Sharapova beat Nicole Vaidisova Also Won In Straight Sets.

Fellow spaniard tommy robredo seeded th lost in straight sets to mardy fish of the u. Nicole vaidisova also won in straight sets. ``Im not a big fan of the first rounds in grand slams but you must win them.

``I approached it like a final sharapova said in a courtside interview at melbourne parks rod laver arena. ``From the first point on i knew the serve and return would be the key to the match.

Sixth seeded roddick a three time semifinalist at melbourne park will next face another german opponent in philipp kohlschreiber the no.