Sydney, Jan. 19: The Chief Executive Officer of New South Wales (NSW) Cricket, David Gilbert, today said that Australia''s latest batting sensation, David Warner, deserves another chance to cement his place in the side, though he is yet to play first class cricket for his state.

When asked for his reactions to the possible dumping of Warner after his no show in yesterday''s one-dayer against South Africa at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Tasmania, Gilbert told the Sydney Morning Herald "That would be rough. It would be very difficult to form an opinion on a player after one game. David played a remarkable innings in his Twenty20 [international] debut and since then he has been under immense pressure, and there has been huge expectations."

Melbourne - Jelena Jankovic was forced to step lively on court at the Australian Open Monday as the soles of her new shoes failed to protect her feet from the Melbourne heat.

"My feet were burning," said the Serbian top seed, who reached the second round over Austrian Yvonne Meusburger 6-1, 6-3.

"The soles of my shoes got so hot.

"During the changeovers I was putting my feet on ice, trying to cool them down."

Sydney, Jan. 19: A little less than a week ago, there was a debate raging in cricketing circles in Australia as to whether 50-over one-day internationals would have to make way for the more popular Twenty20 format.

Melbourne  - One-time Grand Slam winner Andy Roddick renewed his fight to regain relevance in tennis on Monday, beginning his Australian Open campaign with a defeat of Swedish qualifier Bjorn Rehnquist 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.

The number eight US player lifted his lone major honour at the 2003 US Open, then gradually slid into neutral and fell from the discussion when big titles were mentioned.

Melbourne - Australian Open organizers were breathing a sigh of relief after 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga declared himself fit enough to play after a back injury scare.

"I'm feeling much better than the previous days and excited to go out there," said the fifth seed. "I was very worried because it's the kind of injury that you never know when it stops."

Melbourne  - Ana Ivanovic led a trio of seeds to opening-day victories Monday at the Australian Open, with Serbia's former number one defeating German Julia Goerges 7-5, 6-3.

Fifth seed Ivanovic was followed into the second round by Russian number seven Vera Zvonareva, a 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 winner over Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova.

French ingenue Alize Cornet, the 15th seed, completed the early sweep against Mariya Koryttseva of the Ukraine 6-3, 6-4.