reigning champion novak djokovic though was made to work a little harder. he had a bit of a wobble against jan—lennard struff from germany, and dropped the third set. but he sorted himself out, to win the fourth and then the match relatively easily. djokovic loves this tournament, he's going for his seventh australian open title, and his 17th grand slam win. meanwhile, serena williams is chasing a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. she's through to the second round thanks to a rapid win over, anastasia pota—pova. they were on court for less than an hour. world number one, and home favourite ash barty is also through. what about the british interests then? dan evans is the first brit through to the second round. the british number one beat the american mackenzie mcdonald in five sets. with the details here's our reporter, john watson who's out in melbourne. the rain relief that lead tournament organisers had to deal with today. let's discuss the british interest and dan evans. a big win for him in

the british number one singles, coming from two sets down. that looked like it was going to be fairly straightforward when you look at the form of the two had been in recently. seated here for the first time. mcdonald had played one match since may after surgery on his hamstring. you would not have known it. he won the first two sets really aggressively, complete control. evans was struggling. he said he felt a little bit sore and stiff today. he came through really, really well and one sets four and five fairly convincingly. he has come back from two sets down to any grand match. we saw the rain affected things today. really heavy rain and it meant we have not seen kyle edmund are likely to finish his match. frustrating for those in the locker room but they can be aware how desperately australia needs the rain at the moment. when it does

come down in melbourne, it can come down very, very heavily indeed. as a result, good for content to be sent home early and not having to hang around. she looked at the forecast and there was unlikely she would play her game as she was on the court that does not have a roof. dan evans will be playing in the second round tomorrow. we will speak to you again then. as russell was saying, the chance of more rain forecast over the coming days. more umbrella whether for some people at the moment. let's have a run through some of today's other sports news stories, and... hull kr forward mossie maso has spoken for the first hull kr prop, mossie maso has posted a message on social media

to say "i can't begin to express my love and gratitude to everyone" who has supported him.masoe suffered a serious spinal injury in a pre—season game against wakefield last sunday with head coach, tony smith has confirmed he will not play again. the former england women's manager mark sampson has had a fa charge dismissed over the alleged use of racist language. sampson is now a coach at stevenage. an independent comission has found that his case was not proven. manchester united manager, ole gunnar solskjaer says that top goalscorer marcus rashford could be out for at least six weeks with a stress fracture. the england striker, who's scored 19 goals this season, had to go off with a back injury during their fa cup win against wolves last week. gary neville says the club should sack chief executive ed woodward. the former manchester united right back thinks he's overseen the club's decline, despite the premier league side having one of the largest wage bills in the world. to the nfl, as for the first time in 50 years, kansas city chiefs will be in the superbowl. it's after they beat the tennessee titans 35 points to 2a to clinch the afc championship. they'll take on the san francisco 49ers

in the super bowl in two weeks time. well, joining me now is melissa jacobs, just explain how much this means to kansas city? first of all, kansas city is one of the original nfl franchises dating back to their 100 year history. they are one of the most robust, passionate fan bases. as you mention, they haven't been there in 50 years and they have a head coach who is one of the most likeable coaches and andy reid. they have been close so many times, including last year, so for them to finally get their is dotted and they wa nt finally get their is dotted and they want win, of course, but it is great for them to even be there. let's talk about the star for the chiefs and last season's most valuable

player. how do they stop him? very ha rd to player. how do they stop him? very hard to stop him, especially the way he has been playing. they are the reason they have been getting there. they have a top defence in the nfl and they are good at ingesting in game. we have a lot of personnel who can stop the chiefs and stop him. he has done things who are magical. he is one of the quarterbacks that if he is on the field, it is any game. it is shaping up to be quite a battle. they are not going to roll over, are they? they have been in such good form. how do you see this final going? i think it is incredibly exciting, one of the best match ups the nfl has had in years in the super bowl. as i mentioned, you have the defence, you have patrick mahon, probably the most exciting parser out there. it is actually close on paper and they

