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Australian Open 2018: Grigor Dimitrov beats Dennis Novak in first round

Third seed Grigor Dimitrov progressed to the Australian Open second round with a straight-set win over Austrian qualifier Dennis Novak.

Dimitrov, 26, won 6-3 6-2 6-2 in one hour and 38 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

"I just tried to be compact, focused, used every opportunity I had and tried to save some energy," said the Bulgarian, a semi-finalist last year.

There was a surprise exit for American 16th seed John Isner, who lost 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 to Australia's Matthew Ebden.

Canadian 18-year-old Denis Shapovalov reached the second round, seeing off Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1 6-3 7-6 (7-5).