Roger Federer plays his first -round match at the Melbourne Open against Marinko Matosevic . World No . 34 Marinko Matosevic begins against a young Argentine , Diego Schwartzman . The last time they met at a major , Venus Williams prevailed 8-6 in the third set at Wimbledon in 2011 . Serena Williams starts against Petra and is in Ana Ivanovic 's the last eight . Wimbledon finalists Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard could meet in the last eight .
Roger Federer plays his first -round match at the Melbourne Open against Marinko Matosevic . World No . 34 Marinko Matosevic begins against a young Argentine , Diego Schwartzman . Serena Williams starts against Petra and is in Ana Ivanovic 's the last eight . Wimbledon finalists Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard could meet in the last eight .