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Djokovic stunned by Gulbis

Novak Djokovic's preparation for the defence of his Australian Open crown suffered a setback on Tuesday when he was beaten in the first round of the Brisbane International.

The world number three looked rusty as he went down 6-4 6-4 to rising Latvian Ernests Gulbis.

Fifth seed Tomas Berdych had fewer problems in beating Australian wild card Brydan Klein 6-0 6-4.

Mario Ancic beat Amer Delic 7-6 (7/2) 6-7 (4/7) 7-6 (8/6), Florent Serra saw off Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 7-6 (7/3) and Paul-Henri Mathieu overcame Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3 6-3.

French second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was too good for Argentinian Agustin Calleri, winning their first-round encounter 6-2 7-5.

Australian qualifier Joseph Sirianni won the first set against experienced Frenchman Michael Llodra, but ran out of steam after losing the second-set tie-break and eventually went down 5-7 7-6 (7/4) 6-2.

Also in the first round, Japan's Kei Nishikori saw off American qualifier Bobby Reynolds 6-3 6-2.

In the second round, Robin Soderling of Sweden advanced with a comfortable 6-3 6-3 victory over France's Julien Benneteau, while seventh-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet overcame American Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4.

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