit, which she later said was an accolade for late American olympic style events symbol Florence Griffith-Joyner. 

"I was motivated by Flo-Jo, who was a magnificent track competitor, astounding competitor when I was growing up," Williams said. 

"Watching her style, just continually changing, her outfits were continually astounding." 

There are restricted group numbers at the current year's Australian Open, with Victoria's wellbeing official giving authorization for 25,000-30,000 fans to enter Melbourne Park every day. 

The stands looked meager, with fans scattered by socially removed seating plans. 

Melbourne had a 112-day lockdown in October to forestall the spread of Coronavirus, with bars, cafés and shops progressively returning from that point forward, and there had been worry among local people about the dangers of facilitating an occasion with such countless worldwide players flying into Australia during the pandemic. 

There are no line decided at the Australian Open trying to keep the competition bio-secure, with ball-following cameras utilized all things considered. 

Voices call out choices continuously, with chronicles made by Australia's wellbeing laborers, firemen and other crisis administrations faculty as a recognition for their work. 

"I have a feeling that on the off chance that they would like to proceed with thusly, I really have no bad things to say about it since I believe that there's a great deal of contentions that won't occur due to this innovation," Osaka said of the choice.