World number one Novak Djokovic progressed to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory over Aljaz Bedene.

While the straight-sets win suggests that it was plain sailing for the four-time champion, Djokovic has admitted that he was stretched more than he anticipated by the largely unknown Slovenian qualifier.

Watch the highlights below to see how the Serbian overcame his first-round test in Melbourne.

Djokovic will face unseeded Russian Andrey Kuznetsov in the next round on Thursday morning.