'I felt comfortable knowing that I just needed to change a few things, to adjust, to try and bring the match back in my favour'
Venus Williams has pulled out of the upcoming Brisbane International after suffering a 'setback' in training
Australian Open holder Djokovic will make his ATP Cup debut for Serbia against South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday while Nadal will lead Spain into action against Georgia in Perth on the same day.
On the men's side, the fields have already been divided into two ATP 250 tournaments.
The games were scheduled to start at 1000 am local time (2300 GMT) but did not get underway until about 1130 after Victoria state's environment watchdog said air quality had plunged to "hazardous" levels overnight.
Nikolay Davydenko and David Ferrer, seeded two and three respectively, were knocked out of the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday.
Third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland will take on Frenchman Michael Llodra in the final of the Adelaide International after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday.
Leander Paes' new year and new partnership with Australian Paul Hanley began on a sour when they were beaten by Benjamin Becker and Oliver Marach in the opening round of the Next Generation Adelaide International in Adelaide on Wednesday.
The Frenchman won his second ATP Tour title when he outplayed third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the final.
Lleyton Hewitt opened 2008 in convincing fashion on Tuesday as he cruised past Israeli Dudi Sela 6-2 6-2 in the first round of the Adelaide International.
The top seed was overpowered 6-4, 6-2 by Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt suffered a blow to his Australian Open preparations after he was beaten by Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Friday. The top seed was overpowered 6-4 6-2 by Tsonga, who hammered 14 aces on his way to victory in 80 minutes.
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
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