World Number one Rafael Nadal has started the Australian Open with a comfortable straight sets victory over Hugo Dellien of Bolivia.
The Spaniard had an easy task against Dellien, taking the first set 6-2, and maintained his momentum in the second, to take it 6-3. The 19-time Grand Slam champion was virtually flawless in the final set, wrapping-up the 2 hour contest with a 6-love.
Nadal will next meet Federico Delbonis of Argentina who dispatched Joao Sousa of Portugal in 3 sets.