Coria cruises through in Aussie Open

The last man to beat Roger Federer today bowed out of the Australian Open in the first round.

Tomas Berdych overcame Federer in three sets in the second round of the Olympics in Athens in August, the last time the world number one tasted defeat.

But the 19-year-old Czech player was no match for Argentina’s Guillermo Coria in Melbourne today, the sixth seed recording a 6-2 6-4 6-0 victory on the Rod Laver Arena.

Compatriot Guillermo Canas, who defeated Tim Henman in the third round last year and could face the British number one in the fourth round this year, also moved into the second round.

Canas defeated home favourite Chris Guccione 6-4 6-2 7-6 and will face Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in the last 64. Verdasco was a straight-sets winner over Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller.

France’s Sebastien Grosjean also progressed safely to the second round, the 14th seed beating compatriot Michael Llodra 6-3 6-4 6-3.