Belinda Bencic (L) and Roger Federer completed a 3-0 sweep for Switzerland over Great Britain at the Hopman Cup; Getty Images
Former top 10 player and 2015 French Open finalist Lucie Safarova was clinical in her opening-round win in Auckland; Getty Images
Former world No.3 and 2013 French Open finalist David Ferrer, now ranked No.21, dismissed Aussie hope Bernard Tomic in Brisbane; Getty Images
Svetlana Kuznetsova, who returned to the top 10 in 2016, began 2017 with a straight-sets win over Louisa Chirico; Getty Images
Former top-tenner Richard Gasquet came out on top of a high-quality encounter against Alexander Zverev at the Hopman Cup; Getty Images
Despite falling to Richard Gasquet at the Hopman Cup, Alexander Zverev impressed fans in Perth with his shot-making; Getty Images
World No.10 Johanna Konta romped to victory in Shenzhen, belting 26 winners and just eight unforced errors in her opening-round win over Cagla Buyukakcay; Getty Images
No.2 seed Simona Halep was pushed to three sets by former world No.1 Jelena Jankovic, but prevailed in Shenzhen; Getty Images
Olympic gold medallist Monica Puig was shown the door in Brisbane by Elina Svitolina; Getty Images
After a lackluster second half of 2016, reigning Roland Garros champion Garbine Muguruza began 2017 with a thrilling win in Brisbane over Sam Stosur; Getty Images
Although he didn’t play a match, 14-time Grand Slam champ Rafael Nadal was a hit with fans during his practice session in Brisbane; Getty Images
Playing in his first match in six months, Roger Federer was given a rockstar reception in Perth, attracting more than 13,000 fans to his Hopman Cup match; Getty Images
Grigor Dimitrov continued on his path back to the top 10 with a late-night victory over Steve Johnson in Brisbane; Getty Images
World No.2 Novak Djokovic emerged slowly from the blocks, but ultimately won his first-round match at Doha’s Qatar Open over Jan-Lennard Struff; Getty Images
