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Tomic powers into Open second round

Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

Bernard Tomic has won his first match of the summer to storm into the second round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Australia's 27th seed blasted past Brazilian baseliner Thomaz Bellucci 6-2 6-1 6-4 in just one hour 37 minutes on Monday.

The statement win comes after the 24-year-old was widely criticised in the Open lead-up for supposedly being out of shape.

He looked a man on a mission from the get-go, showing some lightning footwork to run down a drop shot and force a service break in the second game of the match.

Tomic consolidated for a 3-0 lead and never looked back, breaking the South American four more times while crunching 12 aces on his own serve.

The former Open junior champion also hammered 38 winners in reaching the second round for the eighth time in nine attempts.

Tomic next plays the Dominican Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos on Wednesday for a spot in the last 32.