match up well in offence and defence across the field. if i had to pay, i'm going to go with san francisco because i just i'm going to go with san francisco because ijust think i'm going to go with san francisco because i just think they are more statistics top to bottom. they have not had to use their passing game yet. their running game is so strong. i do not feel that confident in that pic. if the chief do lift the superfull, in that pic. if the chief do lift the super full, how will that transform the club as a whole? the super full, how will that transform the club as a whole ?m the super full, how will that transform the club as a whole? it is a culmination for andy reid. a lot of people think he is on the board is hea of people think he is on the board is he a hall of fame coach? he has not won the super bowl. it is passing the torch. the new england patriots have been there the last three years. everyone has assumed

the patriots will always represent the patriots will always represent the afc until tom brady where there is at some time in his life. that is all changing now. it is a changing of the guards. the canberra city to hoist that trophy, that would cement that idea. -- kansas city. thank you for joining that idea. -- kansas city. thank you forjoining us. the super bowl is on the 2nd of february in miami. we are all looking forward to watching it. and it was a special weekend for the four time bdo women's world champion, lisa ashton. she made history by becoming the first woman to win a pdc tour card, and she'll now play in the players championship for the next two years. iam i am pleased to say she is joining us how. i am pleased to say she is joining us now. thank you for coming onto the sofa. can you tell us how hard it is to get a two card? it is 520 men and you have to go down, play every day and get points system. and

you have made history by becoming the first women to do so. how proud are you of the achievement?” the first women to do so. how proud are you of the achievement? i am so proud and so happy. i am so proud to get that card. so exciting. it was a tough competition, 500 men were in the field. how tough was that to deal with that and the surrounding of the event? it is very tough. they are high standard players. we knew we had to take in and play as hard as we can. was it intimidating at all? sometimes you do but you are as good as them so you have to go in and fight it out with them and see how you got on. you have won so many other things. you have a healthy cabinet there. you must have really revelled in the situation as well. definitely, yes. standards are very well and we went there to play a

point, we are not scared of them, we are ready. you are flying the flag for women's darts, what do you want to see happen next? hopefully, more ladies come through and opportunities open. at the end of the day, hopefully there is a lady's tour and there are more opportunities for everybody. with both of you any headlines at the moment, do you think women's darts are at the best it has ever been? definitely, the standards are going, we are getting through, hopefully more women can follow us and show we are all equal and ready to play. we saw a record number of 16 women in wigan but there were 500 men in event. there are still signs there is still a long way to go. definitely. next year hopefully it doubles again and see more ladies come through. and you are helping, many women who are coming into the

game, how important do you see your own rule for the next generation?” hope it is showing ladies i did it last year, i did it this year, just keep entering and one day you will get through. thank you for your time and joining us on the sofa. thank you once again —— congratulations once again. that's all from sportsday, have a lovely evening, bye for now. good evening. monday morning started frosty and foggy for some but that lifted and allowed for a beautiful sunshine by day, leading into some

stunning weather watcher pictures being sent in as the sun started to set. this is norfolk, just as atmospheric, despite the cloud around. high pressure will dominate for the next few days. it will start to drift south and west, allowing more cloud to come in across the country for wednesday onwards. but for the year and now, business as usual. more moisture into the far north—west. quite a lot of cloud for scotla nd north—west. quite a lot of cloud for scotland and northern ireland. clear skies for east anglia and temperatures just below freezing. they will be some mist and fog around as well. that is worth bearing in mind if you are up and off early. tune into your bbc local radio station for traffic and travel problems. it is likely the fog will be most dents here... that should hopefully thin and left into some brighter skies.

hopefully thin and left into some brighterskies. hopefully hopefully thin and left into some brighter skies. hopefully some sunshine around. the eastern areas singly best of the sunshine for england and scotland. western scotland, nuisance rain into afternoon. temperatures double digits. it could be a cool day, particularly if the fog lingers for the south and west. the high pressure is with us as we head towards wednesday. introducing more moisture into the atmosphere. 0n wednesday, more cloud around. significant rain forecast through the middle of the week. just some drizzle into the north—west. because of the cloud, this perhaps a tad milder. nine to 11 celsius. the cloud will stay with us through thursday and friday. no significant rain in the forecast as we head towards the weekend. the high pressure drifting away now, that is going to allow weather fronts pushing in from the atlantic. some are wet and windy weather as we move

towards the weekend. hopefully you can make the most of the next few days. wendy into the weekend. gradually turning colder from the north. —— mike wendy into the weekend.

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